Desert Rose Music, leaders in spiritual world music, has released its 7th album, The Awakening. The music is based on the highly successful Awakening Concerts which Desert Rose has been performing to packed audiences since 2008. Hailed by critics as a fresh new sound, the album combines elements of classical music with diverse spiritual prayers and chants, creating a musical journey that truly reflects the beauty of diversity and elevating the listener to a place of peace and musical bliss.

The CD includes the hit song "Who is your God" which is a multilingual song including English, Arabic and Hebrew. Another popular song is "Love is our Mother", inspired by a poem of Persian poet, philosopher and Sufi, Jalal ud-din Rumi. There are 11 tracks, each one a unique rendition of world music that promises to transcend the listener to a place of tranquillity and musical bliss.

The Spirit of Africa, an initiative by Yusuf Ganief, CEO of the CT International Performing Arts Festival and Spirit of Africa Arts Foundation in partnership with Desert Rose Music and Ronald Harrison, painter of the renowned Spirit of Chief Albert Luthuli Collection and internationally famous for his Black Christ painting, has united some of the city’s finest artists to pay tribute torenownedthe late Chief Albert Luthuli, leader of the African National Congress from 1952 until 1967 and widely respected for his promotion of peace and self respect in the face of adversity.
Says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who like Luthuli was recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize: “I commend the initiative by the Spirit of Africa Arts Foundation to combine the rich. More info...