The Berklee Indian Ensemble is delighted to present "Pinha" by Dhruv Goel. ‘Pinha’ means ‘hidden within.’ Based on a ghazal written by Fatima Wasia Jaisi, it celebrates the victory of the human spirit over adverse conditions that arise due to prejudices against gender, religion, and ethnicity. For lyrics and translation, please see below. Founded in 2011 by faculty member, Annette Philip, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is one of largest and most diverse ensembles at Berklee. Apart from performing original compositions and arrangements, the Berklee Indian Ensemble tours internationally, presents a wide array of South Asian folk, classical, and popular music, and has collaborated with various world renowned artists. Dhruv Goel: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dhruvgoelmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruv_goel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhruvgoel Website: https://www.dhruvgoel.com/ Berklee Indian Ensemble: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeIndia Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BerkleeIndiaX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleeindianensemble Website: http://www.berklee.edu/india Berklee: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1MjVyEN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkleecollege Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/berkleecollege Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleecollege Website: https://www.berklee.edu Learn more about Berklee College of Music’s Performance program: https://bit.ly/2CjxovR Call or email Berklee’s Office of Admissions today for more information: 1-800-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2222 (international callers) admissions@berklee.edu "Pinha" ghazal written by Ms. Fatima Wasia Jaisi Composer/Arranger/Programming/Lead Vocals: Dhruv Goel (Lucknow, India) Producer, Director of Berklee Indian Ensemble: Annette Philip (Kerala, India) Assistant Manager, Berklee India Exchange: Rohith Jayaraman (San Jose, CA) Berklee Indian Ensemble Choir: Agney Mulay (New Delhi, India) Amira Gill (New Delhi, India) Blake Johnston (La Center, WA) Harini Srinivasa Raghavan (Chennai, India), Harshitha Krishnan (Chennai, India) Ishita Sinha (Patna, India) Purvaa Sampath (Bangalore, India) Rohith Jayaraman (San Jose, CA) Sanchitha Wickremesooriya (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Sanjeeta Bhattacharya (New Delhi, India) Shai Portugaly (Rishon LeZion, Israel) Srishti Biyani (New Delhi, India) Swarathmika Swaminathan (Mumbai, India) Thara Dhishay Ramamurthy (Manama, Bahrain) Vasundhara Gupta (Kolkata, India) Berklee Indian Ensemble Instrumentalists: Violin: Bengisu Gokce (Istanbul, Turkey), Layth Sidiq (Amman, Jordan) Viola: Brendan Klippel (Queensbury, NY) Cello: Marta Roma (Cantonigros, Spain) Dizi: Yazhi Guo (Hong Kong, China) Sarod: Sashank Navaladi (New Delhi, India) Piano: Annette Philip (Kerala, India) Electric Guitar: Aleif Hamdan (Jakarta, Indonesia) Acoustic Guitar: Yoel Aharon Genin (Eilat, Israel) Bass: Guy Bernfeld (Herzliya, Israel) Drum Set, Frame Drum: Yogev Gabay (Be'er Sheva, Israel) Djembe, Cajon: Laura ChispiTa Crespo (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Frame Drum: Pouya Shabanpour (Babol, Iran) Video Production: Joe Barnard Recorded at Q Division Studios Recording Engineer: Calum Brockie Recording Engineer (lead vocalist session): Kaushlesh Purohit Mixing Engineer: Simon Katz Mastering: Jonathan Wyner Special Thanks to: Arsalaan Qizilbash (Lucknow, India) for the Urdu translation George Lernis (Nicosia, Cyprus) - Guest Percussionist: Frame drum, Davul, Darbuka ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics (with translation): Tareek fizaaon mein noor-e- seher pinha Jaise ki sadaf mein shaffaf gauhar pinha Taqdeer badalne mein ek pal bhi na laga Hoti jab inayat ki ek nazar pinha When the night is at its darkest, it conceals the first rays of dawn within Like an oyster hides within itself a flawless white pearl And in the blink of an eye destinies are rewritten Under the watchful gaze of providence Ek musht-e- par sahi, hai toh aasmaan ke beech Le jaye hawa, itni hawa se kam nahi Despite being a fistful of feathers, a bird soars high into the sky The course of its flight is not decided by the direction of the wind Ae kaash iss duniya ko iski khabar hoti Iss chhoti duniya mein gham ke nagar pinha Zindan ke andheron se ghabra ke na dara mehbooz fizaon mein fatha-o- zafar pinha If only this world was aware of The myriad cities of sorrow that are hidden within it Do not dread the shadows of captivity For this darkness conceals the light that will illuminate the path to victory Ek musht-e- par sahi, hai toh aasmaan ke beech Le jaye hawa, itni hawa se kam nahi Despite being a fistful of feathers, a bird soars high into the sky The course of its flight is not decided by the direction of the wind Sab jahan ek til ke beech mein This world resides within the boundaries of our perception Berklee College of Music I Indian | Indian Folk | Middle Eastern Music | Choral | Percussion | World Music

We are delighted to release "Jaago Piya" on the auspicious occasion of Bangla Noboborsha, the first day of the Bengali Calendar year 1423. Shubhô Nôbobôrsho from all of us at Berklee College of Music! The first in a series of original compositions from the Berklee Indian Ensemble, "Jaago Piya" was written by Armeen Musa, the first Bangladeshi student to join the Berklee Indian Ensemble. Her mother, Dr. Nashid Kamal wrote the Bengali lyrics which can be found here: http://bit.ly/1OX8AFv Over the years, every time the Indian Ensemble performed this piece, the arrangement evolved, with new ideas contributed by different members, until we finally recorded it with students from 17 countries. To us, "Jaago Piya" is a gentle, loving reminder to stay present, in the moment, to always be hopeful, and live a life filled with gratitude. According to Armeen, "What inspires me is music. The ability of music to connect to our silent thoughts, be a gift of solidarity, in happiness and sadness, inspires and motivates me, to be a part of motions bigger than myself." What inspires you? A little cultural background: Jaago Piya is a collaboration of soundscapes; the melody has a semi classical flavour (classical referring to the classical music of the Indian subcontinent,) with vocal harmony that is rarely used in such a tune. The song being in Bangla, inspired the ensemble to use Bengali colours and clothes for the visual to showcase a bit of Bengali culture. The primary theme was using the gamcha (local checked cloth used as a towel) as clothing, scarves, hairpieces inspired by Bangladeshi fashion designer Bibi Russel, who brought the gamcha to the international fashion industry. Bengali New Year is a grandly celebrated day of the year in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, a truly colorful occasion, with parades, daylong musical concerts and festivals held in every corner of the country and in homes. The video hopes to capture that beautiful spirit with its own diversity and colours. ---- Founded in 2011 by faculty member, Annette Philip, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is one of largest and most diverse ensembles at Berklee. The ensemble performs a wide array of South Asian music, with the ultimate goal of presenting concerts that consist entirely of original student compositions. Armeen Musa: http://armeenmusa.com/ http://www.facebook.com/armeenm/ http://twitter.com/ArmeenMusa Indian Ensemble: http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeIndia http://www.twitter.com/BerkleeIndiaX http://www.berklee.edu/india Berklee: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1MjVyEN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkleecollege Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/berkleecollege Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleecollege Site: https://www.berklee.edu Composer: Armeen Musa Lyrics: Dr. Nashid Kamal Vocal arranger, Producer, Director of Berklee Indian Ensemble: Annette Philip Arrangement: Berklee Indian Ensemble Soloist: Armeen Musa, Dhaka, Bangladesh Choir: Trinayan Baruah, New Delhi, India Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, New Delhi, India Ava Dudani, Brighton, MA Dhruv Goel, Lucknow, India Vasundhara Gupta, Kolkata, India Harshitha Krishnan, Chennai, India Katyayani Krishnan, Singapore Malwina Masternak, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland Sanjana Raja, Chennai, India Thara Dhishay Ramamurthy, Manama, Bahrain Lydia Renold, Schönenwerd, Switzerland Purvaa Sampath, Bangalore, India Ashwin Shenoy, Manama, Bahrain Lyusi Simon, Moscow, Russia Pankhuri Singhal, Westford, MA Ishita Sinha, Patna, India Swarathmika Swaminathan, Mumbai, India Sanchitha Wickremesooriya, Colombo, Sri Lanka Gretchen Schaderbodt, Valdivia, Chile Kanika Patawari, Antwerp, Belgium MT Aditya Srinivasan: Chennai, India Rishabh Dev Sharma: New Delhi, India Rhythm Section Srishti Biyani: Bansuri/Voice, New Delhi, India Sashank Navaladi: Sarod, New Delhi, India Layth Sidiq: Violin, Amman, Jordan Aleif Hamdan: Guitar, Jakarta, Indonesia Anton A. Sten: Guitar, Stockholm, Sweden Johnathan Lee: Guitar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Annette Philip: Piano/Voice, Kerala, India Achal Murthy: Electric Bass, Strassen, Luxembourg Kaushlesh Purohit: Tabla/Percussion, Jodhpur, India Yogev Gabay: Drum set, Be'er Sheva, Israel Recorded live at Q Division, Somerville Recording engineer: Matt Larson Assistant engineer: Jake Furgason Mixing Engineer: Simon Katz Video by 4Reel Productions Producer, editor: Teo Karakolev Videographer: Kevin Greene Production assistants: Dina Benech, Eric Notar Mastered by M Works Studios Engineer: Jonathan Wyner Head Card Designer: Lydia Renold Typography Achal Murthy, Armeen Musa, Annette Philip, Purvaa Sampath, Harshitha Krishnan, Swarathmika Swaminathan, Vasundhara Gupta, Ava Dudani, Kanika Patawari, Katyayani Krishnan, Lyusi Simon, Pankhuri Singhal, Thara Dhishay Ramamurthy, Yogev Gabay Special thanks to: Sadia Rahman for the gamchas Mohitosh Talukder Taposh for all your gifts Bibi Russel for inspiring our outfits. #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic

The Berklee Indian Ensemble is delighted to release our second student original "Arz-E-Niyaz" by Sashank Navaladi, featuring the award-winning virtuosic Indian vocalist and composer, Vijay Prakash on Mirza Ghalib's 219th birth anniversary. It's the first time the Berklee Indian Ensemble has had a renowned artist perform on a student composition, and hope this will be the first of many such collaborations. Hailing from Mysore, Karnataka in India, Vijay Prakash is one of the most sought after Indian playback singers with hits in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi films. He has performed with the likes of Zakir Hussain, A.R. Rahman, and Taufiq Qureshi at venues like Wembley Stadium, the O2 Arena, WOMAD and Woodstock. He also won the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Kannada) for the song 'Gatiya Ilidu' from the film 'Ulidavaru Kandante,' and was one of the four vocalists on "Jai Ho" which won both, a Grammy and an Academy award. The Berklee Indian Ensemble recorded "Arz-E-Niyaz" with Mr. Prakash during his Berklee India Exchange artist residency at the college in November 2015. Our composer, Sashank, was inspired by "Arz-E-Niyaz," a poem written by the preeminent Urdu and Persian Sufi poet of the 19th century, Mirza Ghalib. Written in the form of eight couplets, 'arz-e-niyāz-e-ishq' literally translates to the 'supplication for the blessings of love.' Ghalib reflects on the days when the heart was more engulfed in the humility of passion and considered himself a more worthy offering to the beloved. For a detailed translation of the poem, please visit: https://goo.gl/P4zWCo Special thanks to our friends from the literary world for helping us with pronunciation of the Urdu lyrics: Urdu specialist, Salim Arif, and poetess, Sunayana Kachroo Vijay Prakash: http://www.vijay-prakash.com/home.html Sashank Navaladi: https://soundcloud.com/sashanknavaladi https://www.facebook.com/sashanknavaladi/ Berklee Indian Ensemble: http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeIndia https://www.facebook.com/berkleeindianensemble http://www.twitter.com/BerkleeIndiaX http://www.berklee.edu/india Berklee: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1MjVyEN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkleecollege Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/berkleecollege Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleecollege Site: https://www.berklee.edu Founded in 2011 by faculty member, Annette Philip, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is one of largest and most diverse ensembles at Berklee. The ensemble performs a wide array of South Asian music, with the ultimate goal of presenting concerts that consist entirely of original student compositions. ------- "Arz-E-Niyaz-E-Ishq" Poem: Mirza Ghalib Composer/Arranger: Sashank Navaladi Producer, Director of Berklee Indian Ensemble: Annette Philip A&R: Clint Valladares Planning and Logistics: Rohith Jayaraman Dance and choreography: Meera Seshadri, Sunnyvale, CA Calligraphy: Parham Haghighi, Mashhad, Iran Vocal Soloists: Vijay Prakash, Berklee India Exchange guest artist Harshitha Krishnan, Chennai, India Dhruv Goel, Lucknow, India Sashank Navaladi, New Delhi, India Berklee Indian Ensemble Choir: Ava Dudani, Brighton, MA Srishti Biyani, New Delhi, India Vasundhara Gupta, Kolkatta, India Harshitha Krishnan, Chennai, India Katyayani Krishnan, Singapore Sanjana Raja, Chennai, India Thara Dhishay Ramamurthy, Manama, Bahrain Lydia Renold, Schönenwerd, Switzerland Purvaa Sampath, Bangalore, India Gretchen Schadebrodt, Valdivia, Chile Lyusi Simon, Moscow, Russia Ishita Sinha, Patna, India Swarathmika Swaminathan, Mumbai, India Berklee Indian Ensemble Instrumentalists: Annette Philip: Piano, Kerala, India Johnathan Lee: Oud, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Anton A. Sten: Acoustic guitar, Stockholm, Sweden Aleif Hamdan: Electric guitar, Jakarta, Indonesia Rishabh Sharma: Electric guitar, New Delhi, India Achal Murthy: Bass, Strassen, Luxembourg M.T. Aditya Srinivasan: Tabla, Chennai, India Yogev Gabay: Drums, Be'er Sheva, Israel Sashank Navaladi: Additional programming, New Delhi, India Dance filmed at Boston Conservatory at Berklee Video produced by 4Reel Productions Teo Karakolev: videographer and editor Kevin Greene: videographer Sam Harchik: videographer Recorded at Q Division Studios Recording Engineer: Calum Brockie Assistant Recording Engineer: Kaushlesh Purohit Mixing Engineer: Calum Brockie Mastering Engineer: Sashank Navaladi

#berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist, known for redefining contemporary Indian film music, and putting Indian music on the global map, in a way that no other Indian composer/performer has achieved. On October 24, 2014, Berklee College of Music conferred A. R. Rahman with an honorary doctor of music degree. Berklee faculty and students paid tribute to the living legend, who joined them on select pieces in a concert celebrating his music and life at Boston's Symphony Hall. Mr. Rahman's visit was a signature event under Berklee India Exchange, a new initiative co-founded by two Indian Berklee alums, Annette Philip (artistic director), and Clint Valladares (artist relations and strategy), as a platform for cultural conversation, through the composition, collaboration, and performance of original Indian music. Proceeds from the concert went towards a scholarship fund in Mr. Rahman's name for students from India to attend Berklee. Berklee Indian Ensemble and Berklee World Strings with special guest, A.R. Rahman "Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera" (A.R. Rahman) From the film Swades Annette Philip: Arranger/Producer, Director - Berklee Indian Ensemble Eugene Friesen: Conductor, Director - Berklee World Strings Matthew Nicholl: String arrangements, Chair - Contemporary Writing and Production Vocal Soloists Shilpa Ananth, Kerala, India Dhruv Goel, Lucknow, India Rohith Santosh Jayaraman, San Jose, CA Harini Srinivasa Raghavan, Chennai, India Berklee Indian Ensemble Choir Shilpa Ananth, Kerala, India Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, New Delhi, India Dhruv Goel, Lucknow, India Vasundhara Gupta, Kolkata, India Rohith Santosh Jayaraman, San Jose, CA Harshitha Krishnan, Chennai, India Nalini Krishnan, Seattle, Washington Joakim Molander, Sørum, Norway Armeen Musa, Dhaka, Bangladesh Kanika Patawari, Antwerp, Belgium Annette Philip, Kerala, India Purvaa Sampath, Bangalore, India Ishita Sinha: Patna, India Harini Srinivasa Raghavan, Chennai, India Aseem Suri, New Delhi, India Adriel Tjokrosaputro, Surakarta, Indonesia Sanchitha Wickremesooriya, Colombo, Sri Lanka Berklee Indian Ensemble Instrumentalists Annette Philip: piano, Kerala, India Cheng Lu: keyboard, Beijing, China Yazhi Guo: suona, Hong Kong, China Sashank Navaladi: sarod, New Delhi, India Fares Btoush: oud, Amman, Jordan Aleif Hamdan: electric guitar, Jakarta, Indonesia Shubh Saran: electric guitar, New Delhi, India Achal Murthy: bass, Strassen, Luxembourg Kaushlesh Purohit: udu drum, tabla, Jodhpur, India Ranajoy Das: drumset, New Delhi, India Negah Santos: percussion, Sao Paolo, Brazil Patrick Simard: octopad, percussion, Ottowa, Canada Daniel Gonzalez: electronic drum sound design, Mexico City, Mexico Berklee World Strings Eugene Friesen, conductor, Los Angeles, CA Na Young Baik, Violin I, Seoul, South Korea Carlos Felipa Silva, Violin I, Caracas, Venezuela Sumaia Martins, Violin I, Santa Cruz, CA Yeji Yoon, Violin I, Seoul, South Korea Stefano Melillo Melendez, Violin I, Caracas, Venezuela Sarah Hubbard, Violin I, Wedtfield, MA Elise Boeur, Violin II, Vancouver, Canada Adrianna Ciccone, Violin II, Timmins, Canada Sadie E. Currey, Violin II, Columbia, MO Carolyn Kendrick, Violin II, Stockton, CA Rosy Timms, Violin II, Adelaide, Australia Tsung-Yuan Lee, Violin II, Taipei, Taiwan Max Wolpert, Viola, Crookston, MN John Smith, Viola, Augusta, GA Brendan Klippel, Viola, Queensbury, NY Gerson Eguiguren Martinez, Viola, Quito, Ecuador Marta Roma, Cello, Cantonigros, Spain Adrian Zemor, Cello, New York City, NY Keizo Yoshioka, Cello, Hopedale, MA Steph Dye, Cello, St. Louis, MO Nathaniel Sabat, Double bass, New York, NY Victor Manuel Gonzalez Quezada: Double bass, Rancagua, Chile Allegra Cramer, Harp, Gold Coast, Australia Recorded live at Berklee College of Music Studios: Shames Family Scoring Stage (Studio 1) and The Ark (Studio 2) Alejandro Rodriguez: recording engineer Simon Katz: assistant recording engineer, mixing engineer Matthew Larson: assistant engineer Taylor Marvin: assistant engineer McKain Webb-Lakey: assistant Teo Karakolev: videographer, editor Kevin Greene: videographer Sam Harchik: videographer Jonathan Williams: additional footage Mastered by M Works Studios Jonathan Wyner: engineer Berklee India Exchange Co Founders Clint Valladares and Annette Philip #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic

#berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic "Jiya Jale" (Dil Se) is a tribute to A. R. Rahman by the Berklee Indian Ensemble in gratitude for his immense contribution to our lives through his inspiring music and journey. A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. In 2009, Time Magazine placed Rahman in its list of World's Most Influential People. In a notable career spanning two decades, he has garnered particular acclaim for redefining contemporary Indian film music, and putting Indian music on the global map, in a way that no other Indian composer/performer has achieved. On October 24, 2014, Berklee College of Music will confer A. R. Rahman with an honorary doctor of music degree. Berklee Faculty and students from the Berklee Indian Ensemble will pay tribute to the living legend, who will join them on select pieces in a concert celebrating his music and life at Boston's Symphony Hall. Mr. Rahman's visit is a signature event under Berklee India Exchange, a new initiative co-founded by two Indian Berklee alums, Annette Philip (artistic director), and Clint Valladares (artist relations and strategy), as a platform for cultural conversation, through the composition, collaboration, and performance of original Indian music. Proceeds from the concert will go towards a scholarship fund in Mr. Rahman's name for students from India to attend Berklee. This is a huge milestone for the Berklee Indian Ensemble, one of largest and most diverse ensembles at the college, with members representing 37 countries, and counting. Founded in 2011 by faculty member, Annette Philip, the ensemble performs an expansive repertoire of Indian classical, semi-classical, folk, Sufi, and contemporary Indo-jazz music, with the ultimate goal of presenting concerts entirely consisting of original student compositions. Every year, there is at least one composition by A. R. Rahman featured in their repertoire. Berklee Indian Ensemble "Jiya Jale" (A. R. Rahman) From the film Dil Se Arrangement: Inna Dudukina Vocal arrangement, Producer: Annette Philip Instrumental interlude: Berklee Indian Ensemble Soloists Ishita Sinha: voice, Patna, India Harshitha Krishnan, voice, Chennai, India Nalini Krishnan, voice, Seattle, Washington Rohith Santosh Jayaraman, voice, morsing (jaw harp), San Jose, CA Instrumental Soloists Yazhi Guo: dizi, Hong Kong, China Sashank Navaladi: sarod, New Delhi, India Harini Srinivasa Raghavan: violin, Chennai, India Layth Al Rubaye: violin, Amman, Jordan Patrick Simard: drums, Ottowa, Canada Indian Ensemble Choir Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, New Delhi, India Dhruv Goel, Lucknow, India Vasundhara Gupta, Kolkata, India Rohith Santosh Jayaraman, San Jose, CA Harshitha Krishnan, Chennai, India Nalini Krishnan, Seattle, Washington Armeen Musa, Dhaka, Bangladesh Kanika Patawari, Antwerp, Belgium Annette Philip, Kerala, India Purvaa Sampath, Bangalore, India Ishita Sinha: Patna, India Harini Srinivasa Raghavan, Chennai, India Aseem Suri, New Delhi, India Adriel Tjokrosaputro, Surakarta, Indonesia Sanchitha Wickremesooriya, Colombo, Sri Lanka Strings Layth Al Rubaye: violin, Amman, Jordan Harini Srinivasa Raghavan: violin, Chennai, India Daniel Urbanowicz: viola, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Naseem Al Atrash: cello, Beit Sahour, Palestine Victor Manuel Gonzalez Quezada: double bass, Rancagua, Chile Rhythm Section Annette Philip: piano, Kerala, India Aleif Hamdan: electric guitar, Jakarta, Indonesia Shubh Saran: electric and acoustic guitar, New Delhi, India Achal Murthy: bass, Strassen, Luxembourg Ullas Rao: mridangam, Westwood, MA Kaushlesh Purohit: tabla, percussion, Jodhpur, India Ranajoy Das: cajon, New Delhi, India Joe A Galeota Jr.: percussion, Arlington, MA Patrick Simard: drums, Ottowa, Canada Recorded live at The Record Company Simon Katz: recording engineer, mixing engineer Chris Geller: assistant engineer Pietro Milanesi: second engineer Teo Karakolev: videographer, editor Kevin Greene: videographer Sam Harchik: videographer Mastered by M Works Studios Jonathan Wyner: engineer #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic