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Manish Vyas - Ishq

nobody@ipernity.com (Designldg) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:16:35 +0000

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This is a trac from Manish Vyas' album Sattva.

Sattva (Sanskrit for “the essence of being”) invokes the silent, serene space that awaits us beyond our mind.
On this soulful debut offering, gifted multi-instrumentalist Manish Vyas displays a splendid musical sensibility.
His expressive voice and rich compositions based on ancient mantras and tarana reflect a natural intuition for crafting dynamic soundscapes from traditional influences.

"Suitable for all kinds of contemplative practices, Sattva is pleasure as pure listening." --Yoga Journal

Kunal Ganjawala/Sunidhi Chauhan - Is This Love - Pyaar Ke

nobody@ipernity.com (Designldg) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:06:54 +0000

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This is an Indian version of Claude François' "Comme d'habitude" also known as "My way".

I heard this as I was in a store at CP in Delhi, this was made for the movie PYAAR KE which was released last year.
It's always funny to see all those influences, east-west, west-east,...

Niladri Kumar - If You Ever Loved

nobody@ipernity.com (Designldg) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:57:21 +0000

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This is a track from "IF Magical Sounds Or The Sitar" an album by NILADRI KUMAR which I often listen because I like this blend of influences in it, traditional Indian with some Indo-Western touch.

NILADRI KUMAR is a Son and Disciple of Sitar Maestro PANDIT KARTICK KUMAR, he is undoubtedly one of the finest young Sitar Virtuoso today.
Years of learning have resulted in a prodigious technique and deep understanding of diverse musical styles.
His open mind has led to an extension of his musical horizon to incorporate imaginative experiments in world music styles that delight the young and the old.
He has persformed all over the world, in prestigious music concerts and festivals.
He has been awarded the titles SUR RATNA, SURMANI, JADUBHATTA PURASKAR and the SANSKRITI AWARD for excellence in music performance.

I have also purchased this album in the same little CD shop along river Ganga in Varanasi (Benaras) that I have mentioned several times.

Asha Bhosle -One, Two, Cha Cha Cha

nobody@ipernity.com (Designldg) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:35:41 +0000

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This is one of my favorite track, listening to it always brings a smile somewhere in a corner of my mind.
The singer of this funny chacha is the great Asha Bhosle (Marathi: आशा भोंसले) who was born in 1933 and whose career started inn1943 and has spanned over six decades.
She has done playback singing for over 950 Bollywood movies and sold many records.
She is the sister of the equally accomplished Lata Mangeshkar.
In a way I would say that Asha Bhosle is a kind of Indian Edith Piaf.
She is believed to have sung over 12,000 songs and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records during 1974-1991, for having sung the most songs in the world.
Among numerous awards, in 1997 she became the first Indian singer to be nominated for the Grammy Award, she has received seventeen Maharashtra State Awards and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, she holds honorary doctorates from the University of Amravati and University of Jalgaon in Literature, she has received The Freddie Mercury Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts, the Birmingham Film Festival paid her a special tribute in November 2002 ans she was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.

Karunesh - For the Joy of it All

nobody@ipernity.com (Designldg) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:58:08 +0000

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This is track from another CD that the music store owner on the ghat along river Ganga made me discover.
It's the kind of music that I listen when I am in Varanasi (Benaras), I find it inspiring and it helps me to concentrate whenever I am working in my office there.

Prem Joshua & Manish Vyas - Water down the Ganges

nobody@ipernity.com (Designldg) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:23:38 +0000

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Once in January around 5:30 in the morning, I came along river Ganga to see the sun rising in Varanasi (Benaras).
it was cold and very foggy, I could only see silhouettes in the distance.
From the only music store on the ghats I could listen to this track, it was almost the only sound at that time.
The music was following me as I was walking on a few ghats.
It became the music of the Ganges to me.