This week Global Sounds features the Queen of Bollywood Asha Bhosle who gave a one-off appearance recently at WOMAD in Taranaki as part of her Last Empress Farewell Tour.  In 2005, she collaborated with the Kronos Quartet on a tribute album to the great Indian film composer and music director RD Burman called You’ve Stolen My Heart.

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You’ve Stolen My Heart  (Nonesuch 7559 79856)

BURMAN arr. Harrington: You’ve stolen my heart - Asha Bhosle (vocals), Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (pipa, liu qin), Zakir Hussain (madal, Indian trap set, tambourine)
BURMAN arr. Harrington: If People Come - Asha Bhosle (vocals), Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (pipa, gong), Zakir Hussain (djembe, tabla tarang, bass drum)
BURMAN arr. Harrington: My Love Came Silently - Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (pipa, liu qin), Zakir Hussain (djembe, talking drum, frame drum, tabla, shaker)
BURMAN arr. Harrington & Prutsman: In Dhanno’s Eyes - Kronos Quartet, Zakir Hussain (tabla, shaker)
BURMAN arr. Harrington : Light a Match - Asha Bhosle (vocals), Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (pipa, liu qin), Zakir Hussain (tabla, tambourine, Indian trap set)
BURMAN arr. Harrington & Prutsman: Smoke rises across the river - Kronos Quartet, Zakir Hussain (tabla)
BURMAN arr. Harrington & Prutsman: Beloved O Beloved - Asha Bhosle (vocals), Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (liu qin, pipa), Zakir Hussain (madal, batajon)
BURMAN arr. Harrington: Relationships grow slowly - Asha Bhosle (vocals), Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (pipa, liu qin, electric sitar), Zakir Hussain (tabla, tabla tarang), Scott Fraser, (electric sitar)
BURMAN arr. Harrington: Some of my things - Asha Bhosle (vocals), Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (pipa, electric sitar), Zakir Hussain (tabla)