Hear music from the South Asian diaspora by Chennai-based Karnatik vocalist Aditya Prakash, Grammy-winning Pakistani-American vocalist, composer, and producer Arooj Aftab, Brooklyn- and India-based Sheherazaad, Brooklyn-based Indian singer Priya Darshini, and others. Listen to music from Karnatik vocalist, composer, arranger, producer Aditya Prakash, who, on his latest album, ISOLASHUN, reflects upon the weight of privilege and explores the boundaries of Karnatik tradition, combining intricate-textures with his powerful vocal performance, even as he gets deeply personal. Then, listen to the rich, thoughtful, and mellifluous vocal lines of Brooklyn-based Pakistani-American singer and composer Arooj Aftab who weaves together sounds of Western instrumentation with texts from Urdu and Farsi poetry on her album, Vulture Prince. Also, there’s brand new music by American performer-composer Sheherazaad, whose contemporary folk-pop synthesis shifts between India and Brooklyn, and was produced by Arooj Aftab. Plus, hear a cross-cultural approach to song by Mumbai-born, Brooklyn-based singer, composer, and ultra-marathoner Priya Darshini, from her debut record, Periphery. And more. Program #4814, Voices of the South Asian Diaspora (First aired 11/14/2023) ARTIST: Asha Bhosle / The Kronos Quartet WORK: Dum Maro Dum [4:44]RECORDING: You've Stolen My HeartSOURCE: Nonesuch #79856INFO: nonesuch.com ARTIST: SheherazaadWORK: Mashoor [4:31]RECORDING: Mashoor singleSOURCE: Erased TapesINFO: https://idol-io.ffm.to/mashoor ARTIST: Arooj AftabWORK: Diya Hai [5:40]RECORDING: Vulture PrinceSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: aroojaftab.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Aditya PrakashWORK: MAYA [8:06]RECORDING: ISOLASHUNSOURCE: New Amsterdam RecordsINFO: https://lnk.fuga.com/adityaprakash_isolashun-1 ARTIST: Ali Sethi and Nicolas JaarWORK: Nazer Se [4:15]RECORDING: IntihaSOURCE: Other PeopleINFO: https://otherpeople.bandcamp.com/album/intiha ARTIST: Priya DarshiniWORK: Jahaan [7:30]RECORDING: PeripherySOURCE: Chesky RecordsINFO: priyadarshini.com ARTIST: American Patchwork QuartetWORK: Beneath the Willow [3:27]RECORDING: American Patchwork QuartetSOURCE: https://americanpatchworkquartet.bandcamp.com/album/american-patchwork-quartet-2INFO: due out Feb. 9, 2024 ARTIST: Kiran AhluwaliaWORK: Vo Kuch [5:52]RECORDING: Kiran AhluwaliaSOURCE: VanguardINFO: https://www.kiranmusic.com/album/10-kiranahluwalia ARTIST: Alfredo Rodriguez, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Ibrahim MaaloufWORK: Kaleidoscope [3:06]RECORDING: TocororoSOURCE: Mack AvenueINFO: Available at AppleMusic, Spotify, Amazon.com ARTIST: Esperanza Spalding, ft. GanavyaWORK: formwela 2 [:40]RECORDING: Songwrights Apothecary LabSOURCE: http://songwrightsapothecarylab.comINFO: Available at Spotify, YouTube, AppleMusic
Hear music from the South Asian diaspora by Chennai-based Karnatik vocalist Aditya Prakash, Grammy-winning Pakistani-American vocalist, composer, and producer Arooj Aftab, Brooklyn- and India-based Sheherazaad, Brooklyn-based Indian singer Priya Darshini, and others.
Listen to music from Karnatik vocalist, composer, arranger, producer Aditya Prakash, who, on his latest album, ISOLASHUN, reflects upon the weight of privilege and explores the boundaries of Karnatik tradition, combining intricate-textures with his powerful vocal performance, even as he gets deeply personal. Then, listen to the rich, thoughtful, and mellifluous vocal lines of Brooklyn-based Pakistani-American singer and composer Arooj Aftab who weaves together sounds of Western instrumentation with texts from Urdu and Farsi poetry on her album, Vulture Prince.
Also, there’s brand new music by American performer-composer Sheherazaad, whose contemporary folk-pop synthesis shifts between India and Brooklyn, and was produced by Arooj Aftab. Plus, hear a cross-cultural approach to song by Mumbai-born, Brooklyn-based singer, composer, and ultra-marathoner Priya Darshini, from her debut record, Periphery. And more.
Program #4814, Voices of the South Asian Diaspora (First aired 11/14/2023)
ARTIST: Asha Bhosle / The Kronos Quartet WORK: Dum Maro Dum [4:44]RECORDING: You've Stolen My HeartSOURCE: Nonesuch #79856INFO: nonesuch.com
ARTIST: SheherazaadWORK: Mashoor [4:31]RECORDING: Mashoor singleSOURCE: Erased TapesINFO: https://idol-io.ffm.to/mashoor
ARTIST: Arooj AftabWORK: Diya Hai [5:40]RECORDING: Vulture PrinceSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: aroojaftab.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Aditya PrakashWORK: MAYA [8:06]RECORDING: ISOLASHUNSOURCE: New Amsterdam RecordsINFO: https://lnk.fuga.com/adityaprakash_isolashun-1
ARTIST: Ali Sethi and Nicolas JaarWORK: Nazer Se [4:15]RECORDING: IntihaSOURCE: Other PeopleINFO: https://otherpeople.bandcamp.com/album/intiha
ARTIST: Priya DarshiniWORK: Jahaan [7:30]RECORDING: PeripherySOURCE: Chesky RecordsINFO: priyadarshini.com
ARTIST: American Patchwork QuartetWORK: Beneath the Willow [3:27]RECORDING: American Patchwork QuartetSOURCE: https://americanpatchworkquartet.bandcamp.com/album/american-patchwork-quartet-2INFO: due out Feb. 9, 2024
ARTIST: Kiran AhluwaliaWORK: Vo Kuch [5:52]RECORDING: Kiran AhluwaliaSOURCE: VanguardINFO: https://www.kiranmusic.com/album/10-kiranahluwalia
ARTIST: Alfredo Rodriguez, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Ibrahim MaaloufWORK: Kaleidoscope [3:06]RECORDING: TocororoSOURCE: Mack AvenueINFO: Available at AppleMusic, Spotify, Amazon.com
ARTIST: Esperanza Spalding, ft. GanavyaWORK: formwela 2 [:40]RECORDING: Songwrights Apothecary LabSOURCE: http://songwrightsapothecarylab.comINFO: Available at Spotify, YouTube, AppleMusic