Description
You wont hear Vijaya Anand sing on this record. Nor will you hear him play any of the instruments. He is the invisible presence behind each of these songs. Hes the Musical Director, here to dream up sequences and carefully produce sophisticated South Indian pop perfection.This is a glorious retrospective of Vijayas groundbreaking filmi music (he was among the first wave to use electronic instruments in Indian film scores), almost all sung in glorious Telugu.
For the thirtieth anniversary of Asia Classics 1: The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand – Dance Raja Dance, Luaka Bop is putting it out on vinylin a gatefold jacketfor the very first time. Make it the new soundtrack to your life and the movies in your head.
A little background for those that like long messages:
Its been more than thirty years since that fateful Fulbright funded trip to India when painter Amy Sillman and her musician boyfriend Kurt Hoffman came across a bootleg cassette with the wordsVijaya Anand – Dance Raja Dancescrawled across its cover.When they played it they had no idea that this would result in a decades-long projectincluding multiple trips to meet Vijaya and a collaboration with David Byrne. (via Luaka Bop)
Gatefold sleeve with an essay, credits, and song lyric translations into English inside.
Label: Luaka Bop
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
Country: US
Reissued: Apr 7, 2023 / Original Release: 1992
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack
File under: Global Sounds
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