Holy River: Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas with "Water Down the Ganges"

Our random song for today is by Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas and is called Water Down the Ganges. A German musician, Prem Joshua learned flute at five, played saxophone in his youth and at age 18 he traveled overland to India to study indigenous folk music in the countries he encountered on his journey. While in India, he learned sitar from Ustad Usman Khan and became inspired in his life and music by Osho, also known as the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. He dropped his family name and took the name Prem, which means love. His music has been an experimentation of blending east and west, and he has become a key member of the Asian Underground and fusion scenes, mixing Hindustani traditional instrumentation and styles such as ragas with beats and rhythms from lounge, trance, dancehall, Moroccan and Eastern Europe traditions. He and his band have performed in many notable concerts and festivals spanning India, the Middle East and Europe. Manish Vyas is an Indian composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher in the devotional, mystic and sufi genres. His education in music has been cultivated since his youth under a variety of different pandits (teachers). Currently residing in Switzerland, he performs in Europe, the US and India and his music is said to bring people to a state of inner silence. You can find Water Down the Ganges from Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas' 2005 album of the same name.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Joshua; http://premjoshua.com/; https://www.manishvyas.com/