Tabla maestro Samir Chatterjee and his singing wife Sangamitra collaborate with Church of Betty's Chris Rael on this gorgeous album of dreamy Bangali folk songs in a contemporary world music landscape. Rael's progressive sound palette blends with the Chatterjees' beautiful traditional folk songs. Samir played all percussion, Sangamitra sang and played harmonium, Rael played bass, guitars, keyboards and other Western odds & ends. The trio was joined by very special guests from both the Downtown and Indian music worlds: Ned Rothenberg (woodwinds), Steve Gorn (flute), Krishna Batt (sitar) and Ramesh Mishra (sarangi).
Musicians: Samir Chatterjee, Chris Rael, Sangamitra Chatterjee, Steve Gorn, Krishna Batt, Ned Rothenberg, Ramesh Mishra, Joe Quigley, Jonathan Feinberg. Produced by Chris Rael. Recorded by Danny Kadar. Cover by James Williamson.
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