Weaving My Ancestors Voices
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Approaching the voice as an instrument, British-born Indian Sheila Chandra brings an expansive, timeless quality to this collection of improvised songs based on ragas and modern folk music. Most of the tracks, outside of the drone, are unadorned--as is Chandra's pretty voice, simple in its low tone and unaffected in vocal style. Still, Chandra travels to expansive places, reliving her days as Monsoon's lead singer on "Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean." Though Chandra revisits British and Celtic music, her voice is at its strongest when borrowing from traditional Indian vocal technique and ragas. "Bhajan" is a soothi
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Manufacturer: Real World Records Ltd/Virgin Records
Release date: 29 January 1993
EAN: 0017046232227 UPC: 017046232227
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Release date: 29 January 1993
EAN: 0017046232227 UPC: 017046232227
