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In the Groove is an album by Planet Drum, a percussion-based world music ensemble led by Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo. It was released on August 5, 2022.[1][2][3][4][5]

In the Groove
Studio album by Planet Drum
Released	August 5, 2022
Studio	Studio X, Sebastopol, California
Genre	World music
Length	37:05
Label	Valley Entertainment
Producer	Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain
Mickey Hart chronology
RAMU (2017) In the Groove (2022)

According to music journalist Michael Broerman, "With Hart from the United States, Hussain from India, Hidalgo from Puerto Rico, and Adepoju from Nigeria, they represent a consortium of the top percussionists from around the globe, united by a common language of rhythm."[2]

Critical reception

In Americana Highways David Nowels wrote, "The album continues Planet Drum's hypnotic trance-like exploration of music at its most primal. The Planet Drum ensemble have created an atmospheric sonic experience that is both uniquely organic and electronic."[6]

Track listing

1. "King Clave"
2. "Storm Drum"
3. "Tides"
4. "Drops"
5. "Phil Da Glass"
6. "Gadago Gadago"

Personnel

Planet Drum

• Mickey Hart – beats, bass beams (monochord), RAMU (Random Access Musical Universe), the beast (large cylinder drums), piccolo drums, V-Drums, MalletKAT, gamelan, glass bowls, thumb piano, conch, metal
• Zakir Hussain – tabla, shakers, madal, dholak, balafon, vocals
• Sikiru Adepoju – apala (talking drum)
• Giovanni Hidalgo – congas, bahia, timbales, vocals

Additional musicians

• Isaac Eady – drum set
• Mañengue Hidalgo – congas
• Melissa Hie – vocals, balafon, doum, djembe, metal, shekere, claps
• Ophelia Hie – vocals, balafon, metal, shekere, claps
• Edgardo "Kako" Maldanado – guiro
• Baba Olatunje – vocals
• Noel Rosado – bells
• Jatinder Singh – Rajasthani folk vocals
• India sessions – bass drum, duff, bottles and hi percussion, buckets, Pune dhol, vocal shouts, tabla, tasha, trash percussion, dimdi, ghumka, halgi, sambhal, sleigh bell, zanj, chondka, Nashik dhol, chenda, dholak, metal percussion, big ghungru, chimpta, dhol, matka, padhant, UduPune dhol, udu

Production

• Produced by Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain
• Associate producer: Reya Hart
• Mixing: Mickey Hart, Tom Lattanand, Zakir Hussain
• Arrangements: Zakir Hussain, Mickey Hart, Tom Lattanand, Adam Tenenbaum
• Recording engineers: Tom Lattanand, Moldover, Adam Tenenbaum, Michal Menert, Cherron Arens, Jerome Forney, Jonathan Koh, Bill Wolter, Jason Reed
• Mastering: Michael Romanowski
• Album art: Tim Bremner

References

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