“Pangea” is the name of the continent that contained all the land that emerged between 540 and 200 million years ago, in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic periods. The name "Pangea" means "all the earth" from the ancient Greek "παυ" = "all" and "γεα" = "earth". The vast ocean that surrounded Pangea is called "Panthalassa", from the ancient Greek “παυ” = “all” and “θάλασσα” = "sea". Man appeared on earth about 300,000 years ago, by which time the lands and oceans had divided, forming Laurasia and Gondwana and then , the world we know.
In this project I imagined that Pangea was inhabited by man and that a global culture was born without divisions created by borders, wars, religions or ethnic groups.
The music and images of Pangea unite all the cultures of the world: Africa ( voices ), Middle East ( darbuka ,ney ,finger cymbals ), Far East ( veena ,sarong ,tabla , mridangam , pipa lute ), Europe ( piano , guitar, harp, marimba, clarinet, flute ,orchestra ) , America ( banjo ) and Oceania (voice ).
Art does not respect borders, it escapes ethnic groups, it does not care about religions but mixes among peoples creating surprising masterpieces.
The Async collection " Pangea Panthalassa " includes 100 single unique pieces generated by combinations of two main themes: Pangea and Panthalassa with 18 musical instruments from all parts of the world and 5 Legendary Editions.
Raga, in Sanskrit, meaning "color" or "passion".
Raga is a melodic composition of Indian classical music.
Every raga has a Rasa: it is a feeling or emotion evoked by the music.
I used different colours for the musicians , to express the feelings that their musical instruments and their music evoke in the listeners.