This music was made over a period of 17 years involving musicians from many countries. It's parents are a jazz musician and a folksinger. National anthems done like you've never heard them before.

16 MP3 Songs in this album (75:51) !
Related styles: WORLD: World Beat, JAZZ: World Fusion

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This is a cd with accompanying dvd and a booklet created by jazz pianist Garry Dial and folksinger Terre Roche over a period of 17 years.It is a collection of national anthems,performed in collaboration with musicians from many lands.

"Two measures into the Brazilian National Anthem I was considering renting a condo in Sao Paulo. This is one of those rare occasions when expectation proved a sad reminder of my limited perspective on what is possible. You and Garry have far exceeded the already lofty idea I anticipated. The album is like those Russian nesting dolls where you open one, and another is revealed,and another,and another. Each a perfectly calibrated gift. Each connected but separate from the one before. The connection here, of course, being the global bond of music. The fact that we're listening to national anthems is almost an aside. Any scent of pomp or ceremony is deftly deflected by the jazz flavored arrangements and realspeak vocal interpretations. Even the more traditional and familiar compositions are given a nuanced twist that made me hear them as if for the very first time. My pitch would be something like: "If world travel isn't in the cards for you this year because of money or airport anxiety, pour yourself a good wine or cold beer. Get comfortable and hit the 'play' button on "Us an'Them". You'll be transported to places you've never been and places you'll remember well." And again, I think the cover art "pops" and instantly conveys a sense of the unusual tracks secreted within. It's something of a passport, bearing stamps of officialdom and whimsy, bold fonts and cloud continents. Thanks!" - C.