Grammy Awards season is here, and — as always — a slew of artists with ties to Berklee joins the list of nominees. But this year, for the first time, the school submitted an in-house group's debut album — and it made the cut.
Grammy Awards season is here, and — as always — a slew of artists with ties to Berklee College of Music joins the list of nominees. But this year, for the first time, the school submitted an in-house group's debut album — and it made the cut.'s music is like taking a trip across India — through your ears — with dozens of performers from all over the world.,' which is Hindi for beginning,” founder Annette Philip said.
The Berklee Indian Ensemble was born in 2010. Since then, about 500 students from 52 countries have deconstructed, re-arranged and performed a repertoire of Indian tunes that cross genres, languages and borders. Now, according to Philip, 46% of Berklee's YouTube subscribers live in India. This level of engagement fueled momentum for touring and the ensemble's first album. Since 2016, an evolving army of students and alumni have recorded performances with other Indian stars, including Grammy-winning tabla master Zakir Hussain. You can hear his unbridled percussion on the ensemble's version of “Lady L” by Shakti, Hussain's pioneering 1970s Indo jazz fusion group.
“Sundari Pennae” also features Shreya Ghoshal, the Bollywood celebrity who sang the original version. “Any song of hers is a masterclass in and of itself,” Philip said. “Just listen to her delivery, it's exemplary.” The visiting superstar was open-minded, Philip added, in terms of improvising and experimenting with the ideas the Berklee students brought to their sessions.
“The word 'Pinha' itself means 'hidden within,'” Philip explained. “And it reminds us that our inherent gifts may not always be immediately apparent, but that doesn't mean we don't have intrinsic gifts which we are meant to give voice and space to.”When the night is at its darkest, it conceals the first rays of dawn within.And in the blink of an eye, destiny's are rewritten.
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