The new album pairs artists such as Chaka Khan with Ravi Shankar’s daughter Anoushka Shankar and Tracy Chapman with West African singer Oumou Sangare.
Herbie describes this album as capturing “peace through global collaboration. Our same language is our commonality as human beings…”
“What I think about now is purpose. I didn’t think about purpose years ago. It was `write this tune.'”
Other musicians for the album include Jeff Beck and Dave Matthews. As always, Herbie contributes his global and continually evolving outlook to chanting… “I chant three hours a day and practice Buddhism to continue to discover myself and to and reach out to others.”