autorickshaw
So The Journey Goes
Tala-Wallah Records
Toronto’s autorickshaw creates a unique blend of classical Indian music, jazz sensibilities, and a North American approach to song.  Their latest recording, So The Journey Goes,  yields increased discoveries with each listening. Hypnotic vocals draw us into original compositions and traditional Indian devotional music alike.
Composer, arranger, percussionist and vocalist Suba Sankaran’s credentials are impeccable.  As are composer, producer and tabla player Ed Henley’s. He has studied extensively in India and plays with a flowing touch, with none of the forced pyrotechnics sometimes associated with this instrument. Surpassing the role of background support, his tabla adds another voice to the music.
For me, the most delicious resonance in autorickshaw’s sound was the bass playing of Rich Brown. Having worked with many well-known jazz singers including Molly Johnson and Natalie Cole, Brown’s bass acts as a melodic instrument, its velvety tone flowing along with Sankaran’s lyric improvisations.
So The Journey Goes will take you to a destination both warm and rich.
— By Lark Clark

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