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Jai Uttal and the
Pagan Love Orchestra
CD Release Party and Concert For "MONDO RAMA", by Jai
Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra.
With very special guest Karsh Kale,
Six Degrees recording artist and
leading American exponent of the
Asian Massive movement.
Also featuring:
DJ Dragonfly: Gaiatronic dancetribal grooves
WAY: Visual opiates and digital skywriting
Special Odissi/Hip Hop/Samba dance performance
Date:
March 6, 2002
Doors:
7:00 PM
Show: 8:00
PM
Tickets:
On Sale Now
$15 Adv/$17 Door
General Admission
Age Restrictions:
6 and over
Kitchen:
Limited
Seating: Limited |
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For years, Jai Uttal has occupied a special
place in the vanguard of the world music movement, delighting an international
audience by embracing an extraordinary variety of cultures and musical traditions
ranging from Appalachia, to the rock of the ’60s, to the Kirtan chants
of ancient India. With "Mondo Rama,"
he continues to break new ground, pushing the boundaries of contemporary
world fusion, yet offering his most accessible music to date, producing
an infectious blend that aims Uttal right at a pop mainstream audience.
"This album is both a progression and a departure," Jai reflects.
"During the time of conceiving and producing this CD I did a lot of
traveling; Israel, Brazil, Fiji, and India, each time returning to my home
in the Oakland-Berkeley area where boom boxes and car sub-woofers are the
preferred way of hearing music." This multitude of experiences went
into the making of Mondo Rama "The album seemed to grow and grow with
a life and energy of its own. Sometimes it spoke to me, and sometimes I
spoke to it. Mondo Rama takes the seeds of what I’ve been doing with
Indian and world music and spreads them in various directions: dance music,
sampling, turntablism, Appalachian, Brazilian, blues, and Middle Eastern.
While the rhythms and melodies are consistently organic, the textures are
tripped out and electronic." Jai’s rendition of Tomorrow Never
Knows/Shivaya, the Beatles classic from
Revolver, is a case in point: singularly
melodic verses in English followed by soaring Sanskrit invocations to Lord
Shiva (the energy of transformation) take the listener on a journey from
one world to the next and back. "My music is about traveling,"
Jai points out. "Actually 'Revolver' was kind of a model for this album.
Each song created its own unique environment and yet they were all tied
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