Description
Whatever he touches - whether that be composing for Sir David
Attenborough's Green Planet, creating immersive sound installations at
Kew Gardens or vocally recreating birdsong and natural environments -
sound artist and composer Jason Singh brings sensitivity, nuance and
soul
With diverse collaborations that include George Ezra, Rokia Traore, Sarathy
Korwar, Talvin Singh and Shabaka Hutchings, his work is an ongoing exploration
of the natural world and music technology. Travellers, with The Banwasi
Collective is Singh's latest undertaking; an exciting project from an artist who
we've come to expect anything but the ordinary.
'Travellers' is a collection of 8 tracks recorded and produced by Singh featuring a
collective of master musicians and vocalists, most of them from the Manganiyar
community of hereditary musicians based in Rajasthan, northeast India. The
album embraces multiple genres, faiths and languages and pays homage to the
natural environment of Rajasthan. 'Travellers' deeply inhales the landscape,
stories, fora and fauna of this rich desert state, and exhales soul-searing songs
of travel, love and longing.
Featuring traditional instruments such as the ancient khartal, morchang, bhapana,
dholak kamaicha, harmonium, dhol and dholak, the album focuses on Suf culture
and the signifcant impact of climate change on that part of the world. 'Travellers'
was recorded entirely on location at Anokhi Farm in Jaipur, Rajasthan with
additional recordings made in London. It is interwoven with references to the
natural environment, making the landscape of Rajasthan the crucial seventh
member of the Banwasi Collective.
All the songs on 'Travellers' are based on different raags, the Indian music system
of notes and moods, each evoking different seasons, times of day and references
to nature. It is extraordinarily diverse - with references to Suf poetry, Hindu
mythology and Sassi Punnun, one of the four popular tragic romances of the
Punjab. Songs are in Hindi, Urdu, Marwari, Sindhi and Saraiki and take the listener
on an immersive journey across religions, water and dry arid landscapes, between
Bhakti and Suf, mortal and divine.
Tracks: Runalayo / Prem Diwani / Gypsy / Memories of You / Doonghar
Dukham Dhey / Pir Jalani / Banwasi / Maru
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