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100Fields by Drongomala

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General Info

  • Genre: Christian / Folk / Other

    Location UK

    Profile Views: 45561

    Last Login: 12/13/2008

    Member Since 9/29/2005

    Website http://www.flyingmountainrecords.com

    Record Label Flying Mountain Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .... .. 100 Fields by Drongomala .... .. .. .. 100 Fields - buy from iTunes .. .. .. .. 100 Fields - buy from CDBaby .. .. .. Buy direct From Flying Mountain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... All orders are shipped the next day to anywhere in the world. .... .. While in India Drongomala got the inspiration to play some of his favourite gospel songs with South Indian musicians. It was a whim in the remaining three days in the country and was hurriedly arranged. .. .. The musicians were more used to Hindu devotional recordings and most had never heard any of the tracks being recorded for the record. .. .. The musicians gave their heart and soul to the project and their fresh ears on the melodies and moods of these classics adds a new dimension to the traditional gospel greats. .. .. The record is not something that should be classed as strictly Christian or Hindu - the musicians themselves were a mix of Christian, Hindu, Muslim and agnostic but all had the same goal of trying to make a record about universal peace. We just happened to use some old gospel songs to get there. We are pluralists. Music and life itself is our religion. .. .. The studio recording was also joined by painters capturing the scene from which some paintings were done. .. .. This is Drongomala's third record and it seems each record couldn't be more different than the last. Enjoy this release - it has big heart, a romantic sound and hits the Zeitgeist right in the important bits... ....My World Visitor Map..............

  • Members

    Drongomala : vocals, acoustic guitar and arrangements. .. Balu - mridangham. .. A.R. Biju : veena. .. Jon Thorne : double bass. .. Ian Holmes-Lewis : percussion. .. Sanjay/Merlin/Lenoy/Sandra/Ramesh/Sujith - choir. .... We also had a painter, Sarah from Cochin, come in and paint the live event - see her pics on here .. more 100 Fields images .. .. .. .. .. 100 Fields Musicians - find out more .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Influences

    For this record the influences were the female gospel singers such as Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples, Sister Rosetta Tharpe....aswell as south Indian folk music.

  • Sounds Like

    nobody has done old gospel tunes with a south indian feel.....so I'm hoping it sounds like nobody else...

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