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KG Westman & Za​ع​faran

by KG Westman

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Piloo 04:58
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Kaaphal Hill 03:42
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Hårgalåten 06:57
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Drum Talk 01:29
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about

KG Westman was the ”George Harrison” of 70´s style rock band Siena Root. Drawn into the world
of Indian classical music he eventually gave up the guitar and disappeared to India to only focus on
the sitar. Now years later, he comes back and teams up with top notch musicians from Sweden,
India and Egypt to produce an instrumental album which is an amalgam of the traditional music of
the three countries. This project is concidered of national cultural interest in Sweden and is
therefore funded by the Arts Council.
If you imagine an old movie about a Swede, an Indian and an Egyptian, trying to get across the
Saharan desert in a taxi, this would be the soundtrack coming from the car´s cassette player. Mixed
and mastered in the analogue Root Rock Studio with Sam Riffer behind the desk, the production
has punching power beyond other acoustic albums.

credits

released May 20, 2022

The musicians:
KG Westman -sitar, guitar, harmonium, bass, tsouras, swarmandal
Ahmed Radwan -oud, violin
Adham Al-Sayyad -kawala
Farshid Dalir -tombak, daf
Suranjana Ghosh -tabla
Suvrat Apte -tabla
Sam Riffer -double bass, qraqeb, sagat
Stian Grimstad -valve trombone
Moa Danielson -santoor
Hugo Widén -tabla
Nirmeen Sallam -tanpuri
Amanda Welch -tanpuri
Recorded by Sam Riffer at Root Rock Studio and KG Westman at Sharda Music Studio in August
2021. Mixed and mastered at Root Rock Studio by Sam Riffer and KG Westman in September and
October. Artwork by Nat Girsberger. Produced by KG Westman. This release is supported by
ANASEA and Swedish Arts Council.

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KG Westman Stockholm, Sweden

One of Europe´s foremost sitar players in the field of North Indian classical and semi classical music. As a senior disciple of Pandit Rabindra Narayan Goswami, KG Westman has performed in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Egypt, Europe, USA and Russia as well as for radio and T.V. ... more

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