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Title: A Revelation!
Review: I bought this CD used at a local shop out of sheer curiosity. When I put it on my player, I was immediately impressed by the purity of Ms. Jhaveri's voice. If you tend to generalize about Indian female singers in thinking that their voices are bit nasal (à la the Carnatic vocalists...Ms. Jhaveri comes from the Hindustrani tradition) or a bit thin (like Bollywood legend Lata Mangeshkar) then this CD will be great surprise. Ms. Jhaveri's lovely voice is mesmerizing and at the end of the 3rd song, she adds a second track of her voice that provides a low-key murmuring (and non-gimmicky!) counterpoint to the melody. Harmonium and tamboura provide gauzy supporting wash in the background that adds to the dreamlike quality of the music and it is driving by tasteful rhythms on the tabla.
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