Supralingua

Supralingua
A human figure, kneeling, playing a large drum, and singing, in front of a circular series of pictograms surrounded by a ring of fire
Studio album by
Mickey Hart and Planet Drum
ReleasedAugust 4, 1998
GenreWorld music
Length54:34
Bonus disc 27:08
LabelRykodisc
ProducerMickey Hart
Mickey Hart chronology
Mickey Hart's Mystery Box
(1996) 		Supralingua
(1998) 		Spirit into Sound
(1999)

Supralingua is an album by former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and his percussion ensemble Planet Drum. It was released on CD by Rykodisc Records on August 4, 1998.[1]

Like the band's previous album, Planet Drum, Supralingua showcases drum music from multiple cultures, combined to produce a percussion-based world music sound. It also incorporates samples and computer generated sounds, some of them created using a computer workstation called RAMU (Random Access Musical Universe). The name of the album means "beyond language" or "beyond words".[2]

Supralingua reached number 4 on the Billboard chart for Top World Music Albums.[3]

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