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Bombay Dub Orchestra: 3 Cities
by Chris M. Slawecki
In the 1950s, some of the first waves of a third stream" music flowed through the works of Gunther Schuller, John Lewis, and others working to harmonize the traditions of American classical (jazz) and European classical music. Thanks to communication technology, the world has grown both bigger and smaller in the decades since passed. Today, visionary musicians such as the Bombay Dub Orchestra work to synthesize a new third stream" that brings together the historic, modern, and popular music traditions ...
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by Chris M. Slawecki
A dream deferred is not always a dream denied.
In the late 1990s, the UK-based team of composer/arranger/pianist Andrew T. Mackay and producer Garry Hughes (Art of Noise, Sly & Robbie, and the particularly pertinent Pink Floyd Orchestral Project) traveled to India to record Bombay's top session players for a project by Spellbound, a duo from India based in London. I produced and Andrew arranged, Hughes recalls. It was a fantastic experience recording these guys, and on the ...
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Chris M. Slawecki
Since the release of their self-titled debut, the name Bombay Dub Orchestra (consisting of composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay) has built quite a reputation. From main-stage performances at the UK's Big Chill Festival and Djing across the globe, scoring feature films to remixing such world-renowned artists as Bob Marley, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Bebel Gilberto, fans and critics have been praising their unique fusion of modern electronica, the lush sounds of a full Indian orchestra and performances ...
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Bombay Dub Orchestra - 3 Cities - Full Download Available Now
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Step inside the sound of 3 Cities, Bombay Dub Orchestras sophomore release, and experience the crossroads where Mumbai, Chennai, and London musically meet. Since the release of their self-titled debut, the name Bombay Dub Orchestra (consisting of composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay) has built quite a reputation. From main-stage performances at the UKs Big Chill Festival and DJing across the globe, scoring feature films to remixing such world-renowned artists as Bob Marley, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Bebel ...
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