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Beggars and Saints by Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra
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11 tracks | 66 minutes
Released Nov 2003
on Triloka Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 Lake of Exploits lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 Lake of Exploits lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 Lake of Exploits
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:51 Hara Shiva Shankara lyrics BUY MP3 07:51 Hara Shiva Shankara lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:51 Hara Shiva Shankara
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:27 Be With You lyrics BUY MP3 05:27 Be With You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:27 Be With You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:28 Gopala lyrics BUY MP3 08:28 Gopala lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:28 Gopala
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:02 Rama Bolo lyrics BUY MP3 08:02 Rama Bolo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:02 Rama Bolo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:29 Radhe Radhe lyrics BUY MP3 07:29 Radhe Radhe lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:29 Radhe Radhe
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:28 Menoka lyrics BUY MP3 06:28 Menoka lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:28 Menoka
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:47 Beggars and Saints lyrics BUY MP3 06:47 Beggars and Saints lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:47 Beggars and Saints
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:40 Lake of Exploits Pt. 2 lyrics BUY MP3 04:40 Lake of Exploits Pt. 2 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:40 Lake of Exploits Pt. 2
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:49 Conductor lyrics BUY MP3 05:49 Conductor lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:49 Conductor
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:16 Coda lyrics BUY MP3 01:16 Coda lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:16 Coda
A stimulating and exotic multi-cultural fusion that is truly world spirit music.
Editorial review
Folklore meets science on the computer-manipulated cover of this latest release from Jai Uttal; the music behind the cover reveals more of the modern world meeting folklore and tradition head on, with Uttal putting traditional chants to new music and mixing together western and oriental instruments along with the traditional and the contemporary in instrumentation. The result is a heady, muscular mixture that carves its own niche in as distinctive a way as anything from Bill Laswell's corner. There's a range of vocal and instrumental tones mixed into Beggars and Saints that goes beyond any easy description -- think of swaying willows in a light wind and you'll be more on target. While it has its roots in the street music of India, Beggars and Saints is really more about spirit, wood and water. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Jai Uttal takes another trans-cultural leap with Beggars and Saints. Travelling again along another tributary of the North-Indian fountainhead of World Music fusion, Jai blends street smart funk with the melodies and rhythms of the sub-continent. Featuring the Pagan Love Orchestra, Beggars and Saints moves from haunting vocals to trance dance beats and seductive meditations with the
Beggars and Saints is one of dotar player and chant master Jai Uttal's more spiritual albums, reaching deep into his bag of Hindustani devotional lyrics and ragas to create a music saturated in South Asian instrumentation (tabla, harmonium, dunbek) and American pop savvy. Open-minded listeners appreciative of Uttal's authentic passion for both cultures will find the winning card here. While "Be with You" begs for smooth-jazz airplay, tunes like "Gopala" and "Hara Shiva Shankara" show that Uttal's serious about his Asian influences.
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Funky, upliftingyogalover wrote on January 16, 2009
Feel good middle eastern groove. I love Hara Shiva Shankara.