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Track listing

#"Loay Loay Aaja Mahi" (Safri) #"Gur Nalon Ishk Mitha" (trad. Punjab–Sagoo) #"Kehna Hi Kya" (Rahman–Mehboob; arr. Moore) #"(Ek Ho Gaye) Hum Aur Tum" (Rahman–Mehboob) #"Hawa Hawa" (Ashraf) #"Pardesi Pardesi" (Shrava–Samir) #"Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" (Jatin-Lalit–Bakhshi) #"Gur Nalon Ishk Mitha" emix#"Kehne Hi Kya" emix

Arrangements

*1–3 & 6: Sarha Moore *4 & 7: Kay Charlton *5: Shyam Brass Band & Gregg Moore *8: Sambhangra remix by Joe Cohen & Larry Whelan *9: Snake Eyes remix by Sanjeve ::''(Recorded at the Dairy, Brixton.)''

Personnel

*Sarha Moore — soprano saxophone, alto saxophone,

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*Joe Cohen — soprano saxophone,

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, percussion *Kay Charlton —

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*Will Embliss — trumpet *Ros Davies —

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*Dave Jago — trombone *

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*Philippe d'Amonville — drums, percussion *Nick Cattermole — bass drum,

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, percussion *Alice Kinloch —

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*Mark Allan — baritone saxophone 1999 albums The Bollywood Brass Band albums {{World-album-stub