Ashtayama, Song of Hours

The pure voice and intonation of Amelia Cuni, renowned dhrupad singer, joins Werner Durand’s passionate and multidimensional sound-design in an enchanting interpretation of the Time Theory in Hindustani art music.

The Theory includes prescriptions associating specific melodic structures with the different times of the day and seasons of the year.

Ashtayama is a powerful and moving work where tradition and experimentation reach a finely-tuned balance and create a new viewpoint of an ancient form.

TRACKLISTING:

• FIRST YAMA: SUNRISE (6:03)
• SECOND YAMA: MORNING (11:32)
• THIRD YAMA: MIDDAY (5:27)
• FOURTH YAMA: AFTERNOON (7:05)
• FIFTH YAMA: SUNSET (6:17)
• SIXTH YAMA: EVENING (10:15)
• SEVENTH YAMA: NIGHT (6:37)
• EIGHTH YAMA: DEEP NIGHT (7:28)