ROOTS AND WINGS very obviously contains the seeds of the distinctive a cappella/solo voice style that dominates WEAVING MY ANCESTORS' VOICES and THE ZEN KISS. Tracks such as Mecca, Lament of McCrimmon/Song of the Banshee and Roots and Wings (Traditional mix) built my confidence in the ability of a single vocal line to capture the listener, whilst such pieces as One were already juxtaposing vocal styles from various musical cultures vertically (that is to say, on different tracks on the multi-track). This album set the stage for me to take the small, but significant step of finding gateways between vocal cultures within the context of a single melodic line.
ROOTS AND WINGS was written and recorded in two and a half months after a four and a half year sabbatical which I began when I was twenty. During the sabbatical, I had, for the first time, a space in which I could start to question and systematically undo some of the expectations, thought patterns and reflections that had been coming at me from the media and my family since I had entered the world of professional work at the age of thirteen. I wanted to make sure that every thought I had or every truth I knew was truly my own.
I started to think very seriously about what constitutes an artist, not only in terms of skill and imagination, but also in terms of mastery of the self and mental independence. I started then to think consciously about the nature of creativity itself and about from where it originates.
I found time to explore, for a while, all the various vocal styles I loved and discovered new ones such as British Folk and Arabic ornamentation. Ironically, it was not only the inevitable leaps of technique which made Steve Coe and myself write the five solo voice tracks for ROOTS AND WINGS that led the way forward, but also the necessity of keeping within the budget for the album! I remember grumbling about it. Happily, however, we invented something special out of this limitation.
Sheila Chandra 1995
Sheila Chandra (vocals);
Steve Coe (vocals, gongs, bells, cabassa, electronic tamboura);
Himanghu Goswarmi (vocals);
Paul James (soprano saxophone, shehnai);
Shankar-Ganesh Orchestra (ghatam, morcing, mridngam);
S.S.R. Krishnan (mridngam);
Dinesh (congas, tabla)
Producer Steve Coe
Engineer M.K. Majeed
Tracklist:
01. One (July 1989)
02. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
03. Roots And Wings (Traditional Mix)
04. The Struggle (Slagverks Mix)
05. Lament Of McCrimmon / Song Of The Banshee (July 1989)
06. Mecca (July 1989)
07. Roots And Wings (Original Madras Mix)
08. Konnokol Al Dente
09. Escher's Triangle
10. Medley: The Struggle/The Dream
11. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
Sheila Chandra broke onto the UK music scene as the front vocalist for the crossover band Monsoon in 1983.Their album '3rd Eye' got into the Top 20 charts.
A single was released from the album into Australia - the A side was 'Ever So Lonely', the B side being 'Sunset over the Ganges. The single was a personal favourite at the time.
It created its own genre - 'Indipop', but one can not ignore the classical sound that is the carrier. Sheila has a natural classical voice with no training - and she is a joy to listen to.
This listing is from the re-release put out in 1995...it comes with some additional mixes.
Tracklist:
01. Wings Of Dawn (Prem Kavita)
02. Tomorrow Never Knows
03. Third Eye And Tikka T.V.
04. Eyes
05. Shakti (The Meaning Of Within)
06. Ever So Lonely
07. You Can't Take Me With You
08. And I You
09. Kashmir
10. Watchers Of The Night
11. Indian Princess
12. Sunset Over The Ganges
13. Ever So Lonely (Hindi Version)
14. Wings Of Dawn (Prem Kavita) (Hindi Version)
15. Ever So Lonely Remix
16. Ever So Lonely Instrumental Remix
Для любителей кристально чистого женского вокала.
В этом альбоме такового максимальное обилие.
Исполнитель: Sheila Chandra
Альбом: Zen Kiss
Лейбл: Real World
Дата релиза: 27 мая 1994 года
Треки:
1. 4:29 La Sagesse (Women I'm Calling You)
2. 2:14 Speaking in Tongues III
3. 6:03 Waiting
4. 2:04 Shenhai Song
5. 4:49 Love It Is a Killing Thing
6. 4:59 Speaking in Tongues IV
7. 3:37 Woman and Child
8. 3:36 En Mireal del Penal
9. 4:21 A Sailor's Life
10. 3:27 Abbess Hildegard
11. 6:46 Kafi Noir
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'The ancestors of this album are spiritual – those singers that have gone before me and provide me with my inspiration. Interestingly enough none of my family in India were professional singers and, although within that culture people sang more freely in everyday life, the 'ancestors' here could not be genetic ones!'Some people seem to be interested in analysing the differences between different cultures and traditions. I'm interested in comparing the similarities and weaving them together– to take threads of thought that come from different techniques and singers and weave them into my own pattern.
'The voice is the first and ultimate instrument – it is the one means of expression used by every culture. Although different instruments often have relationships with each other across the continents, they come in different forms, they are played differently... but the voice remains biologically the same across all people. The means by which it is used, the sounds different peoples choose to emulate, is fascinating. The voice is connected to your blood supply! Because of this biological relationship, it is always going to be closer to your instinct, your soul and your emotion – rather than your intellect. The spirit of my ancestors is more accessible to me via the voice – it links into all cultures throughout time.
'One culture's way of expressing something is just as valid as another's. I am fortunate to live in a time when a century of recordings of great singers from around the world are available to me – hearing their means of expression enriches my own.
' On this album I've drawn upon a lot of musical traditions – it makes me feel strong to absorb these influences and yet remain an individual. I chose to record a simple voice and drone album because I wanted to say that 'fusion' doesn't just happen when you put different instruments from different cultures together – or even if you layer different vocal styles – it can happen in one voice, one mind.
'I was born and brought up in England by my Indian family, and growing up I felt a great gap – an absence of roots and a context in which to place myself. In England I was surrounded by cultural stereotypes and images of the 'English rose' and knew I was never going to be like that. I was always an obsessive singer and when my adult voice developed, it was in a low register. In most Western traditions it is felt a woman's voice needs to be high but, to my great relief, I discovered that in the Asian tradition it is quite acceptable for a woman to have either a high or low range.My vocal technique developed from there with an instinctive interest in ornamentation. I then found something which was 'home' – and for me music is home. That is where I express my intention most accurately.
'For me, this album is also a statement about going beyond Asian fusion. I do not want to be an Indian living museum piece here in England. Although I'm passionate about Asian music and culture, and though I involve the knowledge I have of Asian structure in my work, this album is more of a statement about me as a 'world citizen'. I believe that my heritage comes not specifically from my own culture. I believe I am a spiritual heir to a universal form of inspiration.'
~ Sheila Chandra (1992)
Цитата:
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 soothing hymn with drone as are "Sacred Stones" and "Om Namaha Shiva," proving Chandra has indeed succeeded in connecting to ancestral voices for a lovely, meaningful album.
~ Karen K. Hugg
Tracklist:
01. Speaking In Tongues I 1:48
02. Dhyana And Donalogue 4:40
03. Nana/The Dreaming 2:36
04. Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean 3:25
05. The Enchantment 4:36
06. The Call 1:28
07. Bhajan 7:04
08. Speaking In Tongues II 3:08
09. Sacred Stones 5:31
10. Om Namaha Shiva 2:56
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