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At least five bands have used the name “Akasha.”
The first was a Norwegian spacey, electronic prog band, who recorded one album in 1977. For more information on the band, visit progarchives.com.
The second Akasha is a Swedish group consisting of five women. The group was inspired by Sri Chinmoy’s poetry and songs, and started to sing and play together in 1982. Since then the group has been giving concerts in Sweden regularly and has also been on tours in Finland, France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
Instruments - Guitars, harmoniums, esraj, xylophone, Indian and Western flutes.
Some critics compare Sri Chinmoy’s music to Gregorian chant and perhaps this comparison will seem especially true when hearing the recordings of Akasha. Many of his songs began as devotional poems to which he later set music. Some speak of joy and peace, others of the longing man feels to be united with his Source.
The third, is a now defunct political post-punk band from Memphis, TN featuring current and ex-members of Bury the Living and Pezz. Often compared to everything from Fugazi and Husker Du to earlier Neurosis, they had released one self-released album named “Closer” and disbanded some time in 2006.
The fourth, and more recent, Akasha is a duo from Brixton. Equally admired by jazz fans and drum’n’bass DJs, Charles James Casey and Damian John Hand recorded several of the most diverse EPs for the nominally trip-hop/big-beat Wall of Sound Records.
The first was a Norwegian spacey, electronic prog band, who recorded one album in 1977. For more information on the band, visit progarchives.com.
The second Akasha is a Swedish group consisting of five women. The group was inspired by Sri Chinmoy’s poetry and songs, and started to sing and play together in 1982. Since then the group has been giving concerts in Sweden regularly and has also been on tours in Finland, France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
Instruments - Guitars, harmoniums, esraj, xylophone, Indian and Western flutes.
Some critics compare Sri Chinmoy’s music to Gregorian chant and perhaps this comparison will seem especially true when hearing the recordings of Akasha. Many of his songs began as devotional poems to which he later set music. Some speak of joy and peace, others of the longing man feels to be united with his Source.
The third, is a now defunct political post-punk band from Memphis, TN featuring current and ex-members of Bury the Living and Pezz. Often compared to everything from Fugazi and Husker Du to earlier Neurosis, they had released one self-released album named “Closer” and disbanded some time in 2006.
The fourth, and more recent, Akasha is a duo from Brixton. Equally admired by jazz fans and drum’n’bass DJs, Charles James Casey and Damian John Hand recorded several of the most diverse EPs for the nominally trip-hop/big-beat Wall of Sound Records.
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