Karavan Sarai

Silk Road Electronica.
World Fusion Music & Dance.
Middle Eastern to Indian ethnic melodies meet live & electronic world beats with lush synths and mesmerizing dance.
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, electronics & vocalist Narayan Sijan lived on the Silk Road from 1994-2006, learning & performing music with mystics, masters & locals. He creates musical storytelling from original compositions & traditional melodies.
Electronic music is created by two-time GRAMMY nominee producer & programmer Carmen Rizzo whose credits range from A.R. Rahman to co-
founding the world/electronic act Niyaz.
Amin Shahin is a master of the ancient arghoul who reigns from a prestigious family of gypsy (Ghajr) musicians from the Nile delta of Egypt; he co-founded the world/electronic act Egyptian Project.
Choreographer, dancers Sonia Ochoa & Schirin Chams-Diba offers a visual feast of regional dances from her native Persian lands & India to alluring belly dance, the later a soloist & principal dancer of the Bellydance Superstars for eight years. Marshall Bodiker adds heavy rhythmic sway on percussion.
Karavan Sarai’s debut album Woven Landscapes (2015) reached #6 on the world music charts (CMJ). Painted Sands (2018) peaked at #4, with over 10 weeks in the top ten world music charts (NACC).
This evocative visual and sonic journey carries listeners to a nighttime courtyard of a virtual Silk Road palace, the Karavan Sarai that gave the project its name.
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