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Opening Salt Rain is an invocation to the Hindu deity Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles. In the Indian tradition, it's always a good idea to get Ganesh's blessings at the beginning of any new venture. Susheela Raman may toss in bass, drums, and other Western flourishes, but she also knows when to stick with the tried and true practices of her native culture. Raman also affords praise to other deities, namely the devis or goddesses Saraswati and Kamakshi, and lords Shiva and Rama. No doubt about it, Salt Rain is truly a mix of East and West, as Raman sought out producer Sam Mills after hearing his work with Bengali singer Paban Das Baul. Mills gathered musicians from around the world to create the backdrop for Raman, who sings in English and various Indian languages -- Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu -- as well as East African Luo. Most of the songs are traditional prayers or chants that Raman and Mills arranged in such ways as to fit their vision without losing the essence of the original. Overall, they did a pretty good job, as Raman shines more on those pieces than any others.
© Kelly McCartney /TiVo
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Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Arranger, Tanpura, Voices, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marque Gilmore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Tanpura, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Mills, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Manos Achalinotopoulos, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Q. Jones, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Traditional, Composer - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Arranger, Tanpura, Voices, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Arabella Rodriguez, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Tanpura, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Mills, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hossam Ramzi, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Arranger, Tanpura, Voices, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marque Gilmore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Robert B. Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Richard M. Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Susheela Raman, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - ALBERTO IGLESIAS, Arranger, Musician, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Arranger, Tanpura, Voices, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Tanpura, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Mills, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Manos Achalinotopoulos, Editor, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Fernandez, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Don Dieu Le Divin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Arranger, Tanpura, Voices, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Manos Achalinotopoulos, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Upright Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Arranger, Tanpura, Voices, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Dieu Le Divin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - ALBERTO IGLESIAS, Arranger, Vocalist, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Arranger, Tanpura, Voices, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Stuart Bruce, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Segal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Buckley, ComposerLyricist - Larry Beckett, ComposerLyricist - Hilaire Penda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Susheela Raman, Tanpura, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Mills, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aref Durvesh, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Djanuno Dabo, Percussion, Bongos, Drum, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Keyloch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lesley Betts, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sandhya Sanjana, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
Album review
Opening Salt Rain is an invocation to the Hindu deity Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles. In the Indian tradition, it's always a good idea to get Ganesh's blessings at the beginning of any new venture. Susheela Raman may toss in bass, drums, and other Western flourishes, but she also knows when to stick with the tried and true practices of her native culture. Raman also affords praise to other deities, namely the devis or goddesses Saraswati and Kamakshi, and lords Shiva and Rama. No doubt about it, Salt Rain is truly a mix of East and West, as Raman sought out producer Sam Mills after hearing his work with Bengali singer Paban Das Baul. Mills gathered musicians from around the world to create the backdrop for Raman, who sings in English and various Indian languages -- Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu -- as well as East African Luo. Most of the songs are traditional prayers or chants that Raman and Mills arranged in such ways as to fit their vision without losing the essence of the original. Overall, they did a pretty good job, as Raman shines more on those pieces than any others.
© Kelly McCartney /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:36
- Main artists: Susheela Raman
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Narada
- Genre: World
© 2001 Narada Productions, Inc. ℗ 2001 Narada Productions, Inc.
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