Planet Drum

Hart also wrote a book called Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm, co-written by Fredric Lieberman and D.A. Sonneborn. The book explores the role of drumming in the musical, cultural, and spiritual traditions of different cultures. It was first published in 1991, the same year that the Planet Drum album was released, and has the same cover illustration by Nancy Nimoy. ==Planet Drum, the band==

Since Planet Drum was released, Mickey Hart has sometimes toured with many of the same musicians who played on the album, performing live concerts. This ensemble is also called Planet Drum. ==Track listing==

• "Udu Chant" (Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira) – 3:40 • "Island Groove" (Adepoju, Hart, Hussain, Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji) – 5:43 • "Light Over Shadow" (Moreira, Olatunji, Flora Purim) – 3:51 • "Dance of the Hunter's Fire" (Adepoju, Moreira, Olatunji, Colón, Purim, Hidalgo, T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram) – 2:59 • "Jewe (You are the One)" (Olatunji) – 4:06 • "The Hunt" (Adepoju, Hart, Hussain, Moreira, Olatunji, Vinayakram) – 3:51 • "Temple Caves" (Adepoju, Hart, Hussain, Moreira, Olatunji) – 3:13 • "The Dancing Sorcerer" (Hussain, Moreira) – 2:57 • "Bones" (Hart, Hussain, Olatunji, Purim) – 4:10 • "Lost River" (Adepoju, Hart, Hussain, Moreira, Olatunji, Purim) – 2:58 • "Evening Samba" (Adepoju, Hart, Hussain, Moreira, Olatunji, Vinayakram) – 4:30 • "Iyanu (Surprises)" (Olatunji) – 2:02 • "Mysterious Island" (Hart, Moreira, Purim, Jeff Sterling) – 5:49 ==Personnel==

Musicians • Sikiru Adepoju • Molonga Casquelord • Frank Colón • Mickey Hart • Giovanni Hidalgo • Zakir Hussain • Bruce Langhorne • Airto Moreira • Caryl Ohrbach • Babatunde Olatunji • Flora Purim • Gordy Ryan • Jeff Sterling • T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram Production • Producer – Mickey Hart • Co-producers – Sikiru Adepoju, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim, T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram • Recording and mixdown engineers – Tom Flye, Jeff Sterling • Production manager – Howard Cohen • Equipment managers – Ram Rod, Rudson Shurtliff • Technical support – Jack Crymes • Digital mastering – Paul Stubblebine • Cover illustration – Nancy Nimoy ==Notes==