Bhattacharya & Brozman / Mahima
Album: Mahima   Collection:World
Artist:Bhattacharya & Brozman   Added:May 2003
Label:World Music Network  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2003-06-30 Pull Date: 2003-09-01 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Aug 24 Aug 10 Aug 3 Jul 27 Jul 20 Jul 13 Jul 6
Airplays: 1 1 1 3 1 4 3

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 19, 2013: It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood
Konkani Memories
4. Nov 17, 2004: Bigger than Bollywood
Jibaner Gan, Sujan Re
2. Jan 26, 2005: Bigger than Bollywood
Maa
5. Nov 16, 2004: At The Cafe Civil
Bana Mali
3. Nov 18, 2004: Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces
Bahu Dur Dur
6. Nov 16, 2004: Eclectica
Sur-O-Lahari, Sur-O-Lahari

Album Review
Jacki-O
Reviewed 2003-07-01
Debashish Bhattacharya & Bob Brozman: Mahima
Label: Riverboat Records/World Music Network
This is a fantastic CD that fuses traditional Indian slide guitar with a Hawaiian slide guitar. The tracks are primarily Indian—themed, as there are several tracks featuring female vocals and Hindi lyrics (some are even based on traditional folk songs). The songs (and sounds) are diverse and varied – a couple of the songs even feature melodies inspired by Spanish & Portuguese music. Indian music shows, please give this CD a try and let me know what you think. All good, but try: 1,2,5,8,9,10,11.
1. Brisk tempo, funky pacing, female vocals, Bollywood meets Hawaiian surf exotica
2. This instrumental has a Spanish flamenco flavor
3. Starts very traditional Indian classical chant-like, then picks up energy
4. An unusual blend of lilting Hawaiian melodies & mesmerizing Indian melodies
5. Cheerful song, playful vocal interplay, lively rhythm – like an Indian street festival
6. Like the climax to a traditional Indian raga – string flourishes & tablas build intensely
7. More Hawaiian-surf-y melodies here – yet somehow it maintains a very Indian sound
8. A more sentimental song of love – female vocals & flowing ocean-themed melodies
9. Apparently influenced by Portuguese themes (Goa was a colony of Portugal)
10. A traditional camel decorating song – w/ nice female vocals, definitely a traditional folksy village flair
11. A slow, relaxed, and meandering lullabye – very Hawaiian

Track Listing
1. Bahu Dur Dur   6. Bana Mali
2. Sur-O-Lahari   7. Jibaner Gan
3. Tagore Street Blues   8. Sujan Re
4. Maa   9. Konkani Memories
5. Digi Digi Dom Dom   10. Loomba Re Loomba
  11. Lullabai