A new Surabhi track with guests Juan Dies and Lorena Iniguez. The track was conceived during the beginning of the Covid pandemic and around the time of the George Floyd tragedy. “A free breath” makes reference to the these events. 

Composed by Juan Dies and Carlo Basile 
Produced by Bob Garrett 

Juan Dies - Vocals, Guitar 
Carlo Basile - Guitar
Bob Garrett - Percussion 
Lorena Iniguez - Vihuela, Dance 
Ronnie Malley - Oud, Vocals
Greg Nergaard - Bass

Un Respiro Libre 09/10/21.mp3

This song was composed by Saraswathi Ranganathan of the Surabhi Ensemble based on a piece which has been passed down in her family from her grandfather. The piece features Indian veena, Spanish guitar, Arabic oud, Indian tabla, percussion and bass. Sara is singing in Tamil and the English translation is this...

"All of us living beings in this universe- we will live as one family. We achieve that by following the path of Dharma, which leads us to to be fearless and emerge together victorious as one global human community."

Lyrics Credit
Late Srirangam Narayana Iyer 
Music / Arrangement 
Saraswathi Ranganathan

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