Kuttanadan Punjayile (from Jahaaṅ)

Program Notes Jahaaṅ translates roughly to, “the place where…” It is this sense of both distance and possibility that I wanted to convey in these arrangements of folk songs from different states and languages within India. This final movement, Kuttanadan Punjayile (Malayalam) is about longing for home on so many levels: In the most literal … Read more

Jahaaṅ

Program Notes Jahaaṅ translates roughly to, “the place where…” It is this sense of both distance and possibility that I wanted to convey in these arrangements of folk songs from different states and languages within India. Each of these songs touches on the feeling of ‘home’ in a different way. Mor Bani Thanghat Kare (Gujarati) … Read more