Namaste (also known as Namaste, India) is a collaborative studio album by American soft jazz saxophonist Kenny G and Indian musician Rahul Sharma. The album was issued in two different formats in India (2011) and the United States (2012), with elements of both musicians' styles, with original compositions by Sharma that contrast string instruments and woodwind instruments.
Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing about the American edition "sound[s] geared toward club music as a world fusion exercise throughout" and he praised Sharma's performance, hoping that "Western listeners will take notice of Sharma's talent and become interested enough to seek out the original mix of this record and his other albums to boot". A brief review from Selwyn Harris of Jazzwise scored this album 1 out of 5 stars.
Track listing All songs written by Rahul Sharma, except where noted.
American edition "Namaste" – 5:26 "Brhama-Vishnu-Shiva" – "5:29 "Dance of the Elephant God" – 4:54 "Lotus Lovers" – 4:57 "Transcendental Consciousness" – 5:13 "Valley of Flowers" – 5:58 "Silsila" (Shiv-Hari) – 6:38 "Om Shanti" – 4:10 "Transcendental Consciousness" (Walter A Remix) – 3:44 "Namaste" (Sould Seekerz Club Remix) – 3:38
Personnel Kenny G – soprano saxophone Rahul Sharma – santoor, vocals, production, liner notes Walter Afanasieff – arrangement, production Greg Allen – art direction, design Amitabh Bachchan – vocals Adrian Bradford – mixing, programming Larissa Collins – creative direction Tanay Gajjar – mixing Tyler Gordon – engineering Bernie Grundman – mastering Dominick Guillemot – photography Marc JB – remixing, additional production (American edition) Jatin Kamani – photography Kid Tricky – bass guitar, guitar, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, drums, loops, remixing, additional production (American edition) Kapil Rege – engineering Prasad Sashtey – keyboards, arrangement, programming Jackie Vanjari – keyboards, arrangement, programming, sound design
Chart performance Namaste entered the contemporary jazz charts at first place and the title track reached second place on Billboards world charts and number 4 on the smooth jazz charts.
See also 2012 in American music List of 2012 albums
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External links
Page from Concord Music Group