Petal
Avataar
sundarmusic.com
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Petal is an album that fuses East Indian classical music with jazz, ambient music, and more. Indian elements include the tabla, a type of Indian drum, and mesmerizing vocals. An extraordinary, rich sensory cultivation, Petal is especially recommended for world music collections. The tracks are "Agra" (6:57), "Banda Aceh (6:58), "Monsoon" (3:48), "The Long Dream" (6:19), "Infinite Open" (5:28), "Raudra" (7:29), "Petal (the space betwen)" (5:50), "Ishwar" (5:45), "Annapoorna" (7:52), and "Petal (ephemerata)" (5:43).