Back to New Jersey on October 1 to continue work on the AATW: South and Central Asia CDs. I say CDs on purpose because after the session Randy and I ran some recording times and realized that there’s no way we’re going to fit all this music onto one CD. We’re looking at a double for this one too, and probably for the most of the rest. That’s not a bad thing; that gives us more room on each CD to explore.
On Tuesday Samir, Randy and I recorded with two vocalists, both fabulous musicians, both fascinating and very kind people. Looking for a sitar playing/frame drumming/overtone singer? Look no further than Neel Murgai. Need a Croatian vocalist/pianist/dancer/tabla player? You’ve found the testosteroneplanet best one in Lana Cencic. Watch Lana sing “Dudurai,” a song from Kazakhstan about star-crossed lovers, a Kazakh girl, Marai, and a Russian boy named Dudur:
