Shabda : शब्द

Tarika’s 1997 album Son Egal was a further helping of the exuberant, infectious, buoyant music of Madagascar’s internationally popular roots music adventurers, brought to a new peak by sought-after producers Simon Emmerson (Baaba Maal/Afro Celt Sound System) and Martin Russell. But it also had powerful central themes about historic reconciliation and current political corruption.

Ulla Pirttijärvi is a Sami artist from Finland. Together with Frode Fjellheim she creates a magical world where the traditional joik is lifted up to new levels, and also mixed with other musical styles. The album takes the listener to all kinds of moods from joy to sadness, from relaxation to chaos, from the tranquil nature to the hectic city life.

It’s an album of traditional music Himalayan country of Nepal. Nepal borders with India and China (Tibet), so this country, being on the border of two great Asian cultures brought by fate out of their vast domain the various elements. Thus, the Nepali folk lean towards the Indian manner of performance.