Prem Joshua — Water Down the Ganges
Take a trip on a boat floating down your inner Ganges… This album enters your senses with rich images of the East — from meditative compositions to rhythmical and energetic pieces — all masterfully played on instruments like sitar, santoor, bamboo flute, soprano sax, tabla.
Prem Joshua & Manish Vyas, both extraordinary multi- instrumentalists, composers and musical partners for 15 years — have been recording and giving concerts together all over the world. This is their feature album under both their names — an inspired collection of compositions played with high craftsmanship — melting the traditional musical boundaries of East and West.
When Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas first met in India in 1987, they immediately realized that they shared the same musical vision: a vision of a sound both energetic and meditative — a vision rooted in the musical traditions of both the East and the West. A lot of water has gone down the Ganges since that first meeting! Again and again Joshua and Manish have shared their similar tastes through projects involving other musicians as well — different solo projects, albums, and bands. In 2002 they felt it was high time they celebrated that partnership with an album composed and recorded together. The timing has been perfect. The album has almost effortlessly created itself! These compositions are all based on inspirations from their performances in India, Europe and the US.
When the full moon shines over mighty Ganga on a clear night — it is like time has come to a halt.
Artist: Prem Joshua
Album: Water Down the Ganges
Genre: New Age, Indian, Lounge, Chillout, World Music
Format: mp3
Year: 2002
Quality: 192 Kbps
File Size: 64.66 MB
Track list:
1. Habibi
2. Sawari
3. Water Down the Ganges
4. Trust
5. Ferryman’s Tale
6. Moon Song
7. Ganga Pooja
8. Nisha
Prem Joshua — Mudra
After playing live music for a live trance event in India, both the Dutch keyboardist Maneesh de Moor and Joshua knew that a new sound was born, which they had to bring out on an album. Soon after, they created MUDRA in the silence of the Tuscan hills and the noise of downtown Amsterdam. This CD blends “trancey” analogue keyboard sounds with sitar and ethnic flutes. Featuring the hit “Shivamoon”.
Artist: Prem Joshua
Album: Mudra
Genre: New Age, Indian, Lounge, Chillout, World Music
Format: mp3
Year: 1999
Quality: 192 Kbps
File Size: 96.27 MB
Track list:
1. Lahore Connection (The Namaskar Mudra) (Radio Mix)
2. Wild Ghunghu (The Fire Mudra)
3. Shiva Moon I (The Crescent Mood Mudra)
4. Shiva Moon II (The Ocean Mudra)
5. Dabari N.Y.C (The Merging Mudra)
6. Wild Ghunghu II (The Sun Mudra)
7. Lahore Connection (The Lotus Mudra) (Ethno Mix)
8. Road to Solaia (The Heart Mudra)
9. Saffron Dreams (The Night Mudra)
10. Banyan Tales (The Tree Mudra)
Prem Joshua — Hamsafar
The Urdu word ‘Hamsafar’ is often used in North Indian poetry and means fellow traveler. This album is an invitation to a magic carpet ride over the borders of East and West. On his second album Joshua is inspired by the many moods of day-to-day life in India and creates a finely woven musical tapestry of scents, melodies, imagination and rhythms. On this musical journey experience and smell the fragrance of the first rains after a long draught in “Mango Rain”, share the pain of the singer who yearns for a far-away lover in “Darbari”, awaken your senses with the first morning birds in “Koregaon Morning”, dance to abandon with the Sufis in the qawwali track “Saki”, or stroll down a noisy Indian bazaar lane with “Bazaar Rumours”…
Artist: Prem Joshua
Album: Hamsafar
Genre: New Age, Indian, Lounge, Chillout, World Music
Format: mp3
Year: 1994
Quality: 192 Kbps
File Size: 74.04 MB
Track list:
1. Moghul Gardens
2. Mango Rain
3. Deccan Queen
4. Darbari
5. Koregaon Morning
6. Saki
7. Bazaar Rumours
8. That Silent Place
9. Return of the Mystics
10. Rickshaw to Paradise