On September 24, 1991, “Rykodisc” label released “Planet Drum”, the eight Mickey Hart album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Mickey Hart.
Personnel:
- Mickey Hart – vocals, drums, percussion, balafon, bombo, bones, bass drum, snare, tambourine, triangle, body percussion, goblet drum, whistle, nose flute
- Sikiru Adepoju – percussion, talking drum, cow bell, bells, djembe, dunun
- Molonga Casquelord – vocals
- Frank Colón – shekere
- Giovanni Hidalgo – bata, shekere, congas
- Zakir Hussain – tabla, percussion, madal, dunun, shaker, bells, udu, balafon, bass drum, dholak, tarang, conch shell
- Bruce Langhorne – vocals, body percussion
- Airto Moreira – vocals, voice, tambourine, berimbau, chimes, percussion, conch, whistle, handclaps, caxixi, rattle, cymbal, shaker, wood block, tom tom, rainstick, Earth drum, clackers, duggi tarang, body shaker, conch, gong
- Caryl Ohrbach – shaker
- Babatunde Olatunji – vocals, shaker, bells, congas, djembe, handclaps, body percussion, ashiko
- Flora Purim – vocals, voice, wind chimes, shaker
- Gordy Ryan – vocals, body percussion
- Jeff Sterling – udu
- T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram – ghatam, Jew’s harp
- Sikiru Adepoju, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim, T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram – co-producers
- Tom Flye, Jeff Sterling – recording, mixing
- Paul Stubblebine – digital mastering
- Howard Jacobsen – art direction
- Nancy Nimoy – cover illustration
- Howard Cohen – production manager
- Ram Rod, Rudson Shurtliff – equipment manager
- Jack Crymes – technical support
Track listing:
- Udu Chant – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira
- Island Groove – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji
- Light Over Shadow – Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim
- Dance of the Hunter’s Fire – Sikiru Adepoju, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Frank Colón, Airto Purim, Giovanni Hidalgo, T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram
- Jewe (You are the One) – Babatunde Olatunji
- The Hunt – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram
- Temple Caves – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji
- The Dancing Sorcerer – Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira
- Bones – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim
- Lost River – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim
- Evening Samba – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Olatunji, T. H. “Vikku” Vinayakram
- Iyanu (Surprises) – Babatunde Olatunji
- Mysterious Island – Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Jeff Sterling
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