![]() ![]() An ideal early morning companion - whether for that predawn run, yoga session or early morning email catch-up. ![]() Mangala brings to life this tapestry of full bodied notes, intricate embellishments and rhythmic patterns. Reminiscent of the rising sun, coming up from behind a 1000 temple towers along the Ganges in Benares, the oldest continuously inhabited city on earth. The result is tapestry that enhances tradition, accentuates co-creation and soothes just as the Ganga in Benares.īeerav represents a robust early morning sound. This elevation of the Sarangi from a much subdued background sound to an equal collaborator adds immensely to the quality of the experience, unlike anything even a seasoned listener would have had chance to come across. He experiments with the relative hierarchy amongst the various aspects of the ensemble and places the vocals at the same level as the stringed accompanist, i.e., the Sarangi, played by Maestro Santosh Mishra. Marc Liebeskind the sound engineer and producer of the album, delivers a fresh approach to a centuries old style. An exemplary exponent of the ‘Khayal' style of singing, the predominant style of the Hindustani or North Indian Classical tradition, displays effortless mastery over the improvisational aspects of the style. The late Mangala Tiwari, was an artist of the highest calibre from one of the oldest houses of classical Indian music, namely the ‘House of Benares’.
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