DESCRIPTION:
"Festival" opening song from the album "Peace Of The World" (1991) by Special EFX.
Enjoy it in High Quality audio, good listening.

Biography

Combining Latin and African rhythms with the light textures of MOR jazz, Special EFX emerged as one of the most prominent world fusion groups of their era. Formed in New York in 1982, Special EFX was essentially a duo comprised of guitarist Chieli Minucci and Hungarian-born drummer/percussionist George Jinda; debuting in 1985 with the album Modern Manners, they often recruited other musicians to help flesh out their state-of-the-art sound, among them Dave Grusin, Omar Hakim, and McCoy Tyner. Long favoring an accessible and slick jazz-pop sound, the duo significantly altered their identity with 1990's Just Like Magic, adopting a more acoustic texture and exchanging Jinda's electronic percussion for what he dubbed "wooden world music." After 1995's Body Language, Minucci and Jinda split, with the latter continuing to work under the Special EFX name; in early 1997, however, tragedy struck when Jinda -- having recently completed the album Here to Stay, suffered a massive stroke, subsequently lapsing into a coma. After several years of very poor health, Jinda passed away in New York on January 11, 2001.

TRACKLIST:

1. Festival 4:40
2. Dancing With A Ghost 4:20
3. Summer's End 5:13
4. Quiet Beauty 5:08
5. Lady From Rio 5:10
6. Jungle Talk 5:02
7. Gianluca 5:54
8. Lullaby For Julia 5:13
9. Peace Of The World 4:14

CREDITS:

Michael Acord Hair Stylist
Victor Bailey Bass
Andy Baltimore Creative Director
Joseph Bartoldus Engineer
Michael Bearden Piano, Synthesizer
Bemshi Voices
Mark Chin Photography
Lionel Cordew Cymbals, Drums
Joseph Doughney Post Production
David Gibb Graphic Design
Dave Grusin Executive Producer
Omar Hakim Drums
Bernard Jacobs Stylist
Ted Jensen Mastering
George Jinda Bells, Chimes, Composer, Cowbell, Crotale, Cymbals, Drums, Finger Snaps, Multi Instruments, Percussion, Producer, Shaker, Shekere, Sleigh Bells, Special Effects, Tambourine, Temple Blocks, Tuning, Whistle (Human)
Scott Johnson Graphic Design
Michael Landy Digital Editing, Post Production
Michelle Lewis Production Coordination
Sonny Mediana Graphic Design
Chieli Minucci Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Octave Bass, Producer, Synthesizer Bass, Voices
Randy Roos Arranger, Percussion, Percussion Programming, Programming, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming
Larry Rosen Executive Producer
Andy Ruggirello Graphic Design
Fernando Saunders Bass, Composer, Vocals, Voices
Dan Serrano Graphic Design
Steve Skinner Synthesizer
Special EFX Primary Artist
Szakcsi Composer
Eric Troyer Sampling
Carol Weinberg Photography
Kenny Werner Keyboards
Paul Wickliffe Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Synthesizer Programming