John Gerard - Fields of Light - Home   - Songs   - Albums   - Bio   - Events   - Contact   - Photos     Congo River - PLAY - BUY - Lyric Credits: John Gerard Macchietto Music Credits: John Gerard Macchietto Producer Credits: John Gerard Macchietto Publisher Credits: John Gerard Macchietto Performance Credits: sound designed Label Credits: John Gerard Macchietto Short Song Description: Wild animals and thunder are the background sounds of a medium tempo blend of drums and organ. Long Song Description: Wild animals and thunder combine with congas and other drums with ambient sounds to create a blend of World and New Age music. Story Behind the Song: This is one of a collection of six songs from my album, "Six Corners of Earth." Each song draws from a geographical area and combines instruments with nature sounds, modern beats blending New Age, World, and progressive concepts. This particular song draws from the Republic of Congo. I wrote it imagining a river boat traveling the Congo River. The 1951 movie, "The African Queen" with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn was the inspiration for this song. Song Length: 8:43 Primary Genre: World-African Secondary Genre: New Age-Progressive Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal: Instrumental Mood 1: Diplomatic Mood 2: Relaxed Similar Artist 1: Yanni Similar Artist 2: Kenny G Language: No Language Era: 2000 and later