The Laya Project

This is to all the lovers of Fusion, New Age and Global Beat. Get ready to explore the breath-taking Natural scenes which are accompained by the local focal music. This is truly very different from the conventional musical projects one would come across. I bet no one would regret downloading such a large file and having it stored in their personal collection forever. I am deeply inspired and immensely impressed by the whole Laya Project and was left misty eyed exploring its pristine beauty. Its rare to come across such beautiful projects which treasures the unrecognised talents of local folk musicians for eternity. Kudos to all the people who are associated with this project. The Laya Project is a musical and visual journey of folk communities in the tsunami-affected regions of Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar and India. In remote villages that lay in 2004 tsunamis's path in Asia, unknown local folk musians were recorded and filmed; the performances were mostly in makeshift on-locations studios. The production creates a composition that mixes and enhances the original recordings, and embarks on a visual and musical journey crossing borders, while preserving the music of the people. Some of these performances are rare, and are documented for the first time in this production. A team of sound engineers and camera men took a two-year journey through six countries, including India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives and Myanmar, and recorded film footage and music with the local musicians. The project is a "personal and collective musical tribute to the resilience of the human spirit", and is dedicated to the survivors of the December 26 2004 Asian tsunami. The Laya Project Live! is a celebration of the spirit of sound, and the unity in diverse music traditions. Awards- Founder's Choice Award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Best Film Award at the Byron Bay Film Festival Special Juror's Choice Award at Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania Audience Award at Imaginaria Film Festival in Italy Laya Project has won "Best Documentry" at both the NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES festivals. Laya Project has been selected as a finalist at the Kuala Lumpur International Films festival. Laya Project was at WOMEX 2007 and WOMEX 2008 held at Sevilla, Spain. Also selected as Official selection-Message to Man Festival, St.Petersburg, Russia 2007 Official Selection-Music Doc Festival, Sweden 2008 Official Selection-International Film Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2007 Official Selection-International Film Festival, Mumbai, India 2008 Laya Project has been broadcasted worldwide on National Geographic Channel (NGC). Reviews: -“Breathtaking” (The Statesman) -“An aural treat, truly a collector’s item” (The Times of India) -“Laya Project is magical and inspiring” (RAVE Magazine) -“A spectacular cultural extravaganza” (The Economic Times) -“An inspirational visual and musical journey” (The Telegraph) -“A winning combination of the exotic and the familiar, strikingly beautiful” (fRoots) -"This kind of music is cosmic, it is traditional yet contemporary, an exhilarating affair. EarthSync's work is of great significance" (The Hindu Newspaper) -“Laya Project celebrates the spirit of sound and unity in diverse music traditions” (Time Out) -“This is the sort of knowledge we should have of places, peoples and music” (World Music Central) Laya Project has been produced by EarthSync at their recording studio Clementine (India) in association with Boo Films (Malaysia). Executive Producer-Sastry Karra Producers-Sonya Mazumdar and Joanne de Rozario Film Director-Harold Monfils Music Director-Patrick Sebag Sound Design, Music & Recording-Yotam Agam Editing and Post-Production-Arturo Calvete, Henrik Sikstrom, Jose Garrido Line Producer & Research-Ernest Hariyanto Still Photography-Timur Angin Stage and Light Design-Jackie Shemesh Director of Photography-Cheong Yuk Hoy, Agung Dewantoro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Release : 2008 Number of Discs: 1 DVD + 2 CD's Label: Earth Sync Contents: DVD Movie Duration: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes Dialogue Subtitles: English Picture Format: Colour Pal Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Audio CD-1 Bit Rate: 192 kbps Format: WMA file 01 Glorious Sun Remix.wma - 3:21 02 Muliya.wma - 6:11 03 A New Day.wma - 4:03 04 Hai La Sa.wma - 5:54 05 Ya Allah.wma - 7:29 06 Tapatam.wma - 5:58 07 Farihi.wma - 1:22 08 Touare.wma - 6:12 09 Water Side.wma - 4:35 Audio CD-2 Bit Rate: 192 kbps Format: WMA file 01 Glorious Sun.wma - 4:29 02 Sunrise in Injumbakkam.wma - 2:54 03 Rain Buddha.wma - 3:59 04 PremJam.wma - 2:19 05 Poothai.wma - 1:41 06 Sunset in Akkarai.wma - 4:16 07 Nium Nium.wma - 6:56 08 KataluTalu.wma - 4:45 09 Going to Seville.wma- 1:18 10 Music.wma- 0:41 11 Laya Mantra.wma - 16:50 www.layaproject.com www.earthsync.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Music Sri Lanka We traveled with our film and sound equipment to villages dotting the coast and the lush Sri Lankan forest regions just beyond, through Kalutara, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa, Dodanduwa, Unawatuna, Mirissa, Polhana, Galle and the surrounding areas, Matara and Dondara. The Sri Lankans were warm and always had a smile to share. The beautiful village of Polhena turned out to be a village of local musicians. MUSICIANS Violin and Harmonium-B.B.R. Basil Perera Flute and Tabla-L. P. Yubert Percussion Dholky-D. F. Abey Wickrama Buddhist Chanting-Pala Peekwalla Pantarama Purawa Virja Male Vocal Solo-Jayasundara Thilakawardena Keyboard and Programming-Patrick Sebag Recorded on location by Yotam Agam and Patrick Sebag. Mixing and Mastering at Clementine Studios India by Yotam Agam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Music Thailand Patong Beach in the island of Phuket is bustling with life again. We traveled through Promthep Cape, Nai Harn, Phi Phi Island, Maiphai Island, Railey Beach (Phranang Cave), and Panyee Island, recording Thailand’s unique music, and filming breathtaking seascapes. Threatened by the tropical rains, we raced racing against the weather to create Waterside Tales. MUSICIANS Female Vocal and Soruh-Wanna Jarasmathusorn Kong Wong and Ranard-Boonchai Jarasmathusorn Buddhist Chanting-Anuparbkisadaram Temple Pin Guitar, Cluican-Sin Tao Ungklung-Samruay Premjai, Panpiya Pongnares, Supawadee Premjai, Dusita Limangul, Siramit Sirisauat, Niramet Sirisauat, Tanapon Jaruponosunjorn, Sek Panglad Bass Electric-Paul Jacobs Keyboard and Programming-Patrick Sebag Recorded on location and in Grammy Studios Bangkok by Yotam Agam and Patrick Sebag. Mixing and Mastering at Clementine Studios India by Yotam Agam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Music Indonesia Many of the coastal communities in Banda Aceh have moved away from their ancestral locations after the tsunami to make their homes on the dense tropical hills. We traveled through Takengon, Toweren Village and Danau Laut Tawar with cameras and microphones. At the Gayo village of Takengon, the villagers performed the Didong, which is a popular Gayo performance of vocals and body percussion. MUSICIANS Didong performed by Kebayakan’s Bayaku Words by Mustafa AK C’eh Didong / Vocals-Ismail AK Didong Performers and Chorus-Jul Arsi Jalil, Oca Lot, Indra Kala, Fri Jalil, Hasrizal, Suandi, Winara, Supardi, Azwar, Kasmira Fatra, Ikbal Hakim, Ilham Cik, Yudi Lot Vocal-Fajar Siddiq Voice/Narration-Mohammad Yusuf Bombang Vocals and Body Percussion-Teuku Admiral Flute / Suling-Tengku Ama Nifara Percussion / Geundrang-Teuku Admidral Percussion / Rapa’I-Nasruddin Percussion / Rapa’i Pase-Mohammad Yusuf Bombang Bass Electric-Paul Jacob Keyboard and Programming-Patrick Sebag Recorded on location by Yotam Agam and Patrick Sebag. Mixing and Mastering at Clementine Studios India by Yotam Agam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Music Maldives We traveled through the post-card islands of North Male Atoll, Baa Atoll, Maloosh Island, Kamadhoo Island, and Dhonfanu Island. The days were sunny and stretched long in the heat and blinding white pristine beaches. Traditional Maldivian music is an unique mixture of influences from East Africa, South India, and the Middle East. The Maldivian Boduberu has its roots in East Africa. The lyrics have no meaning. MUSICIANS Female Vocal-Shaheema Male Vocal-Yoosuf Adbul Qadir Boduberu Group Vocal and Percussion-Abdul Azeef Yoosuf, Yoosuf Al Rahman, Abdul Nasir, Abdullah Rasheed, Ahmed Sobah, Ahmed Hussein, Hassan Amir, Mohamed Ibrahim, Naushaad Abdullah, Zakariya Hameed, Mohamed Rasheed Bandiyaa Group-Zuhudha Abdull Kareem, Fathumath Surayya, Madheeha Adam, Zulayha Hassan, Shaheema Mohamed, Aishath Sathuna Recorded on location by Yotam Agam and Patrick Sebag; Mixing and Mastering by Yotam Agam, Clementine Studios, India. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Music Myanmar Our Myanmar journey took us through from Yangon to Kyauktan, Pathein, Ngabutaw, Chaungtha, Ngapali and Lontha. Tucked away in Yangon, Myanmar, we came across two vocalists with beautiful voices, who sing traditional Myanmar songs that are a mixture of Myanmar classical music and folk. Some of Myanmar’s traditional music is played on a beautiful ornate harp. MUSICIANS Budhist Monk Chanting-U Zatile, U Witharada, U Dhamasakka Vocal and Cymbals-Lwin Ko Oo Vocal and Clapper-Aung Ko Threat Oboe-Myo Min Than Oohzi Drum-Kyan Kyan Htun Saung Hauk (Harp)-U Aung Khine Harp-Tomer Bahar Female Vocal-Khine Zin Shwe, Shwe Shwe Khine Flute-U Thar Nyunt Oohzi Percussions-U Khin Mavng Naing, U Kyaw Zin Win, U Tun Lin, U Ye Chan, U Myo Min Oo, U Tin Sein, U Darle, U Thaung Aye, U Hla Oo Bass-Paul Jacob Keyboard and Programming-Patrick Sebag Recorded on location by Patrick Sebag; Mixing and Mastering by Yotam Agam, Clementine Studios, India. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Music India We traveled along the coastal areas of Nagore, Naggapattinam, Traquelabar, Vandavasi, Kanyakumari, Manuppadu, Kovalam, Adhimalathura and Paniyur Beach. A little distance away from the coast, tucked away beside the bigger village of Vandavasi, a new festival was recently born. A three-night folk festival of drums, singing and dancing takes place in the month of October by folk musicians who come from different villages around the area. Our car with the seats pulled out became a mobile studio, with the recording units powered by spare car batteries. MUSICIANS Male Vocal-Dr. K.A. Gunasekharan Tabla/Percussion-K.V. Balakrishnan Mohrsung/Percussion-G. Parthasarathy Female Vocal-Chinmayi Sripada Veena-A. K. Devi Violin-B. V. Ragavendra Rao Tavil/Percussion-A. Saravanan Nadeshwaram-B. Hemanathan Nadeshwaram-G. Ravi Chandran Tapatham Group, Thanjavur-R, Rangarajan, R. Rajkumar, P. Rangaraj, R. Ramiyan, M. Madhizhagan, K. Nagaraj, S. Marimuthu Tudumbattam Group, Mettupalayam-K. Shanmugam, K. Chinnanandan, K. Rajan, M. Raghu Vocal and Rabahna-Abdul Ghani, Ajah Maideen, Sabumudeen Babha Sabeer Vocal and Guitar-Edwin (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) Bass-Paul Jacob Keyboard and Programming-Patrick Sebag Recorded on location and in Clementine Studios by Yotam Agam and Patrick Sebag. Mixing and Mastering at Clementine Studios India by Yotam Agam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://thepiratebay.se/user/globalrhythms

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brajesh7 (2009-12-28)

God Bless You... Thanku frriend.. i saw this program on NatGeo channel.. its amazing music i ever heard... i saw god in that music... i am lucky to have this master piece in piratebay... long live piratebay...

gailyguy (2010-05-08)

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Hanna55 (2012-08-25)

Thank You