Jamunar Nila Joley is an ancient Brajavali folk song about finding God in the turbulent blue waters of river Yamuna. Composer Vishal J. Singh’s accomplishment with this moving interpretation is finding a natural harmony between the vastly differing forms of traditional folk and contemporary world music. Set to release on the fest of Krishna’s birth, the track is fittingly voiced by Vishal’s mother Kasturi Nath Singh, while also featuring vocals from the versatile Siddharth Basrur with Ajay Jayanthi on the violin and Andrey Sazonov on woodwinds.
This track is an attempt by a very diverse group of contemporary musicians to connect to their roots. While Mrs. Singh is a trained Hindustani classical and folk musician, Andrey comes from a western classical background, Ajay has been tutored in Carnatic classical music, and Vishal and Siddharth are well known for their avant garde and alt rock music respectively. Creating a quality work of fusion between two contradictory forms of music takes immense expertise in both of them. Here is a song where five artists from contrasting backgrounds have poured out their hearts in delivering a work of beauty that almost seems effortless.
"Me and my mother Kasturi Nath Singh wanted to release a new modern folk version of ‘Jamunar Nila Joley’ but we never thought that it would become a beautiful collaboration between us, Siddharth, Ajay and Andrey. This song is very personal to me. My mother used to sing it to me as a lullaby when I was a child. This is a very honest and beautiful collaboration and I hope people from all over the world can connect to it." - Vishal J.Singh
“Working on Jamunar Nila Joley was definitely a one of a kind experience for me. I knew I already had great songwriting chemistry with Vishal, but to jam with his mother and find that all 3 of us shared the same chemistry was even more amazing. It was also the first time recording violins for me, and although we ended up doing it at home, Ajay Jayanthi really nailed it. We did some crazy stuff, including running Ajay’s violin through a whammy pedal and making it sound like a Cello. The icing on the cake was definitely Andrew Sazonov’s woodwind section that really brought this track together.” - Siddharth Basrur
‘Jamunar Nila Joley’ by Vishal J Singh feat. Kasturi Nath Singh, Siddharth Basrur, Ajay Jayanthi & Andrey Sazonov out now via No Binary Records
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Produced and performed by Vishal J Singh feat. Kasturi Nath Singh, Siddharth Basrur, Ajay Jayanthi & Andrey Sazonov
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