''Ancient Journeys: A Vision of the New World'' is an album by

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new-age New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars conside ...

band

Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...

, released in 2000. Released three years after the previous album, this one peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top New Age Albums chart. This album continues somewhat in the flavor of

Apurimac III ''Apurimac III: Nature – Spirit – Pride'' is an album by the German cross-cultural new-age band Cusco, released in 1997. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Top New Age Albums chart. All tracks on this album are related to the ...

, but is dedicated to ancient journeys of adventure and discovery. The musical concepts reflect on ancient rhythms and melodies, and depict ancient kingdoms, sea voyages, conquests and land explorations that cross continents.

Track listing

# "Da Gama" (featuring

Ottmar Liebert Ottmar Liebert (born 1 February 1959) is a German guitarist, songwriter and producer best known for his Spanish-influenced music. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold and Platinum certifications in the United States, as ...

) # "Conquistadores" # "Land of the Midnight Sun" # "Tigris & Euphrates" # "Byzantium" # "The Journeys of Marco Polo" # "The Horsemen of Bulgar" # "Kublai Khan" # "The Crusades"

Album credits

Kristian Schultze Kristian Schultze (21 January 1945 – 22 November 2011) was one-half of the German new-age band Cusco. Schultze partnered with Michael Holm and the two produced numerous new-age albums. The two met in late 1970s, when they discovered th ...

– Arranger,

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, * Manuel Lopez –

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* Dan Selene – Executive producer *

Michael Holm Michael Holm (born Lothar Walter; on 29 July 1943) is a German singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is primarily known as a singer of Schlager music. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962 ("Lauter Schön ...

– Arranger, producer, percussion, keyboard * Johan Daansen –

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* David Donnelly – Digital mixing * Debra Holland – Percussion * Ottmar Liebert – Guitar * Klaus Strazicky – Mixing * Cusco – Main performer * Matt Marshall – Executive producer * Biboul Darouiche – Percussion

References

2000 albums Cusco (band) albums {{newage-album-stub