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a r t i s t :: Kiran Ahluwalia
t i t l e :: Sanata - Stillness
d a t e :: 2014-00-00
l a b e l :: Magenta
g e n r e :: Fusion
s o u r c e :: CD
b i t r a t e :: 853 kbps avg
e n c o d e r :: FLAC 1.2.1 -8 -V
t r a c k s :: 9
p l a y t i m e :: 47:49
s i z e :: 299.0MB
tracklist
1 Hayat 5:01
2 Jaane Na 4:25
3 Sanata 6:30
4 Tamana 5:49
5 Hum dono 2:26
6 Jhoom 6:06
7 Taskeen 5:50
8 Qaza 4:51
9 Lament 6:51
releasenotes
Juno-award winning musician Kiran Ahluwalia is back with a brand new album,
Sanata: Stillness.
Weaving Western jazz and blues with Indian and Pakistani grooves, Sanata:
Stillness contains songs that outline personal growth and transformation. It's
a strong collection of tunes and precisely what we've come to expect from
Ahluwalia over the years. Once again, she doesn't disappoint.
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On this inventive album, Canadian vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia brings forth a
different approach to Indian music. While the tablas, percussion and the
characteristic singing are all present, those are the only Eastern elements
you hear. Backing her are rock-tinged electric guitars and an accordion.
This is clearly not an attempt to "Westernize" the music but it is instead a
fresh take. The album kicks off with "Hayat," a lively number with unison
backing vocals that is followed by the up-tempo "Jaane Na," a tune that
showcases a dexterous guitar solo from Rez Abbasi and fascinating accordion
grooves from Kiran Thakar.
The North African-inspired "Jhoom" features Abbasi's guitar wandering around
the melody, sometimes following Ahluwalia's vocal and when not doing that, the
instrument plays a backbeat against the tune's rhythm. Nittin Mitta performs
an inspiring tabla solo while the other instruments move to the background.
"Qaza" has the feel of a folk ballad thanks to Abasi's strummed acoustic
guitar and a more subdued delivery.
Ahluwalia has great vocal confidence, singing with great feeling throughout,
especially during wordless vocals. Also quite intriguing is "Lament," a tune
with a mysterious tone thanks to its carefully layered keyboards and
guitar/bass arrangement.
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