One World One People, Brian Wayy's debut album under the
Xcultures moniker, is an ambitious new age/world music fusion project of broader musical scope than contemporaries like
Deep Forest or
Enigma. Rather than restricting himself to a few musical sources and concentrating on one unified mood, Wayy draws his samples from all over the globe: you might hear a Japanese koto, percussion from Morocco or Senegal, chanting from Morocco or from the monasteries of Russia, Indian tabla and sitar, Scottish folk instruments, and more. It all varies from cut to cut, held together by Wayy's travelogue-ish vision, lush ambient synths, and electronic trance beats. Part of the profits from the CD go to various world-hunger causes. ~ Steve Huey