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Kiran Ahluwalia: 7 Billion — a personal record The Indian-born artist sings about the artificial divides imposed by religion, regret and temptations of despair
Kiran Ahluwalia’s new album, 7 Billion is a melding of blues, R&B, rock, jazz with Indian vocals. In Kiran’s words, “When you take different styles and merge them together and you don’t want a simple cut and paste then you’re really developing a new hybrid genre.
Apr 5, 2018 · Ahluwalia, with over nearly two decades of music making that took her from Punjabi folk and Indian classical music to refreshingly original borderless songs, has found her own way on 7 Billion.
Her new album, 7 Billion to be released May 2018 is a melding of blues, R&B, rock, jazz with Indian vocals. In Kiran’s words, “When you take different styles and merge them together and you don’t want a simple cut and paste then you’re really developing a new hybrid genre.
Apr 6, 2018 · Listen to 7 Billion by Kiran Ahluwalia on Apple Music. Stream songs including "Khafa", "Saat" and more.
On her seventh release 7 Billion she’s backed by electric guitar, accordion, organ, tabla and drum kit, and every one of the six tracks mixes her influences in slightly different ways. The songs address civil war (both real and metaphoric), female desire and shame, and themes of love and desire, as well as a certain rage at the world’s ...
Kiran Ahluwalia occupies a very special place in the vocal music of the Indian subcontinent. Her chameleonic versatility enables her to move seamlessly between classical, traditional (folk), Sufi and contemporary styles.
