Initially, some elements from World News Now were brought over to World News This Morning including the "Morning Papers" segment and that program's Yanni-composed theme music (played over the original World News This Morning opening graphics) as well as the laid-back attitude.
Spheeris recorded "Field of Tears" and "Pura Vida" (along with Paul Voudouris) for Polar Shift (1991), a New Age benefit album including Yanni and Vangelis.
Rahi's musical inspirations came from Pink Floyd, Yanni and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Ghibran said that he had developed an interest in music after he had seen Yanni perform in front of the Taj Mahal on TV, when he was about eight or ten.
Espínola is a featured concert instrumentalist with Yanni, touring during the 2003 and 2004 Ethnicity world tours, the 2005 Yanni Live! The Concert Event tour, and the 2009 Yanni Voices tour.
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In 1996 he became a member of Yanni's orchestra, performing during the 2003 and 2004 Ethnicity world tours, as well as the 2005 Yanni Live! The Concert Event and Yanni Voices tours.
He began touring with Yanni during the 2003/2004 Ethnicity world tour and also appears on the 2006 live album and video Yanni Live! The Concert Event.
Other recording credits include bass on the 1984 album Optimystique by Yanni, and mixing for 1994 album Hear the Masses by Bradley Joseph.
Jeanette Clinger, is an American singer/vocalist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Kim Carnes, Bradley Joseph, Hiroshima (band), Sheena Easton, Julie Brown, Donovan, and Yanni for whom she is featured on the live concert video and album Tribute.
She also toured with him during the 2005 Yanni Live! tour and appears on the resulting live concert film Yanni Live! The Concert Event.
He is featured on Yanni's live concert videos and albums Yanni Live at the Acropolis, Yanni Live at Royal Albert Hall, and Tribute, most recently touring during the 2003 Ethnicity world tour.
The club, led by Jerry Hammack (songwriter, producer, engineer, bass, keys, drums, guitars, vocals) includes a revolving door of members ranging from the top of the rock world - Lenny Kravitz alumni Zoro on drums, Vanessa Paradis and Yanni alumni Osama Afifi on bass, The Handsome Family, Freakwater and Stan Ridgway alumni Steven Dorocke on guitar as well as Swallow and Spike alumni, Rod Moody on guitar and Radio National's Aaron Taylor, also on guitar.