Kiva (album)

Kiva is a collaborative album by the American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Michael Stearns and Ron Sunsinger. A kiva is an underground ceremonial chamber used by Native American cultures of the Southwest.

“East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water” is a Peyote ceremony. “South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca” is an Ayahuasca ceremony from the South American rainforest. “West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions” is a Sundance. The Sundance is an elaborate ceremony used by the tribes of the central plains to seek visions and initiate holy men. “North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember” is a non-traditional improvisation created by the three artists in a cave in Northern New Mexico.

Track listing

 * 1) ”Passage One” (2:27)
 * 2) ”East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water” (13:42)
 * 3) ”Passage Two” (1:59)
 * 4) ”South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca” (15:13)
 * 5) ”Passage Three” (2:12)
 * 6) ”West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions” (17:27)
 * 7) ”Passage Four” (2:00)
 * 8) ”North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember” (9:42)
 * 9) ”The Center” (2:33)