Aruna Sairam - Divine Inspiration

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Aruna Sairam is one of the most beloved representatives of Carnatic vocal music—a style that is rooted in the devotional songs and music from the temples of South India. Acclaimed for her distinctive style and deeply moving performances, she has sold out countless concerts both in India and abroad.

Aruna is the recipient of several major Indian classical music honors, including the prestigious title of "Sangita Choodamani." Regarded as an innovator in Carnatic music, she has performed with various European and African artists, including the Gregorian chant master Dominique Vellard, with whom she performed at the Fès Festival of World Sacred Music.

On this extraordinary album, Sairam unites poetry, language, and music from across centuries and from across India itself. These nine songs vary in structure, pace and mood, while the nine poets belong to different periods and speak many tongues. But they are as one in denouncing the distinctions of caste, creed, gender, and sectarianism. At the center of a line-up comprising violin, tampura, hand cymbals and a variety of hand drums reigns Sairam, whose rich and concentrated voice is a pure pleasure to listen to.

Aruna Sairam's virtuosity is expressed through a stunningly beautiful voice coupled with extraordinarily skilled improvisation and an ability to transmit one of the world's great sacred repertoires to audiences of all backgrounds.
Her intricate vocal lines dance around rhythms of dazzling complexity, separating and intersecting, breaking free and doubling back, seeming to touch the ground only to launch into another ecstatic melody.
Her new release, "Divine Inspiration" captures Sairam at the peak of her artistry. Some might even say it is a gift from the gods. - India Post / Cdroots