Moonsung

Sheila Chandra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Real World
• ASIN: B001BKZD64
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,140 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean

2. Dhyana and Donalogue

3. Shehnai Song

4. The Enchantment

5. Speaking in Tongues III

6. Abonecronedrone 3 (Excerpt)

7. Nana

8. Waiting

9. Sacred Stones

10. Abonecronedrone 1 (Excerpt)

11. Lagan Love/Nada Brahma

12. Blacksmith

13. Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean [Remix][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible, Soothing and Beautiful Journey, February 7, 2003

By 

Scott T. Perricone (Bayport, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moonsung (Audio CD)

When a friend of mine asked me if I would listen to this album I was skeptical to say the least, but I agreed to listen nonetheless. Oh, what rewards can come with so little risk. It turned out that I found Sheila Chandra's vocal range, style and tonality to be one of the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard. The uniqueness of her Hindu background and culture of the British Isles collide to produce a sound like no other I have ever heard. I could be dreaming in Bombay or Dublin and never have imagined the balance demonstrated in this work. A must have for soothing the soul. If "Heaven" has a soundtrack, this album should be included on it. Only "criticism" is the track "Speaking in Tongues". While further demonstrating Sheila's incredible talent, it jars you back from the meditative state that the rest of the tracks work so hard to induce. Please be advised that this is mostly a collection (A "Best of", if you will), so if you own other Sheila Chandra works you may duplicate some tracks.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her voice is haunting and extremely versitile!!, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moonsung (Audio CD)

I can't put her style of music in any specific category, but it is a cross between Indian, Arabic, and a bit like Enya. A wonderful album, and one that can be appreciated for its beauty and technical excellence. You will enjoy it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Ease, April 27, 2003

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M. Swinney "Marc My Words" (Flower Mound, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moonsung (Audio CD)

Sheila Chandra deserves to be heard. On "Moonsung," Chandra's simplistic droning form gives rise to an otherworldly voice. The space the sparse arrangements creates, allows Chandra's crystalline voice to breathe. I liken the whole of "Moonsung," to something in the neighborhood of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's spiritual Qwalli chants. Don't read me wrong--the sound is different, but Chandra's Indian raga style puts you in the neighborhood of spiritual chants, but just with some folk balladry mixed in for good measure.

One of the more interesting tracks is "Speaking in Tongues III," in which Chandra pulls off this new age world music rebirth of bebop. It is what would happen if Ella Fitzgerald had been from India and sniffed a whole lot of incense. It truly is remarkable what Chandra can do with her voice as a primary instrument. The only fault I can find with this disc is that the CD's strength is also a weakness. The simplistic arrangements can give off a kind of "sameness" that hurts the album only ever so slightly when listened to all the way through. Bottom line, Sheila Chandra sings and shoots the moon. Turn off the lights, turn on the lava lap, and meditate while Sheila drones.