Yorkston - Navarasa: Nine Emotions - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan - a trio of James Yorkston (guitar/nyckelharpa/vocals), Jon Thorne (double-bass/vocals) and Suhail Yusuf Khan (sarangi/vocals) - deliver their new album Navarasa Nine Emotions. At the heart of YTK's transporting new album is the Indian subcontinent's navarasa; the nine (nava) emotions or sentiments (rasa) of the arts. This central unifying underpinning is a centuries-old organizing principle and directly connects an emotion to each song on the album InchSukhe PhoolInch - Karuna (sorrow), InchThe Shearing's Not for YouInch - Bibhatsya (disgust), InchThumri BhairaviInch - Raudra (anger), InchWestlin' WindsInch - Adbutha (surprise/wonder), InchSong for OdaInch - Shringara (love/beauty), InchTwa BrothersInch - Bhayanaka (terror/fear), InchWaliyan da RajaInch - Veera (heroism/courage), InchDarbariInch - Shantha (peace/tranquility).

Songs for Nina and Johanna is the beautiful new album from James Yorkston, his sixteenth on Domino and his third to be recorded in Stockholm in conjunction with members of The Second Hand Orchestra. Nina Persson (The Cardigans), who teamed up with James on his previous critically-acclaimed album, The Great White Sea Eagle, this time divides singing duties with Johanna Söderberg (First Aid Kit), the two of them singing separately with James on five and four tracks respectively. 1. I Can Change 2. Oh Light Oh Light 3. A Moment Longer 4. Love / Luck 5. Where's The Time? 6. Rabbit 7. Love That Tree 8. Oh Sparrow, Up Yours 9. I Spooked the Neighbours 10. With Me, With You

This album is a collection of premiere choral works, all with a social conscience firmly in mind. Chorosynthesis Singers, a professional, project-based 12-voice choir, exists to involve world-class performers and composers in the creation and performance of music that connects the art with community, specifically through the lens of social consciousness. The ensemble performs in world-class venues, partners with other organizations as artists-in-residence and concert series guests, and annually provides new music reading sessions. Recently, the group started an online database of socially conscious choral music and internationally released through Centaur Records, Inc. InchEmpowering Silenced Voices,Inch an album of new, socially conscious choral music. They were awarded 2nd place for The American Prize 2018 in the Ensemble (Professional Choruses) Division with a special citation for Extraordinary Commitment to New Music. Chorosynthesis Singers are co-directed by artist-educators Wendy Moy and Jeremiah Selvey, who took 3rd and 1st places respectively for The American Prize 2016 in the Conducting (Professional Choruses) Division.