Purple Spirits by Ancient Future Limited Edition CD

Purple Spirits by Ancient Future Limited Edition CD

Ancient-Future.Com AF-20312. Purple Spirits Limited Edition CD: $29.98. Release Date: 8/7/2026. 

Ancient Future History

Formed in 1978, the band Ancient Future is the world's first and longest running musical organization dedicated exclusively to the mission of creating world fusion music. To enable its core mission of creating world fusion music, Ancient Future has grown to become a large chamber ensemble of world music masters with many smaller ensembles within it.  Ancient Future history is mirrored in the music on Purple Spirits, from events in Colorado before the band's inception all the way to the recording process for the band's eighth release.

Purple Spirits History

Purple Spirits is a collection of tributes to artists Ancient Future has historical connections with. "Punjabi Jhinzaki" is a tribute to tabla master Ustad Zakir Hussain, who was very instrumental in the development of Ancient Future and appears on Ancient Future's World Without Walls release. "Spirit of Nirvana" acknowledges the surprising history between Ancient Future and Nirvana. "East of the Sun (Studio Version)" features wind virtuoso Paul McCandless of Oregon. Sadly, this is the last oboe recording featuring him to be released, as in 2017 he was diagnosed with a health condition that led him to retire from playing oboe, although he kept a busy performance schedule on his other wind instruments until 2025. "Tres Tarantas Tres" is a tribute to David Easley, Matthew Montfort's Boulder High School guitar student who became a master flamenco player. "Purple Nam and Purple Haze (Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Style)" is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix that incorporates Indian raga and Vietnamese music.

Featured Musicians

Purple Spirits features Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar, Glissentar 11- string fretless guitar, flamenco guitar, fretless bass), Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), George Brooks (saxophone), Kai Eckhardt (fretless bass), Mariah Parker (keyboards, santur), Benjy Wertheimer (tabla), Paul McCandless (oboe), Bui Huu Nhut (Vietnamese đàn bầu), and Abbos Kosimov (Uzbek percussion).