Susheela Raman - Sakhi Maro!

The Track "Sakhi Maro" is taken from Susheela Raman's fantastic second Album "Love Trap" (2003). Listen and enjoy it.

This is a devotional song by the sixteenth century female mystic Meera.
The pictures used are from the Indian woman actress Madhuri Dixit.

Lyrics:
"Oh friend
Sweet Krishna
Took a fragment of my heart
With his peacock feathered hat
And yellow dhoti
So becoming how
His dangling earrings
Sway with him
Meera's lord Krishna
Lifts mountains
With his fingers
His lotus feet
Run away
With my friend."

Susheela Raman's first solo album "Salt rain" was an outstanding debut that won the BBC Best Newcomer Award 2002. She was also shortlisted for the UK Mercury Prize, - Britain's foremost reward to new artists with distinct creative ability -, thus becoming the first world music artist to figure for this prestigious award. "Salt Rain" is by far one of the best fusion albums you can get. The tracks are sung in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Sanskrit

As an artist, Susheela Raman continues to develop and explore issues of identity with new sounds that celebrate multiplicity. She draws her collaborators from across Europe, Asia, and Africa: Cameroonian bassist Hilaire Penda, Guinea-Bissau born percussionist Djanuno Dabo, American drummer Marque Gilmore, British-Asian tabla player Aref Durvesh, and of course British guitarist and producer Sam Mills are at the heart of this album as they were on "Salt Rain".

Susheela: "We were lucky to collaborate with some unique musicians who live mostly in London and Paris but are of diverse origins: Guinea Bissau, Cameroun, India, Romania, France, Greece, Egypt, Kenya, America, and Spain. Any record is a meeting of many minds and, now more than ever, it is networks of people, not just individuals, that spark new and exciting work. Everyone brought their own special energy to the music and I am very proud of what we all worked together to create."

Musicians:
Susheela Raman (Voice)
Sam Mills (Producer, Guitar, Drones)
Aref Durvesh (Tabla, Dholak and Tabla Tarang)
Djanuno Dabo (Bongos, Congas, Claypot, Shakers, Backing Vocals)
Tony Allen (Drums)
Hilaire Penda (Bass)
Vincent Segal (Cello and Cello arrangements)
Manos Achalinotopoulos (Clarinet, Kaval flute)
Albert Kuvezin (Bass)
Dorantes (Piano, Handclaps with Tete & Pedro Pena)
Tom Diakite (Kora)
Bobby Jocky (Bass)

Produced by Sam Mills. Narada Production (2003)

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[tiad]

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[foxhey1]

that voice and the music is so clean and clear it's like drinking a refreshing cold glass of water

[sudarshan71]

What a voice.....

Repackaged Carnatic and Hindustani at its best....now if only she got the inflections and pronunciations right it would be amazing

[Naansen]

Wonderful song...

[byodomusic]

Beautiful music!

Again: A precious channel, Tiad!

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