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Mudra

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Absolutely gorgeous pieces of music on this CD. Track #7: Lahore Connection-the Ethno Mix, track #8: Road to Solaia, and track #9: Saffron Dreams will touch your soul. Track #5: Darbari NYC and track #10: Banyan Dreams are nice also but you have to be in the mood.
Also, this CD features, 2 very up-tempo, dancable tunes - track #3: Shiva Moon and track #6: Wild Ghunghu. Not only are they uplifting but also stunningly beautiful.
One track I didn't care much for was the opening one: the radio mix of Lahore Connection. It wasn't bad but it wasn't as good as the Ethno Mix.
This is a must have for all fusion/new age/indian music lovers.

"Mudra" is a great introduction to East-West fusion music.The opening song,"Lahore Connection-Radio Mix",skillfully blends Western sensibilities with Eastern traditions.While "Shiva Moon I" is danceable,"Shiva Moon II" is meditative&mysterious."Lahore Connection-Ethnic Mix" takes the opening song to a deeper,mystical level.

For New Age music,Prem Joshua is incredibly accessible--and underrated.His music is played at a local Eastern imports store,but he isn't heard much else.This album is a good introduction to Prem Joshua;"Yatri"&"Water down the Ganges" are more Eastern,the former with more Indian influences,the latter with more Arabic influences.Putumayo's "Asian Lounge" introduced me to Prem Joshua's music,since it has the tracks "Funky Guru"&"Water down the Ganges." "Mudra" is an excellent album if you're interested in East-West fusion music;it's a great place to start!

It was dumb luck to find this CD for $1 on a thrift store stack among scratched copies of Kenny G and The Backstreet Boys... It's a very satisfying collection of perky, rhythmic grooves and evocative instrumentals. I've played it over and over for the past couple of weeks and it's rich enough to withstand the overexposure. It's good background music for yoga practice, as well as for enhancing the drive to and from work.