CD: Fate of the Lhapa (Tibetan vocal + cello)

Fate of the Lhapa Soundtrack Released on CD Baby

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Fate of the Lhapa, the award winning soundtrack to the documentary feature of the same name was released on CD Baby. This film score features renown cellist Joan Jeanrenaud (Kronos Quartet Alumnus) and Tibetan Vocalist Tsering Wangmo. Fate of the Lhapa is the film score for the documentary feature of the same name about the last three Tibetan shamans living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. The score features performances by the renown cellist Joan Jeanrenaud (Kronos Quartet Alumnus) and Tibetan Vocalist Tsering Wangmo. Haunting and lyrical sounds of Asian and Western Music merge to set the tone for a spiritual and mystical journey about an ancient healing tradition in danger of extinction.Listen to samples at http://cdbaby.com/cd/williamsusman2.

CD: Funk 'n Gandhi

The Funky South Asian Sound

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Funk 'n Gandhi

Funk 'n Gandhi (Radical House Records, 2005)

This CD has an intriguing colorful cover. It shows a character that looks like a pimp from the 1970s, together with a Hindu deity, in front of a punk Rolls Royce. As the title of the CD suggests, the concept is the fusion of American Funk with Indian music. And the results are terrific.

Funk 'n Gandhi uses real electric bass and drums, creating dynamic funk beats. The rhythm section joins electronic grooves, keyboards, electric piano, jazzy sax and DJ scratching combined with outstanding bansuri flute performed by Deepak Ram, Indian vocals, excerpts of spoken word, samples and trippy effects. Produced by the Warheads.

Buy it from http://thewarheads.com/funkngd.html.

CD: Autorickshaw (Carnatic/Jazz)

Carnatic Jazz Journey

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Autorickshaw

So the Journey Goes (Tala-Wallah Records, 2007)

The latest album by Canadian band autorickshaw continues in the direction of combining Indian music with jazz forms. The leading instruments are the vocals of Suba Sankaran and the electric bass of virtuoso musician Rich Brown.

Suba Sankarann has a subtle voice that can easily switch from jazz stylings to rapping and classical Indian techniques. Her vocals are followed by Rich Brown's bass. At times...

CD: Taraf de Haidouks (Gypsy)

Riotous Gypsy Extravaganza

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Taraf de Haidouks

Maškaradă (Crammed Craw 40, 2007)

Maškaradă is Taraf de Haidouks' fist recording since the famed "Band of Gypsies." Pooling the exceptional talent of Taraf de Haidouks's 12 member group, ...

CD: Jai Uttal - Dial M for Mantra

Uttal for the Club Scene

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Jai Uttal

Dial M for Mantra (True Sounds, 2007)

World music veteran Jai Uttal was one of the American pioneers in fusing Indian music with world beat. In recent years he has been involved in albums that are less adventurous, which focus on the kirtan and new age market.

On Dial M for Mantra, remixer Rara Avis (of Shaman's Dream) has taken pieces from some of Uttal's latest CDs and reworked...

New Planet Drum CD with Zakir Hussain & Mickey Hart

The original Planet Drum CD was great - can't wait to hear this new one!

Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain Reunite 15 Years after The Grammy-Winning Planet Drum for Global Drum Project

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Four international master percussionists have joined forces for a new recording and tour. The Global Drum Project includes Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo.

Over three decades as the innovative percussion engine of the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart's ear for global sounds brought numerous unpredictable guests to the Dead's stage performances.

Hart's 1991 release Planet Drum was the natural outgrowth o...