CD's

World Fusion / Jazz and Meditation / Relaxation CD's, using woodwind, percussion, and string instruments from Asia (China, Bali, India, Pakistan), Africa (Kenya, West Africa), Australia, and South America (Brazil), in an exotic mix with sounds from Nature.

Listen to free samples on each CD's page
and download single cuts!

"These well-recorded, atmospheric world beat grooves are sure to appeal to listeners"

[David Lewis, Cadence Magazine]

"...deep, dark drumming, some very modern saxophone and some very ancient bamboo flute ...worldbeat meets modern jazz"

[Bob Weinberg, City Link, Ft Lauderdale, FL]

"The original music, by Richard Brookens... is powerful..."

[Arlene McKanic, Greenwich Village Gazette]

"..."a cohesive soundscape that blends primal instincts and futuristic visions...a rich listening experience and a superlative album. Outstanding!"

[Bill Binkelman, Wind & Wire Magazine, New Instrumental Music and Interviews. ]

DVD's

The DVD 'The Empty Mind' is a dynamic fusion of martial arts, music and documentary story-telling. This series has been two years in the making. Filmmaker Jon Braeley has gained unprecedented access to the most mythologized places in the world of Martial Arts. From the Temples of Shaolin, recreated in numerous classic martial arts films with stars like Bruce Lee and Jet Lee, to Wudan Mountain (recently recreated in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), from the Honbu Dojo and Training Halls of Japan, to Kendo Championships at the Budokan where viewers will witness firsthand the terrifying precision and relentless fury of true Samurai swordsmanship.

Features a compilation of relaxing, meditative pieces from 5 Yellow Bell CD's, available as the soundtrack CD 'The Empty Mind'.

The Empty Mind documentary film won 'Best Florida Film' in the 2004 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

World Instruments

Woodwind, Percussion and String Instruments from around the world: Asia (China, India, Pakistan), the Mideast (Egypt, Turkey), Africa, South America, and Europe. Instruments listed here are all on Yellow Bell recordings. The concept of Yellow Bell recordings is to combine these instruments in new and unique ways, resulting in a style of music that is truly World Fusion.

The links for each type of instrument provide free sound samples and pictures, descriptions of how the instruments are constructed and played, the historical significance of each instrument, and names of musicians who define the instrument from long ago to the present.

Duo DADA

Duo DADA is a performance art collaboration between actor/dancer/performance artist Barbara Sloan and World Fusion composer/musician Richard Brookens.

"...dreamlike film and visceral, expressive movement ... sensitive percussion adds to the ominous sense of devastating emotion...the impact was powerful"

[ Jordan Levin, Miami Herald, Feb 21, 2002 ]

Sound as metaphysical pain and pleasure, resonating with the vibrations of the body's chakras, become manifest in the works of Richard Brookens. Taped interviews, digital loops, water gourd drums and various woodwind instruments, the piece is meant not as instructional but experiential, touching on and opening us to our own issues of sex and creation through sound.

[ John Anderson, Subtropics article, Feb, 2003 ]