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Kiva (1995 album) - Definition and Overview


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Kiva (1995) is a collaborative album by the American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Michael Stearns and Ron Sunsinger. A kiva is an underground ceremonial chamber used by Native American cultures of the Southwest.

The album is a mixture of traditional Native American ceremonies and highly experimental ambient music.

“East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water” is a Peyote ceremony. “South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca” is an Ayahuasca ceremony from the South American rainforest. “West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions” is a Sundance. The Sundance is an elaborate ceremony used by the tribes of the central plains to seek visions and initiate holy men. “North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember” is a non-traditional improvisation created by the three artists in a cave in Northern New Mexico.

Track listing

  1. ”Passage One” (2:27)
  2. ”East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water” (13:42)
  3. ”Passage Two” (1:59)
  4. ”South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca” (15:13)
  5. ”Passage Three” (2:12)
  6. ”West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions” (17:27)
  7. ”Passage Four” (2:00)
  8. ”North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember” (9:42)
  9. ”The Center” (2:33)

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