Is This Real? Emam and Friends With Special Guest Zakir Hussain World fusion music recorded between 1987 and 1995 in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Delhi, and Bombay. (Released in 1995) Available from CD Baby (click here)
	Selections 1) Monsoon 2) Artichoke 3) Tarang in Five 4) Malkino 5) Jai Ambe 6) Brothers 7) Bali High 8) Tarang in Four 9) One Too Many 10) Maha Maya (Part I) 11) Maha Maya (Part II) 12) PDX - Part I (Click on the undelined song names to get the mp3 file)
Musical Credits Monsoon Maha Avatar Babaji: Reciting Mantras by the river Gautam Ganga; Zoltan Lantos: violin; Naushad Ahmed: tabla; Emam: dumbak, tabla, nylon string guitar Artichoke Gary Haggerty: oud; Emam: tabla Geoff Johns: dumbak Tarang in Five Emam: tabla tarang; Seth: Bell Malkino Zakir Hussain: tabla; Gary Haggerty: violin; Gareth Lewis: sitar; Doug Miller: acoustic bass; Emam: nylon string guitar; Matthew Montfort: scalloped fretboard guitar; Mindia Klein: bansuri; Emam: dumbak; Farhad: keyboards Jai Ambe Mindia Klein: flute; Matthew Montfort: electric guitar; Emam: nylon string guitar; Gary Haggerty: violin Brothers Zakir Hussain: tabla (high); Taufiq Qureshi: tabla (low), percussion; Nishikant: tabla (basic track); Emam: dumbak Bali High Zakir Hussain: tabla; Gary Haggerty: violin; Gareth Lewis: sitar; Doug Miller: acoustic bass; Emam: nylon string guitar; Mindia Klein: flute, gangsa; Matthew Montfort: scalloped fretboard guitar; Taufiq Qureshi: tabla; Emam: dumbak Tarang in Four Emam: tabla tarang One Too Many Emam: tabla, dumbak; Taufiq Qureshi: percussion Maha Maya (Part I) Emam: nylon string guitar; Paul Grant: santur; Leroy Critcher: electric guitar; Rik Masterson: tanpura; Matthew Montfort: scalloped fretboard guitar Maha Maya (Part II) Gareth Lewis: sitar; Mindia Klein: flute; Paul Grant: santur; Rik Masterson: tanpura; Emam: tabla, orchestral string sequences; Matthew Montfort: scalloped fretboard guitar; Habib Khan: sitar PDX - Part I Emam: tabla, dumbak; Romy Benton: flute; Mylinda: marimba PDX - Part II Emam: tabla, dumbak; Romy Benton: flute; Mylinda: marimba
	TECHNICAL CREDITS Produced by Emam Recording Engineers and Studios: Mike Demmers - Desitrek Studios (Portland) 24 Track Analog & 16 Track Digital Adam Kasper - DNA Studios (Seattle) - 24 Track Analog Dave Wellhausen - Wellhausen Studios (San Francisco) - 24 Track Analog Lydia Holly - Dancing Dog Studios (Emeryville, CA) - 16 Track Analog Farhad Dadyburjor - The Digital Domain (Bombay, India) - 12 Track Digital Mehrdad Azadi - World Rhythm Studios (Seattle) - 16 Track Digital Seth - Seth's Studio (Seattle) - 8 Track Digital Emam - S. Kalyani Studios (Delhi, India) - Direct to DAT - Digital Emam - Emam's Studio (Seattle) - Digital 8 Track - Direct to Disk
	Review India Currents - Dec/Jan 1995 'Is This Real' is a masterful tapestry of musical traditions woven together into an uplifting new sound. It creates a musical experience that transcends boundaries. The wide variety of musicians as well as musical styles highlights this CD as an outstanding example of world fusion music.
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