Cosmic Jugalbandi

SUNS OF ARQA came into being in 1979, when WADADA creator and leading light was guided to fulfil a higher vision for the future of music…COSMIC JUGALBANDI is not only part of that vision but truly their most beautiful recording to date. The album presents seven magical, authentic Indian raga’s, all cosmically woven together by WADADA’s deep bass lines. Featuring India’s master bamboo flautist RAGHUNATH SETH – his playing can be heard on nearly every movie coming out of ‘Bollywood’. On COSMIC’ the heavenly tones of the flute JUGALBANDI (jugalbandi loosely translated from Sanskrit means duet) with New Delhi’s ‘All India Radio’ star JOHAR ALI on violin. Together with the UK’s top producer JOHN LECKIE, they have produced the very best, east west crossover album ever! Where the scintillating drone and melodic catchphrases are carried by WADADA’s oozing reggae basslines, and then unintrusively dubbed out by YOUTH and ZION TRAIN, this is full-bodied chunky chill/ambient dub for total pleasure.