Naomi

Naomi is a track from the 1985 collaborative album World-Music-Meeting, released on 12\" vinyl by the German label Eigelstein Musikproduktion. The composition spans 11 minutes and 53 seconds and appears as the second track on Side A of the record.

The piece features an ensemble of eleven musicians from diverse cultural and stylistic backgrounds. Japanese shakuhachi performer 山本邦山 (Yamamoto Kuniyoshi) contributes traditional bamboo flute textures. American saxophonist and jazz veteran Charlie Mariano provides improvisational saxophone lines, while Argentine bandoneón player Juan José Mosalini integrates tango-inflected harmonies. Polish violinist and composer Krzesimir Dębski adds string arrangements, and German multi-instrumentalist Alfred 23 Harth performs on reeds and electronics. Pianist and vibraphonist Karl Berger grounds the work with harmonic structures, and German double bassist Peter Kowald anchors the rhythm section. British percussionist Ken Johnson and American drummer Barry Altschul expand the percussive palette, while American guitarist Ponda O’Bryan contributes electric textures. Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu incorporates tabla and frame drums, blending South Asian rhythmic cycles with the ensemble’s collective improvisation.

The album World-Music-Meeting documents a live or studio session—contextual details about the recording process remain unverified in available sources. The release exemplifies cross-genre fusion, merging elements of jazz, classical, tango, and world music traditions. No further information exists regarding the composition’s origin, lyrical content, or specific roles of individual performers beyond their credited instruments.