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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).
