Music by Filter Coffee – India
Vocals by Prewien Pandohi-Mishre – The Netherlands
Spoken Word “Storms & Drops” Written & Performed by Anuj Rastogi [Omnesia] – Canada
Song arranged & programmed by – Swarupa Ananth – India
Flute – Shriram Sampath – India
Director Music Video – Anecdote Films
Song Production – DesiYUP
Balama mori tore sang laagalee preet
Ghar angana kachhu nahin bhaave
Hitva mitava sadarangeelee
Ghar aayee lo dekhiye preet kee reet
My beloved, I’m infatuated with your love,
Without your presence my surroundings are filled with emptiness
Come home and let our love flourish.
waiting in line, the fog of breath floating in the air
stepping through the door
the 808 kick inching closer
the bass lines to form the basis of tonight’s space time
storms and drops
barley and hops
moments brewing
spinning shadows of dreadlocks
dancing
facing off
unwavered
political deadlocks
entrancing
the eye of the storm lurking in peace and stillness in the center
as the winds of chaos snap branches and uproot all that surrounds
standing here
looking in your eyes
pupils locked on, I am studying you
the hands of my heart raised with all manner of questions
a hunger for answers and an eager mind
a thirst quenched one drop of my eyelids at a time in the pulse of the darkness of my blinks
those moments of darkness between the vision of your light
those moments I long for you
how could I have been without you all this time
I cannot think…
a room full of strangers, we are alone
in this moment you are my queen
and I am your throne
swaying at 140 beats per minute
hearts… yours? mine? ours?
the scent of you brushing by as you spin
this whole dance floor is empty
you see
love is a club
I’ve paid my cover
and want to be intoxicated
standing here now, unable to hold my heart’s balance
drunk on you
high on life
I cannot believe in the midst of this world’s chaos
that I found you
that you are my life
moments
days
blinks
silence
sound
you.
Filter Coffee is an Ethnotronic collaborative, brainchild of Flautist Shriram and Percussionist Swarupa, who organically combine virtuosic improvisation with electronic soundscapes and hypnotic grooves. “Ethnotronic” – Ethnic and Electronic is Filter Coffee’s own signature brew that offers a new look at Classical/Folk music through a modern electronic perspective.
Website: www.filtercoffeemusic.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/filtercoffeemusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/filter_coffee
Anuj Rastogi is a Toronto-based musician, film composer, writer, and spoken word poet. Anuj has composed music for film scores and studio albums, and has performed with a number of diverse artists from across Canada, the US, the UK and India. Anuj brings a forward a musical sensitivity that is a unique product of his intuition and environment. As a Spoken Word Poet and Writer, Anuj has cultivated his worldly sensibilities and uses elements of word play and storyline that thread together broad narratives about social, political, personal and human insights. Learn more about Anuj at www.omnesia.com
Website: www.omnesia.com
Youtube: www.youtube.com/omnesia
Twitter: www.twitter.com/omnesia
Facebook: www.facebook.com/omnesia
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A vocalist born in Surinam, Prewien received his musical grooming in Rotterdam under the tutelage of Shree Koustuv Ray. He is specialized in North Indian Classical and Semi-Classical Music styles. He is currently active teaching music and performing in the Netherlands. And this year he will perform for the Holland-India Music Festival.
Website: www.rasique.nl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rasique
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