Global Drum Project

Global Drum Project
A human figure, kneeling, playing a large drum, and singing, with the four drummers' names appearing in a rainbow
Studio album by
Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
GenreWorld music
Length42:00
LabelShout! Factory
ProducerMickey Hart
Zakir Hussain
Mickey Hart chronology
The Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back
(2002) 		Global Drum Project
(2007) 		Mysterium Tremendum
(2012)

Global Drum Project is an album by Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo. It was released by Shout! Factory on October 2, 2007.[1][2]

The album combines music played on a variety of drums and other instruments, human voices singing and chanting, and electronic samples and digitally created sounds. It is a blend of traditional music, influenced by Mickey Hart's musicological studies of drumming from around the world, and music created using modern computer technology.

Global Drum Project won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.[3][4][5] It reached number six on the Billboard chart for top world music albums.[6]

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