Northern Namaste by arun ghosh

"The most auspicious debut to come my way in ages" Jazzwise * * * *

"fiery music...variously delicate and rousing, reflects the profusion, the contradiction and the exhilaration of multicultural urbanity." Metro

"Arun Ghosh has arrived, seemingly from obscurity, with this winning debut disc...gently intense, quietly screaming." BBC Music

"This is life affirming music that transcends cultural barriers..." Manchester Evening News * * * *

Arun Ghosh's debut album, Northern Namaste, showcases clarinet-led orchestration, currently under-exploited terrain in the contemporary jazz/world music lexicon. Utilising unorthodox time signatures, the vocabulary of raags, folk rhythms and hip-hop bravado, Northern Namaste displays a kaleidoscope of sounds - urgent, meditative, erotic and heartfelt.

The opening track "Aurora" also features on Gilles Peterson's compilation album, Brownswood Bubblers Vol 3.

"Uterine" & "Where Shall I Live Now" appear as part of the soundtrack for the 2011 feature film "Everywhere & Nowhere" by Menhaj Huda.

Tracklist

1.	Aurora	4:59

2.	O Amar Desher Mati	5:29

3.	Bondhu	4:07

4.	Deshkar (Love in the Morning)	4:07

5.	Uterine	5:55

6.	Longsight Lagoon	4:15

7.	Come Closer	5:28

8.	Where Shall I Live Now?	5:26

9.	Greenhouse	6:42

Credits

released July 28, 2008

Arun Ghosh – clarinet, piano, harmonium (3,9), guitar (3)
Aref Durvesh – dholak & bayan (3,5,7,9), tabla (8), tambourine (1)
Corey Mwamba – vibraphone (5,7,8)
Dave Walsh – drums (1,2,3,4,6)
Idris Rahman – tenor saxophone (1,3,4,5,6,9)
Jonathan Mayer – sitar (5)
Liran Donin – double bass (all tracks except 3)
Myke Wilson – drums (5,7,8,9)
Rastko Rasic – percussion (5,7)
Samy Bishai – strings (7,8)
Sanju Sahai – tabla (1,2,4,6)
Will Worsley – double bass (3)

All tracks composed by Arun Ghosh except
Track 2 composed by R. Tagore, arranged by Arun Ghosh
Track 9 Traditional, arranged by Arun Ghosh

Produced by
Will Worsley & Arun Ghosh

Recorded & Mixed by
Will Worsley at Trouble Studios, London

Cover Design, Artwork & Photography by
chrys@camoci.co.uk

Logo Artwork by
Wayne Redwood

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