Jazz Articles about Kamala

Kamala: Indian Songbook

by Raul d'Gama Rose
March 14, 2004

When western civilization decided to cease all contact with the eastern cultures, we heard very little or nothing of its high art—specifically the music that was complex, advanced and exquisite in every aspect. But the various musical landscapes of Africa, Central Asia, the subcontinent and the Far East were never completely blotted out by the rising renaissance sun. Word of the magnificent musical art of India, China, Persia, Turkey and the countries of Africa was legion among those who dared ...