Namaste Bombay - Kuljit Bhamra

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Kuljit Bhamra, Artist, Bollywood, composer, producer

Namaste Bombay – a first-of-its-kind album – from award-winning composer, producer, and performer Kuljit Bhamra sees its highly-anticipated release on June 28th, 2024. An album born from beloved childhood memories, artistic integrity, and a passion for restoring and sharing the magic of authentic music, Namaste Bombay is infused with UK-based talent and celebrates the music that would form the basis of the worldwide phenomenon that is Bollywood.

Read more | Apr 26, 2024

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Tu Gulî - Olcay Bayir

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Tu Gulî, Olcay Bayır, British, Kurdish-Alevi.artist

Olcay Bayır delves deeply into the very roots of her life and heritage, proudly displaying her reverence for the magnificent multitude of influences that make up the colourful Anatolian culture. This album is a powerful, emotional, and diverse musical journey.

Read more | Apr 03, 2024

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Our Sorrow - Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Maliheh Moradi, artist, Iran, Ehsan Matoori

Our Sorrow, the collaborative album from Iranian artists Maliheh Moradi and Ehsan Matoori, will be released on April 12th, 2024. Our Sorrow is an intriguing album. While the musical combination of Moradi's vivid vocals and Matoori's cultured compositions delivers an engaging listening experience, the themes and inspiration shared come from a situation that many – particularly from the Western world – would consider unimaginable in the modern day

Read more | Feb 28, 2024

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Loud and Clear - Otava Yo

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Otava Yo, Russia, fife, fiddle, glockenspiel, Russian bagpipe (volynka), artist

Loud and Clear, the latest album from folk ensemble Otava Yo, sees its release on 22nd March 2024. Our world is currently a turbulent place. Hailing from Russia, the members of Otava Yo – like so many others across the globe – are living through a tempestuous time. As conflict tears at their region and causes the world they know to crumble around them, the band find succour and summon strength through their art.

Read more | Feb 28, 2024

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Alondra – Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Artist, Gao Hong, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde, Pipa, flamenco guitar, China, Spain

Alondra – the latest collaborative album from Chinese Pipa Master Gao Hong and featuring renowned Flamenco guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde – will see its global release on February 23rd, 2024. The eponymous Alondra (Spanish for ‘Skylark’) – is perhaps the perfect totem of inspiration for such an album. This remarkable bird is known for singing some of the most complex melodies of the avian world as it flies higher than most of its kind. The song, of course, is performed in search of companionship. A romantic notion that has stimulated countless imaginations throughout the ages, it is believed that the Skylark has inspired more songs and poems than any other bird.

Read more | Jan 02, 2024

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