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Petal

by Avataar

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franhonar Agra, my favourite track from this album is a city in North India that was a seat of the Mughal Muslim Empire in the 1500s-1600s, and where Shah Jehan built the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz. A portion of the azaan that is heard at the beginning of this piece is a sample of city street sounds in Agra and the entire piece is a tribute to the power and majesty of that empire as well as the tragedy and love that connects the Taj Mahal to it. Favorite track: Agra.
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Agra 06:59
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Banda Aceh 06:58
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3.
Monsoon 03:49
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The Long Dream 06:20
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Infinite Open 05:29
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no mind in the wave no mind in the song gaps in the race space in sequence of ray and shadow softened pace, and still but still and yet it moves until, of its own will looks with love from the heart of the world no mind in the void and the gaze where an infinite open is your sky
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Raudra 07:31
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Petal (the space between) 05:53
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we live in the space between petals in the subtle breath between one blur and another opening as time overlapping impossible gestures that we can feel moving in ways we don’t know that we know lose time, lose the flow the bloom’s location is unknown press the matter, lost forever what surges in the break, and this breach itself, are true; we live in the movement of a petal’s open undoing
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Ishwar 05:47
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Annapoorna 07:05
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Petal (ephemerata) 05:43
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Avataar's music has drawn comparison to Mahavishnu Orchestra, Keith Jarrett with Jan Garbarek, late Coltrane, and Oregon. The resulting confluence is a mesmerizing blend of rhythmic hypnotism, sonic landscapes and soaring melody that marries ancient and modern musical sounds. Cleverly layered and cinematic in scope, the music drives and swirls through a vast sonic palette. The album is questing in nature - the concepts of impermanence and universal consciousness feature in many of the compositions, as do first-rate musical interpretations and improvisations highlighting guitar, saxophone and vocals.

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released October 13, 2015

Petal features saxophonist/flutist/composer Sundar Viswanathan, vocalist Felicity Williams (Bahamas, Hobson's Choice), tabla maestro Ravi Naimpally (Tasa), guitarist Michael Occhipinti (Sicilian Jazz Project, Don Byron, Bruce Cockburn), bassist Justin Gray (Monsoon, David Liebman, Subanker Banarjee) and drummer Giampaolo Scatozza (Paul Young, Tom Jones ). Special guests include award winning pianist Robi Botos and acclaimed Hindustani singer Samidha Joglekar.

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Avataar Toronto, Ontario

AVATAAR, led by multiple Juno-nominated saxophonist/flutist and composer Sundar Viswanathan, is a dynamic World-jazz ensemble that seamlessly melds the music of India, Brazil, and modern jazz with atmospheric landscapes and world grooves. Cleverly layered and cinematic in scope, the music drives and swirls through a vast sonic palette. ... more

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