Jai Ganesha - Emam & Friends (Audio CD) | Music Today (2010)
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EMAM & FRIENDS (IN THE ORDER OF APPEARANCE):
Moses Sedler (San Rafael, CA) - Cello
Asif Ali Khan (Delhi, India) - sarangi
Mukesh Sharma (Delhi, India) - sarod
Taufiq Qureshi (Mumbai, India) - percussion
Emam (Iran/San Rafael, CA) - tabla, percussion
Dave Lewis (Los Angeles, CA) - drums
Yashoda (Poland/San Rafael, CA) - oud
Geetika Varde (Mumbai, India) - vocals
Kai Eckhardt (Germany/Berkeley, CA) - bass
Robert Szydlo (Wroclaw, Poland) - bass
Indu Prakash (Delhi, India) - vocals
Deepak Ram (S. Africa/USA) - bansuri
Zoltan Lantos (Budapest, Hungary) - violin
Naushad Ahmed (Delhi, India) - tabla
Chand Khan (Delhi, India) - sitar

STUDIOS:
Dave’s drum tracks recorded by Benjamin at Bomb Shelter Studios (LA, CA) Greetika’s vocal tracks recorded by Taufiq Qureshi (Mumbai, India) All other tracks recorded by Emam (Poland, Hungry, USA)
#14 & instrumental versions of #1, 2, 3, 11, 12 mixed by Benjamin Tierney & Emam All other tracks mixed by Emam

SONG GREDITS:
1) Jai Ganesha (Emam) Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Asif Ali Khan: sarangi; Moses Sedler: cello; Yashoda: vocals; Taufiq Qureshi: dumbak; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: dumbak, percussion.

2) Desert Moon (Emam) Mukesh Sharma: Geetika Varde: lead vocals; Moses Sedler: cello; Gari Hegedus: oud; Kai Eckhardt: bass; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: ghatam, percussion

3) Come to Poland Part 1 (Music: Emam, lyrics: Yashoda) Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Asif Ali Khan: sarangi; Yashoda: vocals; Robert Szydlo: bass; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla

4) Come to Poland Part 2 (Emam) Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Asif Ali Khan: sarangi; Indu Prakash: vocals; Robert Szydlo: bass; Taufiq Qureshi: cajon; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla

5) Kripa Karo (Emam) Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Asif Ali Khan: sarangi; Geetika Varde: lead vocals; Yashoda: vocals; Robert Szydlo: bass; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla

6/7) Step into your Future - Part 1 and Part 2 (Emam) Zoltan Lantos: violin; Kai Eckhardt: bass; Deepak Ram: bansuri; Artur Dutkiewicz: keyboards; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla, ghatam, dumbak, percussion.

8) Carpe Diem (music: Emam, lyrics: Yashoda) Kai Eckhardt: bass; Deepak Ram: bansuri; Indu Prakash: vocals; Moses Sedler: cello; Yashoda: vocals; Taufiq Qureshi: vocal recitation; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla, percussion

9) Om Namah Shivay Alap 10) Om Namah Shivay (Emam) Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Asif Ali Khan: sarangi; Indu Prakash: lead vocals; Yashoda: vocals; Robert Szydlo: bass; Dave Lewis: drums; Naushad Ahmed: tabla; Emam: dumbak.

11/12) Come to Poland - Bansuri Mix (Emam) Part 1 & 2 Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Deepak Ram: bansuri; Asif Ali Khan: sarangi; Indu Prakash: vocals; Robert Szydlo: bass; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla

13) Lucky 13 (Emam) Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Asif Ali Khan: sarangi: Chand Khan: sitar; Robert Szydlo: bass; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla

14) Whisper (Emam) Mukesh Sharma: sarod; Kai Eckhardt: bass; Indu Prakash: vocals; Moses Sedler: cello; Gari Hegedus: oud; Taufiq Qureshi: dumbak, vocal recitation; Dave Lewis: drums; Emam: tabla, percussion, vocal recitation, harmonium.

Jai Ganesha
Emam & Friends

Music is a force which crosses all artificial political, cultural and racial boundaries, unifying us all as human beings. My interest has always been in bringing together different styles to create original, fresh and uplifting music. This album combines Indian classical and devotional music with Jazz, Eastern European and Middle Eastern music and was recorded in Delhi, Mumbai, Wroclaw (Poland), Budapest (Hungary), San Francisco and Los Angeles. It features an outstanding cast of artists who through their talent bring the music to life. My deepest gratitude and thanks to the following musicians who made this project possible (in the order of appearance): Moses Sedler (cello); Asif Ali Khan (sarangi); Mukesh Sharma (sarod); Taufiq Qureshi (percussion); Dave Lewis (drums); Gari Hegedus (oud); Geetika Varde (vocals); Kai Eckhardt (bass); Yashoda (vocals); Robert Szydlo (bass); Indu Prakash (vocals); Deepak Ram (bansuri); Zoltan Lantos (violin); Naushad Ahmed (tabla); Chand Khan (sitar).