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A short video glimpse of the first 4 songs from Planetary Coalition's 14-track debut album, released 11/11/14. Album Preview Part 1 (featuring tracks 5 - 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjmnE3sDpSc and Part 3 featuring tracks 10 - 14 is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1bom1x2YqI

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Website: https://planetarycoalition.com
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Twitter: @planetaryc

An ethnically flavored collective of diverse musicians from all over the world, Planetary Coalition is driven by the acoustic guitar of Alex Skolnick, whose work spans jazz (Alex Skolnick Trio), metal (Testament), and world music (Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ishtar)

“It started with a lone, handwritten sentence on a notepad, describing a musical vision: “An ethnically flavored collective of musicians from all over the world, driven by acoustic guitar and bringing together inspirational melodies, in-depth improvisation and the passion of the musical styles of Gypsy, Middle Eastern, Indian, Latin, East Asian, Mediterranean, Balkan/Eastern European, African and other indigenous lands.”

"The reality: coordinating over two-dozen musicians from five continents."

"Yet despite the numerous logistical challenges, Planetary Coalition has been guided by a single hope: that by weaving the threads that connect musical expressions with regional identities, we can bridge the gap between diverse cultures and people, and increase awareness of the ecological and social issues facing the planet, our island in the sky." - Alex Skolnick

Reviews:

"The new Planetary Coalition album is just sheer genius. World/jazz fusion, all-star cast, brilliant sound. "
- Dr. Brad Stone, JazzWeek Award Winning Host, The Creative Source

"Alex Skolnick has done a splendid job on Planetary Coalition, delivering memorable pan-global collaborations with top international world music talent" - Angel Romero, World Music Central

" The album is ear-magic."- Mister G, Host WSUM.ORG

"Fans of world guitar music, global tunes, and instrumental variations will love this new release." -
Matthew Forss InsideWorldMusic.com

Album artwork and video editing by Maddy Samaddar http://nomad9design.com In-studio videos taken by Tom Couture and Maddy Samaddar. For a full list of credits and sources of all additional photos and film clips used for this video visit the album website.