User Reviews

There is no concert I have watched more than this one since I first bought the VHS tape and then acquired the DVD when that came out. After many, many viewings of it, I now often just watch the first seven presentations which gives me a fabulous 50 minutes of music. All of it is outstanding but that first 50 minutes are the best.

The music is a little bit more diverse than on Yanni's first concert DVD: "At The Acropolis." Both concerts have a lot of similarities such as great music that gets better and better with each viewing and listening; extremely talented musicians who demonstrate their skills with dynamic solos; a band back by a symphony orchestra; impressive and beautiful historical background sits - this concert featuring India's Taj Mahal and China's Forbidden City, and stunning color added to the concerts. Here, we see a great mix of purples, yellows, blues, pinks, etc. The concert stages - particularly in China - are bathed in these colors.

For most of my many, many viewings of this I would have the opening song, "Deliverance," and the title tune, "Tribute," are my two favorites.

Although many of Yanni's band members from the first concert were not with his group any longer by the time they did this one, they have been replaced by people are even more talented in many cases. It's hard to find a more talented musician that Pedro Eusteache, who plays a number of wind instruments and excels, of course, in all of them. I'm also in awe of new keyboard player Ming Freeman.

Thankfully, my favorite is still here: violinist Karen Briggs. She's as animated and talented as ever and, along with Eustache, is the feature musician in the band. When the two of them alternate solos, playing off each other in "Renegade," it's about as entertaining a few minutes as you'll ever find on an orchestral stage.

Vann Johnson joins regular vocalist Alfreda Gerald and is featured on a song where she sounds kind of like a combination of Donna Summer and Whitney Huston. Gerald, meanwhile, and an Australian aborigine are featured in the wild nine-minute concert finale, "Niki Nana (We Are One)." That is a great feel-good number to end this memorable concert DVD.

Ten years after first seeing and hearing this for the first time, I can still safely say music doesn't get much better than this.

Imagine something different, distant, something magical. Something that is at the same time familiar and mystical. Places that fill your heart with joy, and music that is worthy of some of the most beautiful monuments ever built.

That's exactly the feeling you get when you watch these immense concerts performed at the Taj Mahal of India and The Forbidden City of China. Awesome for the eye, thanks to some impressive lighting, as well as for the music, Yanni introduces a world-wide audience to his unique yet very enjoyable music. He, along with 50 world-class musicians including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, put up a great show which is set to please every person regardless of one's musical preferences, origin or other circumstances.

So obviously I highly recommend this, and I'm not exaggerating. The stuff is really awesome, so don't miss out on it!

This is the ABSOLUTE BEST musical DVD that I have ever experienced! Yanni is a gifted artist and has the most amazing musicians playing with him. If you want to be entertained and moved by music, I suggest that you see this DVD! You'd better just go ahead and buy a copy...maybe two, you might wear out the first one! Yanni does not read music, but was born with the gift of perfect pitch. He is referred to as a new age artist, but I do not agree with that terminology...his music is unique. If you 've ever had a professional massage, you have probably heard Yanni's music, even though you may not realize it. It is very soothing and has so much depth and feeling. You will not be sorry if you get this DVD!