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GARY LUCAS &
NAJMA AKHTAR
JOIN FORCES ON RISHTE
Indian/Blues Collaboration
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World Village is thrilled to present a new collaboration between British/South Asian singer Najma Akhtar and GRAMMY® nominated American guitarist Gary Lucas. An intoxicating blend of Indian music, the blues and psychedelia, the album includes lush, modern arrangements of Indian ghazals, a haunting version of Skip James' "Special Rider Blues" and even songs originally written for Lucas's former collaborator, Jeff Buckley.
“their collaboration here works brilliantly…As for Akhtar, her voice is a heaven-sent gift. If she had made this album with that other noted blues aficionado, Robert Plant, it would surely sell a million and win a Grammy.” – Songlines, Top of the World
 IN AUGUST:
SUSAN MCKEOWN &
LORIN SKLAMBERG
SAINTS & TSADIKS
Yiddish and Irish Folk Songs
Celebrated Irish artist Susan McKeown delivers an equally exciting collaboration next month, with Lorin Sklamberg, lead vocalist of the GRAMMY®-winning Jewish American roots band The Klezmatics. An absorbing collection of Yiddish and Irish songs, Saints & Tsadiks explores the connections between Jewish and Irish traditions, using themes such as love, death, betrayal and the demon drink. McKeown and Sklamberg worked together previously on the Klezmatics' Woody Guthrie project Wonder Wheel, which won the 2006 GRAMMY® for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
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