After playing live music for a live trance event in India, both the Dutch keyboardist Maneesh de Moor and Joshua knew that a new sound was born, which they had to bring out on an album. Soon after, they created MUDRA in the silence of the Tuscan hills and the noise of downtown Amsterdam. This CD blends "trancey" analogue keyboard sounds with sitar and ethnic flutes. Featuring the hit "Shivamoon. Read more on Last.fm.
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Prem Joshua is a pioneer in the field of World Music, exploring and creating a new synthesis in sound which takes us beyond the borders of both East and West.
Haunting melodies on the sitar, bamboo flute and soprano sax soar over driving tabla rhythms - ancient Sanskrit and Sufi poems are re-awakened by captivating songs and chants. And while drawing inspiration from these deep wells of the musical traditions of the East, Joshua has never lost touch with the pulse of contemporary Western music. Read more on Last.fm
