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Hailed as “among modern music's most compelling vocalists” (Wall Street Journal), “most enchanting” (NPR) and \"extraordinary\" (DownBeat), Ganavya has worked with an array of luminaries including the likes of Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding and on new album \u003ci\u003elike the sky, I've been too quiet\u003c\/i\u003e she presents thirteen compelling tracks which showcase her ethereal voice and numinous energy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Native Rebel Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50410083877195,"sku":"2180987","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-02-15_at_12.05.59_7eb69845_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726636417"},{"product_id":"daughter-of-a-temple","title":"Daughter Of A Temple","description":"\u003cp\u003eRepress. Described by the Wall Street Journal as “one of modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” New York-born and Tamil Nadu-raised singer and multi-instrumentalist Ganavya releases her new album, \u003ci\u003eDaughter of a Temple\u003c\/i\u003e. The album follows her performance at Sault’s acclaimed live debut in London in 2023, where, according to The Guardian, her “voice had a delicate emotive heft that could turn stoics into sobbing wrecks.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eDaughter of a Temple\u003c\/i\u003e, Ganavya invited over 30 artists from various disciplines to a ritual gathering in Houston. Consequently, the album features numerous contributors, including renowned musicians such as esperanza spalding, Vijay Iyer, Shabaka Hutchings, Immanuel Wilkins, and Peter Sellars. The results—an innovative and deeply moving blend of spiritual jazz and South Asian devotional music—were initially recorded by Ryan Renteria and then further edited and mixed by Nils Frahm at Leiter's studio in Berlin in 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGanavya is the author and singer of the first Tamil text to win a Latin Grammy. She was a vocalist in Vijay Iyer’s Ritual Quartet and the soloist on Quincy Jones-produced „Tocororo\", which reached No. 1 on the Jazz Charts. Her most recent album, \u003ci\u003elike the sky I’ve been too quiet\u003c\/i\u003e, was recorded with Shabaka Hutchings and features guests like Floating Points, Tom Herbert, Carlos Niño, and Leafcutter John.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A LOVE CHANT (FEAT. ESPERANZA SPALDING)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. OM SUPREME (FEAT. VIJAY IYER \u0026amp; IMMANUEL WILKINS)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. PREMA MUDITHA (FEAT. SHABAKA HUTCHINGS)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. 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It follows last year’s \u003cem\u003eDaughter Of A Temple\u003c\/em\u003e, Gilles Peterson’s BBC 6 Music Album of the Year, similarly declared one of 2024’s Top 10 Best Global Albums by The Guardian, who applauded \u003cstrong\u003eGanavya\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ability to harness “the power of communal harmony to touch something deeper than song.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCo-produced by \u003cstrong\u003eNils Frahm\u003c\/strong\u003e at Leiter Studio in Berlin’s Funkhaus complex, the new album by “the singer whose work,” says the New York Times, “feels like prayer…with listeners hanging onto her every word” will be released by Leiter on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eListening to the remarkable \u003cem\u003eNilam\u003c\/em\u003e, it seems implausible now that its inception might ever have been in doubt. So astonishing is its stillness, so profound its communication of sentiment, it feels as if it was always meant to be. A celebration of the ties that bind, and possibly the most tender-hearted music we’ll hear this year, it’s intimate and honest, a poignant expression of gratitude for the blessings which keep us grounded, if only we’ll recognize and welcome them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, it could have been transmitted directly from soul to stereo, from the way ‘\u003cem\u003eNot A Burden\u003c\/em\u003e’ lifts a weight off the world’s shoulders to the peaceful ‘\u003cem\u003eSees Fire\u003c\/em\u003e’, with ‘\u003cem\u003eLand\u003c\/em\u003e’’s gentle groove full of space, ‘\u003cem\u003eNine Jeweled Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e’ serenely precious, and, throughout, \u003cstrong\u003eGanavya\u003c\/strong\u003e’s vocals like ripples on a lagoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet the truth is it owes its existence to chance – an entity, like truth, to which \u003cstrong\u003eGanavya\u003c\/strong\u003e is forever faithful – and the few days between her 2024 Berlin sold out debut and another sold out performance at London’s Union Chapel. 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