For Your Consideration
GRAMMY®
KALYANI NAIR &
THE INDIAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE
ULA
New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
IRU MANAM
Arrangement, Instruments & Vocals
NAM THAM (HINDI)
Global Music Performance
ULA
New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
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About the album
This album features 6 original compositions and arrangements written for a large mixed voice choral group, performed by The Indian Choral Ensemble, composed and arranged by Kalyani Nair. The choral arrangements have intricate 6-8 part harmonies while the melodies have an Indian flavour which has given rise to a new age, contemporary choral sound to the whole album. In addition, the varied guest feature collaborations in each of the tracks, ranging from world class orchestras like Budapest Scoring Orchestra to well-acclaimed solo instrumentalists from India like The One Man String Quartet and addition of band instruments like Acoustic Guitars, Electric Bass, Drums and Keys by notable Indian musicians, makes the album unique.
For your additional consideration
IRU MANAM
Arrangement, Instruments & Vocals
About
This song reiterates the fact that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. We always admire the beauty outside, only to realize that the reason behind this external beauty is the actual beauty that radiates from within ourselves. This feeling of self love is brought out through the lyrics and arrangement of the song, done for a lead female solo and a large mixed voice choral group, accompanied by a big string section and a tight 2-piece band of Keys and Drums. The arrangement is very unique as the main melody has an Indian flavour that builds over intricate and rich chord progressions appearing in the choir and strings. The addition of the band to this lush choral and string section makes the sound of the entire track very different from regular song arrangements.
NAM THAM (Hindi)
Global Music Performance
​About
This is a lullaby sung by a mother in awe of her child. This track is written for a large mixed voice ensemble accompanied by a String Quartet. The main chorus of the song has several melodies strongly rooted in an Indian raaga named Kalavati, overlaid on one another to create a rich 6-8 part choral section. The second section of the song features the entry of the string quartet accompanying the choir, that becomes more intense as the song progresses. The whole song is built on the words “nam tham” inspired by the percussive syllables used in ‘tarana’, a form of music sung in the Hindustani style of Indian classical music, until the final section of the song that features a lyrical solo melody in Hindi, describing the feeling of a mother being awestruck at the beauty of her new born child. The interesting blend of Indian, choral and contemporary elements in the song gives it a truly global quality and makes it unique.
Credits
Nam Tham (Thamizh)
Composer and Arranger: Kalyani Nair
Primary Artists: Kalyani Nair, The Indian Choral Ensemble
Featuring Artist: Rithu Vysakh (One Man String Quartet)
Lyrics: Pradeep Kumar
Producer: Kalyani Nair
Vocal Recording Engineers: Lijesh, Davidson
KS Maniratnam
Stereo Mix Master: B Prasanna
Dolby Master: Aura Studios
Omanaththingal
Composer and Arranger: Kalyani Nair
Primary Artists: Kalyani Nair, The Indian Choral Ensemble
Featuring Artists: Budapest Scoring Orchestra (Strings), M.S Yeshwanth (Keys and music co-production), Chris Jason (Acoustic Guitars and Electric Bass), David Joseph (Drums)
Lyrics: Irayimman Thampi (Copyright Status – in Public Domain)
Solo Vocal Recording Engineer: Lijesh
Choir Recording Engineer: Biju James
Guitar and Bass Recording Engineer: Hariharan
Strings Recording Engineer: Peter
Producer: Kalyani Nair
Stereo and Dolby Mix Master: Aura Studios
Iru Manam
Composer and Arranger: Kalyani Nair
Primary Artists: Kalyani Nair, The Indian Choral Ensemble
Featuring Artists: Budapest Scoring Orchestra (Strings), Simon K. King (Keys), David Joseph (Drums)
Lyrics: Vidhya Vijay
Vocal Recording Engineers: Lijesh, Davidson, KS Maniratnam
Drums Recording Engineer: Biju James
Strings Recording Engineer: Denes Redly
Producer: Kalyani Nair
Stereo and Dolby Mix Master: Aura Studios
Nam Tham (Hindi)
Composer and Arranger: Kalyani Nair
Primary Artists: Kalyani Nair, The Indian Choral Ensemble
Featuring Artist: Rithu Vysakh (One Man String Quartet)
Lyrics: Kalyani Nair
Producer: Kalyani Nair
Vocal Recording Engineers: Lijesh, Davidson and KS Maniratnam
Stereo Mix Master: B Prasanna
Dolby Master: Aura Studios
Vandhe Maatharam
Composer: Jadunath Bhattacharya (Copyright status – in Public Domain)
Arranger: Kalyani Nair
Primary Artists: Kalyani Nair, The Indian Choral Ensemble
Featuring Artists: Karthik Manickavasakam (Additional music production)
Lyrics: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Copyright status – in Public Domain)
Vocal Recording Engineer: Biju James
Producer: Kalyani Nair
Stereo Mix: Karthik Manickavasakam
Stereo Master: Sujith Sreedhar
Dolby Master: Vineeth Esthappan
Love Yourself Choral Version
Composer, Arranger: Kalyani Nair
Primary Artists: Kalyani Nair, The Indian Choral Ensemble
Featuring Artists: Keith Peters (Electric Bass), Vasanth David (Drums), M.S. Yeshwanth (Additional music production), Pradeep Kumar (Guitars)
Lyrics: Vikas Vinayachandran, Kalyani Nair
Vocal Recording Engineer: Biju James
Additional Recording Engineers: M.S. Yeshwanth, Avinash, Vicky
Producers: Vikas Vinayachandran, Kalyani Nair
Stereo Mix Master: Sujith Sreedhar
Dolby Master: Vineeth Esthappan