Re/Semblance: Saath-Saath

An India-China Musical Collaboration

 

Chow Yiu-Fai

Omkarnath Havaldar

Rutuja Lad

Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy

Zhe Lai

Zhang Yi

Kimho Ip

 

curated by Tejaswini Niranjana

 

RE/SEMBLANCE: SAATH-SAATH from Ansonica Records is a unique collaboration between Indian and Chinese musicians and a Cantopop lyricist. The result lives up to the meaning of the Hindustani phrase Saath-Saath: “together-together.” Transcending the confines of borders and cultural differences, this double album is the result of multiple crisscrossing journeys that took Chinese musicians to Bangalore and Mumbai, and took Indian musicians to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Wuhan. The music exemplifies the notion of “resemblance” by hinting at and recombining a number of cultural traditions; listeners hear a melody that hints at a Hindustani raga, Indian singers intone a Cantonese poem, and more. Through the shared language of music, RE/SEMBLANCE: SAATH-SAATH opens up exciting new possibilities for inter-cultural conversations.

 

 

Release Date: November 19, 2021

Catalog #: AR0016

Format: Physical & Digital