Asha ~ Luna nueva

Описание: 'Luna nueva', an instrumental piece by Asha from "Open Secret". Download & CD available here: http://www.ashaquinn.com/opensecret.htm

'Luna nueva' began life as a piano improvisation, as I was working to release a debut album in my early 30's. I received a contract, luckily, from a great New Age company who graciously took me on. My great friend, the very talented Anthony Phillips of Genesis, offered to produce my tracks. Actually I knew Anthony through cricket, football and my cousin, as a family friend... it was a well-starred collaboration. He became my musical mentor, and graciously produced three albums for me. Anthony had other musical friends (who played cricket and football with him), and one such illustrious comrade, Andy Latimer of the prog-rock group Camel, played a mesmerising slide-steel guitar on this track, as Anthony adorned my piano-playing with his classical guitar accompaniment.

And so 'Luna nueva' became part of "Open Secret", a largely instrumental and much loved album. "Open Secret" was also the title of a volume of poetry by Rumi, the thirteenth century Sufi poet.

I don't know why I used Spanish...i enjoy languages, and likely a legacy of visiting Mexico a few years previously! But the title and melody suggested themselves to me one sultry, summer evening at home, in August, when wonderful London became like Andalucia for a few days. And the moon was in an astrological fire sign, which sparked my imagination!

A friend, Maarten, who confided that this track helped pull him out of a black hole when he first heard it. So I dedicate this song here to Maarten! Warme groet, amigo!!