| Sairam, Aruna / Divine Inspiration |
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| Album: | Divine Inspiration | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Sairam, Aruna | Added: | Apr 2008 | |
| Label: | Harmonia Mundi Usa | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-10-05 | Pull Date: | 2008-12-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Nov 30 | Nov 23 | Nov 16 | Nov 2 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 06, 2009: | The Long Form Bandanodi [cont'd], Bandanodi | 4. | Nov 25, 2008: | The Rent Party Govinda Leena Mol | |
| 2. | Dec 12, 2008: | Rorshach's Dance Tillana | 5. | Nov 18, 2008: | At the Cafe Bohemian Om Sakti Om | |
| 3. | Nov 28, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Bandanodi | 6. | Nov 14, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Saravanabhava |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2008-10-03 | ||
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Traditional Indian music, a female singer that infuses nice drama and expression into the vocals. There's a swagger to her style that I like -- almost a hip, upbeat feel sometimes, despite the acoustic/traditional surroundings. Deeply reverent on other tracks. Spaces that are sparse but not necessarily meditative; there's a slow swirl of sound around each vocal. 1- A neat shuffling beat after a reverent, declarative opening. 2- Relaxed mid/fast 3- Chipper, fast 4- 17-minute epic. A serious, ceremonial mood with lots of vocal variety. Begins to feel like a chant in spots, especially when Sairam gets into hypnotically repeating syllables, turning up the intensity in the second half. Sparse instrumentation. Percussion appears in the last few minutes. 5- Slowish and rubberband-like, a serious, swaying Indian feel 6- Interesting small chant that opens up into a song, with minimal backing. Fast pace. 7- Slow. Serves as an intro to 8. SEGUES: 8- Steady beat, long vocal lines. High drama, quite nice. 9- Direct, with a quick beat. Later, some curious vocal/tabla matched rhythms in strange, half-spoken tones. Cool! | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Om Sakti Om | 5. | Kadakadani | |||
| 2. | Govinda Leena Mol | 6. | Pirava Varam Tarum | |||
| 3. | Saravanabhava | 7. | Pachai Maamalai | |||
| 4. | Bandanodi | 8. | Rangpura Vihara | |||
| 9. | Tillana | |||||