Praner Alap: Music and Poetry of Rabindranath Tagore

Ochin Pakhi, a Chicago-based band devoted to Bengali music has newly released their first album Praner Alap: Meeting of Hearts on Innova Recordings. An ambitious artistic collaboration, the album features new musical arrangements of songs by poet Rabindranath Tagore from his Nobel Prize-winning poetry collection Gitanjali (Song Offerings).

With soaring vocals by Subhajit Sengupta and Swarnali Banerjee intertwined with sweeping strings, accordion, raga-based improvisations, and a myriad of instruments, Praner Alap brings new emotional intensity to Tagore's melodies and lyrics. The published digital album is complemented by a poetry and art booklet featuring paintings inspired by each song, painted by a variety of artists, and newly translated lyrics.

Praner Alap - Meeting of Hearts is the culmination of a beautiful collaboration between dear friends from around the world who joined their diverse artistic backgrounds to explore the depth of Tagore's songs. Ochin Pakhi hopes this performance will introduce listeners to the incredible power of Tagore's words and melodies.

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