Deepest India - IMPORT

Sample CD

"The aim of Indian music is to create spiritual awakening in man... and its essence lies in its interpretation" - Sangeet Karyala, India. Deepest India is a 3-CD set of original samples that explores every area of musical emotion from elation to despair - from hauntingly beautiful vocals, through countless joyous orchestral ensembles to authentic indian instrumental phrases. There has never been anything quite like this collection available before - and therefore much interest is expected from musicians and composers who seek out and appreciate only the very highest standard of professional sample libraries, and won't be disappointed. CD 1 - Vocals; CD 2 - Instruments; CD 3 - Orchestras & Ensembles. The samples were all specially recorded in various studios throughout the Punjab using the finest singers-both classically trained vocalists and those whose expertise has been developed through numerous live performances in the village and townships of Punjab. Vocals were generally sung to 80, 90, 100, 110 or 120 BPM, except vocal passages where tempo is traditionally irrelevant.

Classical Ensembles generally feature a leading solo instrument such as a Sitar, a Drone(usually a taanpoora), a main percussionist(for example, a Tablachi) and possibly secondary percussion such as a Ghara( Clay Pot), Typical examples include tracks 07 and 10 on CD3.

Orchestration and harmonisation, introduced from the West, as featured in the Film Orchestra Samples eg. track 02 and 04 on CD 3 have added new dimensions to Indian Music...