Breathing Under Water is an album by Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale released on 28 August 2007. Shankar and Kale expand beyond cultural and traditional borders of music with this collaboration. With the help of featured guests Ravi Shankar, Sting, Norah Jones, Midival Punditz, Salim Merchant, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and others, the duo blended Indian classical music, electronica, dance and folk styles.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Anoushka Shankar – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, sitar, tanpura Karsh Kale – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, electric bass, cymbals, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, tabla, vocals, snare drums, electronic percussion, orchestral percussion Ravi Shankar – sitar Vishwa Mohan Bhatt – mohan veena Pedro Eustache – flute Sting – vocals Shankar Mahadevan: vocals Norah Jones – piano, vocals Pirashanna Thevarajah – mridangam, kanjira, moorsing Vishal Vaid – vocals Salim Merchant – piano, keyboards Sunidhi Chauhan – vocals Ravi Shankar – guest appearance
Technical personnel John Stewart – engineering Greg Calbi – mastering Herbert Waltl – executive production Gordon Jee – art direction Anoushka Shankar – arrangements, production, string arrangements Saul Williams – author Brian Montgomery – engineering Karsh Kale – arrangements, production, string arrangements, drum programming Gaurav Raina – programming, production, engineering, atmosphere Salim Merchant – arrangements, production, string arrangements Chad Lupo – assistant arranger Jayant Luthra – programming Jonathan Dagan – engineering
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