Basant Blue by Yogi and the Yoginis
| Artist: | Yogi and the Yoginis |
| Album: | Terra Shivaiya |
| Title: | Basant Blue |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Track number: | 3 |
| Total tracks: | 12 |
| Disc number: | 1 |
| Genres: | Jazz / World / Soundtrack |
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Liner notes
Composed by Yogi McCaw and Ujwal Nagar. This beautiful melody comes from the North India Basant Rag. Then Yogi created acomplimentary melody in R&B old skool style. Indian Classical meets "Dancin' in the Streets"!
About the artist
The Yoginis deliver exciting, fresh sounds fusing American Jazz, Brazilian Samba, Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms and Indian/Jazz fusions.
Yogi and the Yoginis original world-fusion jazz has won finalist in the WOMEX 2009 songwriting contest, called “Truly one of a kind” (Steve Getz, Stan Getz's son) and “Truly Innovative” (the Jazz Network Worldwide), and heard in the award winning “Dalai Lama Renaissance” documentary.
A song will also be in the upcoming new Morgan Spurlock film, "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold".
"Yogi has assembled a diverse and talented group of multi-cultural musicians." Steve Getz, The Jazz Network Worldwide
"Yogi McCaw is the best!"
Derek Sivers - founder CD Baby
Lyrics
Indian lyrics by Ujwal Nagar
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