PAYALIYA MUSIC VIDEO RELEASE 1ST OCTOBER 2018 !

Watch on youtube in 4K !

‘PAYALIYA’ is the fifth track from the debut album of RAVISHANKAR COLLECTIVE. It is an original composition based on Raag Puriya Dhanashree which blends a traditional Indian classical sound with contemporary fusion sensibilities and features a stellar ensemble of artists who have performed on the track.

It is a dedication to the raw energy of Kathak and the powerful sounds of the Pakhawaj, we call it ‘Music that Dances’ !

PERFORMING ARTISTS THE COLLECTIVE RAVISHANKAR - HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL VOCALS DHRUV_BEDI - SITAR SOMNATH HALDER - ELECTRIC GUITAR RAVINDER RAJPUT - FLUTES GURBHEJ SINGH - TABLA AMIT RAJ KASHYAP - DRUMS ANURAG VERMA - BASS ULKA - THE SONIAA GUPTA RAO DANCE COMPANY SONIAA GUPTA RAO - KATHAK, PADHANTH IPSA NARULA - KATHAK KANCHAN NEGI - KATHAK NEERAJ PARIHAAR - KATHAK CHANCHAL PRASAD - KATHAK

GUEST ARTISTS GURU PANDIT RAJENDRA KUMAR GANGANI - KATHAK PADHANTH ASHISH GANGANI - PAKHAWAJ BHARGAV OJAPALI - KEYS,ELECTRONICA ORIGINAL BASS PARTS ON THE RECORDING PERFORMED BY - JOYDEEP DAS 'PAYALIYA' WRITTEN COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY RAVISHANKAR ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENT BY BHARGAV OJAPALI RECORDED AND MIXED BY RAVISHANKAR AT DHWANI STUDIOS,DELHI MASTERED BY BLAKE LA GRANGE,MERCURY MASTERING,CALIFORNIA LYRICS - RAVISHANKAR,SONIAA GUPTA RAO, C.D.N RAO, ARNAB DAS PRODUCTION MANAGER - KANIKA SOOD LIVE SOUND - SHITIJ SOOD SHOT AT THE ODDBIRD THEATRE AND FOUNDATION JHOLAWALA FILMS