| ‘ONE’ – the album by Manjeet Singh
A-Vibe is please to announce the international
release of Manjeet Singh's debut album ‘ONE’. A unique
flare of Punjabi music introducing some interesting
styles and flavours from different parts of the world.
A subtle hint of Samba to the traditional soundings
of Delhi originated tabla bhols (syllables). The lead
title track ‘Ishq’ has received exceptional reviews
from Mumbai, Karachi and Dubai.
As an introduction we have asked another up and
coming artist 'Junia' to work on two of Manjeet's tracks.
These have been produced and remixed (Club & House)
by Junia. Junia, a 17year old from Chetham’s School
of Music in Manchester, where he fulfilled a scholarship
to study western classical. At the same time Junia has
been learning Indian classical from Ustaad (master)
Fiaz Khan, a tabla maestro since the age of six.
Manjeet's music has been inspired by his experiences
as a British Asian growing up in the UK. He is a product
of the rich mix of artists from India, Pakistan and
the UK that Manjeet has been fortunate to work with
from an early age. It comes as no surprise then that
Manjeet’s music is a fusion of eastern and western influences,
including Indian and western classical, jazz and Punjabi
folk, and is squarely aimed at eastern audiences but
with a contemporary UK feel.
Manjeet writes his own
unique eloquent Punjabi lyrics which conjure images
of a disappearing era of traditional Punjabi culture
and its gradual erosion by contemporary lifestyle. His
lyrics remind people of the accumulated wisdom in the
old customs which is being traded for more hip contemporary
culture that has lost much of its wisdom in the drive
to be more modern. He is particularly vocal about his
sadness at the divisions in theIndian sub-continent
between nations like India and Pakistan.
Manjeet has performed
with several notable artists like Nitin Sawhney (UK
Based Music Director), Aziz Ibrahim (of Stone Roses
& Ian Brown fame), Ustad Fiaz Khan (living tabla
legend from New Delhi), Hadiqa Kiani (Pakistani pop
deva). He also had the opportunity to
performed on Channel East with his own Jazz Fusion band.
His debut album ONE
is a collaboration between musicians from Delhi, Mumbai,
Pakistan and the UK. He was inspired by his desire to
bring together some of the best International musicians
he has met, especially those from India and Pakistan.
An opportunity to bring together traditional rivals
from the Indian subcontinent, India and Pakistan together
by using music as an international language of mediation.
For the future, Manjeet
promises more of his eloquent Punjabi poetry with a
special emphasis on developing a better more balanced
fusion between the very powerful Drum kit and bass rhythms
from the west, coupled with the melodic sophistication,
mysticism and beauty from the east.
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