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The Crossing (Sanjay Mishra Album)
''The Crossing'' is an album by guitarist Sanjay Mishra. His first album, it was released in 1993. Track listing All songs written by Sanjay Mishra #"Country and Eastern" #"Takes Two To" #"Rendezvous" #"Lullaby" #"City of Joy" #"The Crossing" #"Manali" #"Cantico" #"Attack of The Killer Bees" #"By Twilight" #"Mirage" #"Invocation" Personnel *Sanjay Mishra – MIDI nylon string electric guitar with photon MIDI converter *Broto Roy – percussion *Grover Tigue – electric bass *Meg Kimmel, Aniko Debreceny – flutes on tracks 2 and 11 *Malashri Prasad – sampled voice on tracks 6 and 10 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Crossing 1993 albums Sanjay Mishra albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Mishra (musician)
Sanjay Mishra is an Indian American musician who began performing after completing his studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Mishra plays with an eclecticism well suited to his multicultural background combining both Eastern and Western influences. He has been quoted saying, "I come from a tradition that has a lot of improvisation. Sometimes Western classical music can seem a little rigid, I had to find some middle ground." Education He graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University in 1987. Early career Mishra first came to public acclaim for his album ''Blue Incantation'' with guitarist Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead. It is one of Garcia's last works. Tributes to Garcia's work occur in Mishra's concerts. , |
Blue Incantation
''Blue Incantation'' is an album by guitarist Sanjay Mishra with special guest Jerry Garcia. It combines elements of modern Western music and classical Indian music. It was released in 1995 by Akar Music and RainDog Records. Critical reception ''The Denver Post'' wrote of the album, "Sanjay Mishra plays acoustic guitar with an eclecticism well suited for his multicultural background.... heselections ith Garciaare lovely and expansive."Rosen, Steven''Blue Incantation'' review, ''The Denver Post'', October 18, 1995 AllMusic's review said, "But the Garcia connection aside, this disc is worth a listen on the strength of Mishra's nimble guitar work and smooth compositions alone.... A gorgeous record that updates the rich traditions of Indian Classical music by placing them in a modern context." ''The Music Box'' wrote, "''Blue Incantation'' is an exceptional collection of instrumental pieces from guitarist Sanjay Mishra, and its success goes far beyond the assistance he receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Albums
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorists detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the United States., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Oslo I Accord rect 200 0 400 200 1993 Russian constitutional crisis rect 400 0 600 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
