Randy Armstrong (musician)
Randy Armstrong (born December 3, 1951) is an American musician, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader.[1] Armstrong plays mainly world fusion, ethno jazz and new age music and was a founding member of Do’a / Do’a World Music Ensemble (aka Do’ah).[2][3][4][5][6][7] He is the bandleader for the Randy Armstrong Trio and Randy Armstrong World Fusion Ensemble[8] and a founding member of the contemporary jazz/world fusion music group, Unu Mondo.[9][10] He currently performs solo and with Beyond Borders.[11][12][13][1] He has released and appeared on dozens of albums, film, theatre and dance score recordings as a soloist, accompanist and with all his ensembles.[14] He made the Top 10 of the Billboard New Age Music Charts, with Do’ah's album, World Dance on the Global Pacific/CBS Associated label.[15][16][17][18]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Randal Dane Armstrong |
Born | Elkins, West Virginia, United States | December 3, 1951
Genres | World Fusion, Ethno jazz and New Age
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Labels | Philo, Rounder, Global Pacific, CBS Associated, Rhino, Domo, UMP, Ellipsis Arts, Navarre, Mesa/Bluemoon |
Website | www |
Armstrong performs from a collection of over 300 instruments from around the world.[19][11][12] He has composed and recorded numerous scores for film, television, theater and dance.[16][20][21][22]
Early life
Armstrong was born in Elkins, West Virginia.[23] He grew up in Columbus, Ohio during his school years and graduated from Eastmoor High School in 1969.[24] He is a follower of the Baháʼí Faith.[3]
Education
Armstrong graduated with a B.A. in Music Performance and Composition / World Music Studies from Columbia Pacific University in 1983.[25][26] Subsequently, his World Music studies continued at the University of Ghana-Legon.[25] He has studied West African drumming with Babatunde Olatunji and various other West African drummers.[27][28]
Musical career
Career beginnings
At the age of 15, Armstrong joined the regional rock band The Gears, recording two singles under the Counterpart and Hillside Record labels, respectively.[29] Armstrong also joined and toured with the rock and R&B band Annie Oakley.[30]
During the late 60's and early 70's, Armstrong was greatly influenced by the civil and equal rights movements and anti-Vietnam War demonstrations.[3]
Do’a/Do’ah (1974–1991)
In 1973, Armstrong moved to New Hampshire and in 1974,[31] met classically trained flute player Ken LaRoche and with him formed the music group Do’a (a Persian word meaning "a call to prayer and meditation").[32][33][34] Armstrong and LaRoche composed and recorded music that fused western classical, jazz and folk music traditions with music influences and instruments around the world. They were signed to a four-album contract with Philo Records distributed by Rounder Records.[35][32][36]
In 1986, Do’a World Music Ensemble received official recognition from the United Nations for their concert tour promoting the International Year of Peace.[37][38][39][40]
In 1989, their album World Dance, which was published on the Global Pacific/CBS Associated label, reached the Top 10 on the Billboard chart for New Age music.[15][16]
Unu Mondo (1992–1998)
In 1992, Armstrong co-founded the Contemporary Jazz / World Fusion music group, Unu Mondo with bassist and composer Volker Nahrmann.[1][41][42][43] In 1994 their album, Hand in Hand[44] was released and featured vocals from Spanish singer Olga Román,[13] saxophone player Charlie Jennison and Brazilian drummer, Henrique De Almeida.[45] Unu Mondo appeared on the compilation albums, World Visions – The Rhythms, Ageless Pathway and Enlightened Minds released by Global Pacific Records in 1996. The ensemble toured throughout United States.[42]
Randy Armstrong Trio and other groups (1998–2015)
In 1998 through 2000, Armstrong was commissioned to score and record the original soundtrack for the PBS television series, Dinner on the Diner, filmed in South Africa, Spain, Scotland and Southeast Asia (Thailand and Malaysia).[23][46][47][48] Armstrong’s soundtrack for the series was released by Ellipsis Arts in 2000.[49] After returning from a trip to Italy in 2001, Armstrong recorded his solo guitar album, No Regrets, originally released by UMP Records in 2002 and subsequently re-released by the Los Angeles-based Domo Record label in 2003.[50][51][52]
Armstrong formed the Randy Armstrong Trio and World Fusion Ensemble with fellow musicians bassist Volker Nahrmann; drummer Jose Roman Duque; African drummer/dancer Theo Nii Martey and Shamou on world percussion and vocals.[52][53]
Beyond Borders (2015–present)
In 2015, Armstrong formed the Beyond Borders octet with bassist, keyboardist and composer Volker Nahrmann.[54] They recorded the album Beyond Borders, which was released on the UMP label.[13][55]
The album Beyond Borders was nominated for Best World Album by the 2015 ZMR Music Awards.[56]
After returning from a tour in South Africa with the all-women’s chorus, Voices From The Heart in 2018, Armstrong commissioned a handmade set of South African marimbas and formed Randy Armstrong and WorldBeat Marimba in 2019.[57]
In 2023, Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba received the Best of NH 2023 “Ambassadors of Peace” award by New Hampshire Magazine.[58]
Career in music education
Armstrong is also active in arts education in New Hampshire, where he currently resides.[1][59][60]
He has served as an Arts Councilor for the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts from 2003 to 2012 appointed by Governor Craig Benson and reappointed by Governor John Lynch.[61] Armstrong also served on the board of directors of the New Hampshire Alliance for Arts Education.[62] After the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Armstrong was selected as an artist representative to attend a Cultural Trade Mission to Ireland, Northern Ireland and England sponsored by Governor Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire[61] and in May 2005 attended a Curatorial Research trip on Son Jarocho music in Xalapa and Veracruz, Mexico for the Boston based New England Foundation for the Arts.[63]
Armstrong was the director of the African Drumming and World Percussion Ensemble[64] and instructor of North Indian sitar and tabla at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire from 1991 to 2020.[25][65][66] Since 2002, he has taught graduate courses at Plymouth State University.[67][68] He received the 2017 New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award for Arts Education[69][70] and was an artist in residence with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra in 2017-2018.[71][72]
Armstrong is on the juried artist rosters of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts for Arts Education and Arts In Health.[73][74]
Armstrong also performs and conducts artist-in-residence programs with Genevieve Aichele, founder of the New Hampshire Theater Project.[75] They have released two storytelling and music albums, World Tales Volume 1 in 1996 and World Tales Volume 2 in 2007 on the UMP label.[76]
Discography
Solo and Ensembles
Album or Single Title | Artist or Band | Year | Label |
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Sooner or Later/Come Back to Me | The Gears | 1967 | Counterpart |
Feel Right/Explanation | The Gears | 1968 | Hillside |
Light Upon Light | Do’a- Randy Armstrong & Ken LaRoche | 1977 | Philo/Rounder |
Ornament of Hope | Do’a- Randy Armstrong & Ken LaRoche | 1979 | Philo/Rounder |
Ancient Beauty | Do’a- Randy Armstrong & Ken LaRoche | 1981 | Philo/Rounder |
Companions | Do’a World Music Ensemble | 1984 | Philo/Rounder |
Do’a- The Early Years | Randy Armstrong & Ken LaRoche | 1987 | Rounder |
World Dance | Do’ah | 1989 | Global Pacific/CBS-Mesa/Bluemoon |
One World | Unu Mondo - Randy Armstrong & Volker Nahrmann | 1992 | UMP Records |
Hand in Hand | Unu Mondo - Randy Armstrong & Volker Nahrmann | 1994 | Global Pacific/Navarre |
World Tales Vol. 1 | Armstrong & Aichele | 1996 | UMP Records |
Dinner on the Diner: 2 CD Boxset | Randy Armstrong | 2000 | Ellipsis Arts/Rykodisc |
No Regrets | Randy Armstrong | 2002 | UMP Records |
No Regrets | Randy Armstrong | 2003 | Domo Records |
World Tales Vol. 2 | Armstrong & Aichele | 2007 | UMP Records |
LEGACY Complete Works: 5 CD Boxset featuring Do’a | Randy Armstrong & Ken Laroche | 2008 | UMP Records |
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Original Score) | Randy Armstrong | 2009 | UMP Records |
Black Thunder | Black Thunder Singers with Randy Armstrong & Volker Nahrmann | 2010 | UMP Records |
Beyond Borders | Randy Armstrong & Volker Nahrmann | 2015 | UMP Records |
The Conference of the Birds (Original Score) | Randy Armstrong | 2016 | UMP Records |
Together Apart | Randy Armstrong | 2020 | UMP Records |
Together Again[77] | Randy Armstrong | 2021 | UMP Records |
Nhemamusasa | Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba | 2021 | UMP Records |
Baba Mudiki | Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba | 2022 | UMP Records |
Siyahamba | Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba | 2022 | UMP Records |
Ziya Buya Africa | Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba | 2023 | UMP Records |
Compilations
Album | Artist or Band | Year | Label |
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Global Voyage | Do’ah | 1988 | Global Pacific |
Enlightened Minds | Unu Mondo | 1996 | Global Pacific/Rhino |
World Visions-The Rhythms | Unu Mondo | 1996 | Global Pacific/Navarre |
Ageless Pathways | Unu Mondo | 1996 | Global Pacific/Navarre |
Sound Healers (4 CD Boxset) | Randy Armstrong | 1997 | Relaxation Company |
Healing Music Project Vol. 3 | Randy Armstrong | 2000 | Relaxation Company |
Journey to the Heart | Unu Mondo | 2002 | Domo Records |
Music for the Spirit | Randy Armstrong | 2002 | Domo Records |
Seacoast Guitarists - Vol. 1 | Randy Armstrong | 2002 | Seacoast Guitar Society |
Domo 10th Anniversary Collection | Randy Armstrong | 2004 | Domo Records |
Tsunami Relief Project: A Musical Compilation | Randy Armstrong | 2005 | Atta Girl Records |
Music for Yoga | Randy Armstrong | 2007 | Domo Records |
Green Measures: Compilation / Artists for the Environment | Randy Armstrong | 2008 | Atta Girl Records |
Collaborations/Accompanist
Album | Year | Label |
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Alleluia / Kyrie, On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 1987 | Spring Hill Music |
From the Goddess / O Great Spirit, On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 1988 | Spring Hill Music |
Heart of Perfect Wisdom , On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 1990 | Spring Hill Music |
Shri Ram, On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 1991 | Spring Hill Music |
Songs of Children , Phillips Exeter Concert Choir / Stephen Kushner, Director | 1994 | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Drone Zone by Kay Garner | 1996 | Relaxation/Intuition |
My Spirit Sang All Day, Phillips Exeter Concert Choir / Stephen Kushner, Director | 1998 | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Chant, On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 1999 | Spring Hill Music |
Enchanted, On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 2000 | Spring Hill Music |
Dinner on the Diner – South Africa Disc 1, Phillips Exeter Concert Choir / Stephen Kushner, Director | 2000 | Ellipsis Arts |
Awakening, On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 2003 | Spring Hill Music |
Sing On, Sing On, Sing On, Phillips Exeter Concert Choir / Stephen Kushner, Director | 2003 | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Bliss - Om Namaha Shivaya, On Wings of Song, Robert Gass Director | 2005 | Spring Hill Music |
O Hear My Song, Voices from the Heart / Joanne Connolly, Director | 2005 | Heart |
Don’t Wanna Wait for Heaven, Voices from the Heart / Joanne Connolly, Director | 2012 | Heart |
The Peacemakers, Carl Jenkins, Composer , Manchester Choral Society and Orchestra / Dan Perkins, Director | 2012 | MCS |
On Watch the Stars, Con Tutti / Joanne Connolly, Director | 2013 | Con Tutti |
Keep On Moving Forward, Con Tutti / Joanne Connolly, Director | 2014 | Con Tutti |
Selected Film, Video, Television Scores
Film | Year | Comments |
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Mast Making for the King[78] | 1977 | Documentary Film |
Lotte Jacobi: A Film Portrait[79] | 1980 | Documentary Film |
New Hampshire Writers and the Small Town[80] | 1980 | Documentary Film |
Affluent Effluent [81] | 1980 | Documentary Film |
The White Mountains: A Cultural View [82] | 1981 | Documentary Film |
Emigration: A Franco American Experience[83] | 1981 | Documentary Film |
Dinner on the Dinner[84] | 2000 | PBS Four-Part Series – South Africa / Scotland / Spain / Southeast Asia |
A League of Our Own: NH and The American Craft Movement[85] | 2007 | Documentary Film |
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Award: The Dalai Lama[86] | 2009 | Documentary Film |
Telling the Story of Slavery: The New Yorker[87] | 2016 | Produced by Vacationland Studios |
9 Degrees[88] | 2019 | Produced by Vacationland Studios/Tribeca Films/23andMe |
Selected Theatre & Dance Scores
Production | Year | Theatre Company |
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Dance of the Kung Fu Master[89] | 1979 | Piscataqua River Dance Company |
Quartet Suite[89] | 1985 | Pontine Theatre |
Seven Mysteries of Life[20] | 1988 | Touchstone Theatre |
Correspondence of Desire[89] | 1994 | Pontine Theatre |
Journey to Heaven-The Shaker Way[89] | 1997 | Pontine Theatre |
Ananse the Spider Man[90] | 2005 | Plymouth State University |
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark[91] | 2009 | NH Theatre Project |
Macbeth[28] | 2010 | Phillips Exeter Academy |
The Mahabharata[92] | 2014 | Phillips Exeter Academy |
The Conference of the Birds[93] | 2016 | Enacte Arts, Inc. |
Soundwaves, The Passion of Noor Inayat Khan[94] | 2017 | Enacte Arts, Inc. |
The Clean House[95] | 2018 | Threshold Stage Company |
Shelter, A One Billion Rising Event[96] | 2018 | Neoteric Dance Collaborative |
Ayesha and the Fire Fish[97] | 2019 | Enacte Arts, Inc. |
Together Apart[98] | 2020 | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Choose Love[99][100] | 2022 | Plymouth State University – NH State Council on the Arts |
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