About World-Music-Meeting
World-Music-Meeting is a collaborative studio album released in 1985 under the Eigelstein Musikproduktion label. The recording features an international ensemble of musicians from jazz, avant-garde, and world music traditions. The primary format of the release is a 12\" vinyl LP with five tracks.
The album brings together Japanese shakuhachi performer 山本邦山 (Yamamoto Kōzan), American jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano, Argentine bandoneón player Juan José Mosalini, Polish violinist and composer Krzesimir Dębski, German multi-instrumentalist Alfred 23 Harth, American vibraphonist and pianist Karl Berger, German double bassist Peter Kowald, American drummer Ken Johnson, American saxophonist Ponda O’Bryan, Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu, and American drummer Barry Altschul. The exact recording location and production personnel remain undocumented in available sources.
The tracklist includes Again And Again, Again, Naomi, Kaze, Pascha Love, and Eujapica. The compositions blend improvisational jazz structures with elements of traditional Japanese, Indian, and Argentine music. Trilok Gurtu contributes percussion patterns rooted in North and South Indian classical rhythms, while 山本邦山 incorporates shakuhachi melodies. Juan José Mosalini integrates tango-inflected bandoneón phrases, and Krzesimir Dębski provides violin passages with Eastern European tonal influences.
The album emerged from a live meeting of the artists, though the specific event date and venue for the initial collaboration are not confirmed. Eigelstein Musikproduktion issued the recording in 1985 as part of its catalog focusing on experimental and cross-cultural music. The release reflects the label’s emphasis on spontaneous composition and genre fusion during the mid-1980s.
Critical reception and commercial performance details for World-Music-Meeting are not widely archived. The album remains a documented example of transnational musical exchange in the late 20th century, particularly within the context of European free improvisation and world jazz scenes.