Anoushka Shankar - Land Of Gold (2016) [Official Digital Download]

Everyone is, in some way or another, searching for their own “Land of Gold”: a journey to a place of security, connectedness and tranquillity, which they can call home. This journey also represents the interior quest that we all take to find a sense of inner peace, truth and acceptance – a universal desire that unites humanity.

The seeds of Land of Gold originated in the context of the humanitarian plight of refugees. It coincided with the time when I had recently given birth to my second child. I was deeply troubled by the intense contrast between my ability to provide for my baby, and others who desperately wanted to provide the same security for their children but were unable to do so. It was a disturbing comparison that played on my mind, fuelled by a sense of growing outrage, that the mass displacement of this vulnerable tide of people had been caused by external political decisions and detached acts of war. It is tragic to think that we live in a world where our capacity to offer sanctuary to those uprooted by violent circumstances beyond their control is determined by geographical borders.

As I watched this nightmarish trauma unfold, graphically crystallized by the heart-wrenching images of the lifeless body of Syrian infant Aylan Kurdi washed-up on a Turkish beach – an event that shaped the album’s title song, “Land of Gold” – I felt overwhelmed with a sense of powerlessness to alleviate the suffering and injustice taking place as the world looked on. However, like many others, I was painfully aware that, while I was physically remote from their harrowing

TRACKLIST

1. Manu Delago - Land Of Gold (Mogwai Remix)
2. Manu Delago - Land Of Gold (Mogwai Remix Edit)
3. Manu Delago - Crossing The Rubicon (Karsh Kale Remix)
4. Anoushka Shankar - Boat To Nowhere (Matt Robertson Remix)
5. Anoushka Shankar - Crossing The Rubicon (Shiva Soundsystem Remix)
6. Anoushka Shankar - Last Chance (Grain Remix)
7. Anoushka Shankar - Say Your Prayers (Matt Robertson Remix)



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