Jarry Singla: The Mumbai Project: Saval Jawab

composer: Jarry Singla www.jarrysingla.com

In 2013 the Indo-German pianist and composer Jarry Singla had been selected by the Arts Foundation of North-Rhine Westphalia for a six month residency in Mumbai. During his residency in the Maharashtrian metropolis  Jarry pursued two main goals: one was to focus on composing new music, the other one  to get in contact with Indian musicians and to initiate musical collaborations. He was particularly interested in meeting artists who have their roots in North and South Indian classical music and folk music. 

Shortly after his arrival Jarry had the chance to start working with three of the finest Indian musicians based in Mumbai and Kolkata: vocalist Sanjeev Chimmalgi, tabla-player/composer Vinayak Netke and sarod-virtuoso Pratik Shrivastav. Five months later they were joined by Jarry Singla´s longtime musical companion Christian Ramond, a double-bass player who is highly in demand in Germany and all over Europe. The "Mumbai Project" was born.

A year later - in the context of its 25th anniversary - the Arts Foundation invited the "Mumbai Project" for a tour, a CD production, a film production and workshops to North-Rhine Westphalia. And another fantastic musician joined the group: Ramesh Shotham, one of the most renowned South-Indian percussionists living in Europe.

During the tour, Jarry´s composition "Saval Jawab" was filmed live in the public theater of the German town Gütersloh.

Jarry Singla - piano, Indian harmonium, composition, arrangement
Sanjeev Chimmalgi - vocal
Pratik Shrivastav - sarod
Vinayak Netke - tabla
Ramesh Shotham - South-Indian percussion
Christian Ramond - double-bass