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Sweet Rasa Music

Sweet Rasa has composed and performed the music for all major works by the Deborah Abel Dance Company. Click the following button to lean more about Sweet Rasa!

 

Listen to Sweet Rasa's music below!

The Wild Divine

The Wild Divine is directed and composed by Lee Perlman to accompany the Deborah Abel Dance Company.

Listen to the EP below!

 

1. Sublime Ahhh

Composed by Lee Perlman 

Gina Buckner: Vocals, Louisa Byron: Violin, Melika M. Fitzhugh: Bass, Natasha Grossfeld: Vocals, Jurgen Kern: Keyboard, Robin Miller: Flute, Marytha Paffrath: Xylophone, Lee Perlman: Keyboard, Vocals

2. Spacious

Composed by Lee Perlman 

Gina Buckner: Vocals, Louisa Byron: Violin, Melika M. Fitzhugh: Bass, Natasha Grossfeld: Vocals, Jurgen Kern: Keyboard, Robin Miller: Flute, Marytha Paffrath: ​Xylophone, Lee Perlman: Guitar & Vocals

3. Elusinian Blue

Composed by Jai Uttal

Gina Buckner: Vocals & Percussion, Louisa Byron: Violin, Melika M. Fitzhugh: Bass, Natasha Grossfeld: Vocals, Jurgen Kern: Keyboard, Robin Miller: Percussion, Marytha Paffrath: Percussion, Lee Perlman: Guitar & Vocals

4. Come to the Circle

Composed by Lee Perlman 

Gina Buckner: Vocals, Louisa Byron: Violin, Melika M. Fitzhugh: Bass, Natasha Grossfeld: Vocals, Jurgen Kern: Keyboard, Robin Miller: Flute, Marytha Paffrath: Percussion, Lee Perlman: Guitar & Vocals

Arrangements of all the pieces were cooperative. The musicians composed their own parts and made uncountable creative contributions to the shape of the pieces.

 

All songs recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Eric Kilburn at Wellspring Sound Studio in Acton, MA.

The recording of the album for The Wild Divine was funded in part by New England Foundation for the Arts' New England Dance Fund, with generous support from the Aliad Fund  at the Boston Foundation. 

Calling to You

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This album accompanies the Deborah Abel Dance Company work, Calling To You: A Tale of Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World.

1. Bhajan, Pt. 1

2. Corner

3. Omkara

4. Jai Ma

5. Bhajan, Pt. 2

6. Tiger Spirit

7. Sitaram

8. Bhajan, Pt. 3

9. Quartet

10. I Remember You

1. Bhajan, Pt. 1
Lyrics: Jnaheshwar | Melody: Enid Ames
Enid Ames: Vocals | Faith Pyne: Violin

2. Corner
Lyrics and Music: Jai Uttal
Lee Perlman: Vocals and Guitar | Faith Pyne: Violin | Mel Fitzhugh: Base | Marytha Paffrath: Percussion | Enid Ames: Vocals | Mary Neuman: Vocals

3. Omkara
Lyrics and Melody: Lee Perlman
Enid Ames: Vocals | Lee Perlman: Vocals and Guitar | Faith Pyne: Violin | Mary Neumann: Flute and Vocals | Mel Fitzhugh: Bass | Marytha Paffrath: Gongs and Djembe | Raj Puranik: Tabla

4. Jai Ma
Lyrics and Music: Lee Perlman

Enid Ames: Vocals | Marytha Paffrath: Percussion and Vocals | Lee Perlman: Vocals and Guitar | Faith Pyne: Violin

5. Bhajan, Pt. 2
Lyrics: Jnaheshwar | Melody: Enid Ames

Enid Ames: Vocals | Faith Pyne: Violin

6. Tiger Spirit
Music: Lee Perlman
Raj Puranik: Tabla | Lee Perlman: Guitar | Marytha Paffrath: Djembe and Percussive Effects | Mary Neumann: Bass Flute | Lee Perlman: Voices

 

5. Sitaram
Lyrics and Music: Lee Perlamn
Enid Ames: Vocals | Lee Perlman: Vocals and Guitar | Faith Pyne: Violin | Mary Neumann: Flute and Vocals | Mel Fitzhugh: Bass | Marytha Paffrath: Dumbek | Raj Puranik: Tabla 

8. Bhajan, Pt. 3
Lyrics: Jnaheshwar | Melody: Enid Ames 
Enid Ames: Vocals | Faith Pyne: Violin

9. Quartet
Music: Lee Perlman
Lee Perlman: All instruments

10. I Remember You
Music and Lyrics: Lee Perlman
Lee Perlman: Vocals and Guitar | Enid Ames: Vocals | Faith Pyne: Violin | Mary Neumann: Flute | Mel Fitzhugh: Bass

Arrangements of all the pieces were cooperative. The musicians composed their own parts and made uncountable creative contributions to the shape of the pieces.

 

Recorded "live" and mixed at Possum Hall Studios, Carlisle, Ma. www.possumhall.com

Engineers by the wonderful, patient and creative Mac Ritchey

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