Release Date: 27 January 2017
Label: Riverboat
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 605633010022
Genres: World Music India & Pakistan
Description
The story of the Hawaiian slide guitar's arrival in India is every historian's dream – a twisting tale of great wonder and subtle mystery. 'Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe' is Pandit Debashish Bhattcharya's dedication to Tau Moe, veritable musical folk legend and one of the first to introduce the instrument to India's enthusiastic shores.
Tau Moe (1908 - 2004) was born in Samoa and raised in Hawaii. With his wife and children, Moe travelled the globe for over sixty-one years, undertaking an unbelievable odyssey and igniting leftfield musical fires wherever he fared. The Moe family lived in India for several years, performing, teaching and collaborating with local musicians all the while. Tau's mellifluous slide guitar vernacular was indelibly popular with Indian audiences and musicians alike.
Tau Moe's vibration resonates deeply through the central chakra of this album as we hear Debashish's musical genius playfully and gymnastically stretch across popular Hawaiian repertoire. It was captured during Debashish's many visits to Hawaii in the company of his dear friends and musical conspirators. Revel in auditory melisma, as Pandit Debashish Bhattcharya immerses himself in great tribute to Hawaii, the golden land of the slide guitar.
Tracklisting
Steve Tilston
Various Artists
Steve Tilston
A.G.A Trio
Ben Aylon
Wizz Jones, Pete Berryman & Simeon Jones
Anansy Cissé
John Renbourn & Wizz Jones
Debashish Bhattacharya
Debashish Bhattacharya
Debashish Bhattacharya
Debashish Bhattacharya
