CARBON 7 RECORDS
New Production

HIMALAYA
NAMASTE

See and listen at: http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/080.htm

HIMALAYA:         http://www.himalaya-namaste.be
                               http://www.myspace.com/himalaya7  
Label Contact: carbon7records@skynet.be (Guy Segers) - http://www.carbon-7.com
Category: World  
Reference: C7-080   
Bar Code: 5413902000804

About: Namaste

The musicians are :

John  Litton BAROÏ (Bangladesh) / Vocals, Harmonium
Mark BOGAERTS / Sitar, Saxophone, Guitar
Saskia VANHOEGAERDEN / Harp, Flute, Vocals
Eric MOENS / Bass, Synthesizer
Pierre NARCISSE / Tabla, Drums, Percussion

Presentation :
Though each musician has it¹s own experiences that includes several musical styles (going from World Music to Rock or classical contemporary music and Jazz), ³Himalaya² is an ensemble that is committed in a direction with ³world music² tendencies.

Here we find instruments that are typical to World Music, while being quite different. Indeed, the sitar, the flute, the harp, the acoustic guitar or tablas are typical instruments, but one can¹t find them all together like here.
Also, sometimes they are acoustic, sometimes electric. And to give body to the music, there is an electric bass and a drum set made of several percussions. Finally, the electric guitar and the saxophone give this all a new colour.

John Litton Baroï mainly assumes the vocals. He brings the flavours of its country (Bangladesh) and obviously transports us into the world of Indian related music. The vocals are wrapped around the instrumental part as ³Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan² could do. Saskia Vanhoegaerden¹s ethereal feminine voice completes perfectly the space with John.

The music flows easily. It¹s a nice and a joyful voyage over rhythm combinations and strong themes, mainly bringing colour contrasts that usually are found in Oriental music style. All this, realized in a positive state of mind, gives good inner feelings to the listener. It¹s an innovative concept. India is the main source of inspiration and we discover a manifold of subtle inserts that contribute to make the music of Himalaya unique.

Other Carbon 7 record with John Litton BAROÏ :
C7-060 / John Litton BAROÏ & Pierre VERVLOESEM / Zala Zala
http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/060.htm

The last releases on CARBON 7 are:

C7-079 / 48 CAMERAS / After All, Isn't Tango The Dance Of The Drunk Man ? : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/079.htm
C7-078 / Mathilde RENAULT - OVEROCEANS / Aliana Luda: http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/078.htm
C7-077 / 48 CAMERAS / I Swear I saw Garlic Growing Under My Father's Steps : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/077.htm
C7-076 / Franck BALESTRACCI / Modified Realityi : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/076.htm
C7-075 / Ann GAYTAN / Émoi : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/075.htm
C7-074 / Nicole MOSSOUX - Patrick BONTÉ / Films : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/074.htm
C7-073 / Christian GENET - Nicole MOSSOUX - Patrick BONTÉ / Light ! : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/073.htm C7-071-072 / FINNEGANS WAKE / 4th : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/071-072.htm
C7-070 / Prasanna RAMASWAMY / Be The Change : http://www.carbon-7.com/cd/070.htm
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