2005-06-28
The international debut album from this Indian-born, Canadian-raised vocalist.The new self-titled album holds a batch of remixed highlights from Kiran’s two previous independent releases - the most recent of which earned the 2004 Juno Award for Best World Music Recording.
Ahluwalia is essentially an interpreter of “ghazals”, an ancient poetic style of sung verse popular on the Indian sub-continent. Two new tracks featuring Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster help to broaden the global scope of the effort.
SOJA
Strength to Survive
The Sway Machinery
Hidden Melodies Revealed
LOREENA MCKENNITT
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
SUNI PAZ
Bandera Mia-Songs of Argentina
Various Artists
Congotronics 2 – Buzz ‘N’ Rumble From the Urb ‘N’ Jungle
ANGELIQUE KIDJO
Djin Djin
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