Name: Love Trap by Susheela Raman
Brand: Susheela Raman
SKU: 724358304152
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

An outstandingly interesting sophomore effort from British-Indian songstress Susheela Raman. Taking the term "eclectic" to levels only accessible in the world music markets, she heavily interweaves her original South Indian classical influences with Hindustani music, as well as adding some interesting fusions with other cultures. From place to place Tuvan hoomii drags itself in, in both the higher-pitched and lower-pitched forms, as well as some urtin duu to provide at times a drone, and at times a solo singer. Among the bass-heavy club grooves that show up, one can hear a little bit of light African-esque drumming. Concurrent with some electronically altered tabla vocals comes a dose of light flute looping. Throughout though, one constant is Raman's deep and sultry vocals. The album starts out with the title track that brings itself directly into comparison with the old Shirley Bassey-Bond themes (but with a quiet sitar in the background); and as the album moves on, it becomes somewhat more gentle, but keeps the sultriness in Raman's voice regardless. There's some light Spanish guitar in "Sarasa" to contrast with her sound, and later the guitars drop down an octave or two to match with her vocals and make for an extremely laid-back sound. Tablas and koras mix fluidly en route to the finished product. As an added surprise for the listeners, Tony Allen handles the drumming for a bit. Overall, it's a nice album; full of fusion surprises. Give it a listen if you're at all interested in the various world music scenes, or perhaps just as an interesting little bit of ambient music. ~ Adam Greenberg

1. Love Trap

by Susheela Raman

Background Vocals: Djanuno Dabo
Sandhya Sanjana; Performer
Composer: Susheela Raman
Mahmoud Ahmed
Sam Mills; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Clarinet: Manos Achalinotopoulos; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Lyricist: Mahmoud Ahmed
Susheela Raman
Sam Mills; Composer
Editor: Arabella Rodriguez
Stuart Bruce; Production
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Performer: Manos Achalinotopoulos
Iain Ballamy
Sandhya Sanjana
Susheela Raman
Tony Allen
Sam Mills
Radik Tiuliush
Hilaire Penda
Djanuno Dabo
Aref Durvesh
Albert Kuvezin; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Renaud Letang; Production
Producer: Sam Mills; Production
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Saxophone: Iain Ballamy; Performer
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Tanpura: Susheela Raman; Performer
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Albert Kuvezin
Susheela Raman; Performer
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Recording Assistant: Ben Canning
Theo Josso; Production
Studio Personnel: Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce
Virginie Schwob
Tony Cousins
Theo Josso
Renaud Letang
Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Composer Lyricist: Susheela Raman
Sam Mills
Mahmoud Ahmed; Other
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other

2. Sarasa

by Susheela Raman

Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Mendelson; Performer
Arranger: Susheela Raman
Sam Mills
Djanuno Dabo; Composer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Recording Assistant: Theo Josso
Ben Canning; Production
Background Vocals: Sandhya Sanjana
Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Composer: Sam Mills
Djanuno Dabo
Susheela Raman; Composer
Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Harp: Radik Tiuliush
Albert Kuvezin; Performer
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Performer: Sandhya Sanjana
Sam Mills
Radik Tiuliush
Hilaire Penda
Djanuno Dabo
Ben Mendelson
Aref Durvesh
Albert Kuvezin
Susheela Raman
Tony Allen; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Producer: Sam Mills; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Susheela Raman; Performer
Studio Personnel: Virginie Schwob
Tony Cousins
Theo Josso
Matthias Froidefond
Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce
Arabella Rodriguez; Production

3. Amba

by Susheela Raman

Composer: Balasubramanian, G.n.
Balasubramanian; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Lyricist: Balasubramanian, G.n.; Composer
Background Vocals: Sandhya Sanjana
Sam Mills
Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Fiddle: Radik Tiuliush; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Performer: Sandhya Sanjana
Albert Kuvezin
Aref Durvesh
Djanuno Dabo
Sam Mills
Hilaire Penda
Radik Tiuliush
Tony Allen
Susheela Raman; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Producer: Sam Mills; Production
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Albert Kuvezin
Susheela Raman; Performer
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Recording Assistant: Theo Josso
Ben Canning; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Cousins
Arabella Rodriguez
Stuart Bruce
Ben Canning
Matthias Froidefond
Theo Josso
Virginie Schwob; Production
Composer Lyricist: Balasubramanian; Other
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
G. N.: Balasubramanian; Other

4. Save Me

by Susheela Raman

Author: Joan Armatrading; Production
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Recording Assistant: Ben Canning
Theo Josso; Production
Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Cello: Vincent Segal; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen
Trevor Morais; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Musician: Ben Mendelson; Performer
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Composer: Joan Armatrading; Composer
Performer: Susheela Raman
Radik Tiuliush
Hilaire Penda
Djanuno Dabo
Ben Mendelson
Trevor Morais
Aref Durvesh
Vincent Segal
Sam Mills
Tony Allen; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Studio Personnel: Virginie Schwob
Stuart Bruce
Arabella Rodriguez
Theo Josso
Tony Cousins
Ben Canning
Matthias Froidefond; Production
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Vocals: Susheela Raman
Radik Tiuliush; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Mills; Production

5. Manasuloni

by Susheela Raman

Arranger: Susheela Raman
Sam Mills; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda
Bobby Jocky; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Recording Assistant: Theo Josso
Ben Canning; Production
Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Cello: Vincent Segal; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Fiddle: Radik Tiuliush; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Composer: Sam Mills
Susheela Raman; Composer
Performer: Djanuno Dabo
Bobby Jocky
Aref Durvesh
Albert Kuvezin
Vincent Segal
Sam Mills
Tony Allen
Susheela Raman
Radik Tiuliush
Hilaire Penda; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Studio Personnel: Ben Canning
Tony Cousins
Theo Josso
Matthias Froidefond
Virginie Schwob
Stuart Bruce
Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Albert Kuvezin
Susheela Raman; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Mills; Production

6. Bliss

by Susheela Raman

Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Arranger: Susheela Raman
Sam Mills; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda
Bobby Jocky; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Mixing Assistant: Paul Grady; Production
Recording Assistant: Theo Josso
Ben Canning; Production
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Flute: Manos Achalinotopoulos; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Percussion: Dorantes
Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Piano: Dorantes; Performer
Composer: Sam Mills
Susheela Raman; Composer
Performer: Bobby Jocky
Aref Durvesh
Manos Achalinotopoulos
Dorantes
Susheela Raman
Sam Mills
Radik Tiuliush
Tony Allen
Hilaire Penda
Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Susheela Raman; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Studio Personnel: Arabella Rodriguez
Virginie Schwob
Theo Josso
Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce
Tony Cousins
Paul Grady; Production
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Mills; Production

7. Sakhi Maro

by Susheela Raman

Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Arranger: Susheela Raman
Shruti Sadolikar
Sam Mills; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Recording Assistant: Theo Josso
Ben Canning; Production
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Harp: Tom Diakite; Performer
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Composer: Sam Mills
Susheela Raman
Shruti Sadolikar; Composer
Performer: Djanuno Dabo
Aref Durvesh
Susheela Raman
Tom Diakite
Tony Allen
Sam Mills
Radik Tiuliush
Hilaire Penda; Performer
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Susheela Raman; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Cousins
Virginie Schwob
Theo Josso
Matthias Froidefond
Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce
Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Mills; Production

8. Half Shiva Half Shakti

by Susheela Raman

Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Arranger: Aref Durvesh
Susheela Raman
Sam Mills; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Recording Assistant: Ben Canning
Theo Josso; Production
Clarinet: Manos Achalinotopoulos; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Guitar: Albert Kuvezin
Sam Mills; Performer
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Composer: Susheela Raman
Sam Mills
Aref Durvesh; Composer
Performer: Sam Mills
Tony Allen
Susheela Raman
Manos Achalinotopoulos
Albert Kuvezin
Aref Durvesh
Djanuno Dabo
Hilaire Penda
Radik Tiuliush; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Studio Personnel: Virginie Schwob
Theo Josso
Matthias Froidefond
Arabella Rodriguez
Tony Cousins
Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce; Production
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Susheela Raman; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Mills; Production

9. Dhamavati

by Susheela Raman

Arranger: Susheela Raman
Sam Mills; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Paul Grady; Production
Recording Assistant: Ben Canning
Theo Josso; Production
Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Clarinet: Manos Achalinotopoulos; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Piano: Dorantes; Performer
Composer: Sam Mills
Susheela Raman; Composer
Performer: Sam Mills
Tony Allen
Susheela Raman
Dorantes
Manos Achalinotopoulos
Aref Durvesh
Djanuno Dabo
Hilaire Penda
Radik Tiuliush; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Studio Personnel: Arabella Rodriguez
Tony Cousins
Theo Josso
Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce
Paul Grady
Virginie Schwob; Production
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Susheela Raman; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Mills; Production

10. Ye Meera Divanapan Hai

by Susheela Raman

Composer: Shankar Jaikishan, Sharyan
Shankar Jaikishan; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Cello: Vincent Segal; Performer
Clarinet: Manos Achalinotopoulos; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Performer: Hilaire Penda
Djanuno Dabo
Aref Durvesh
Vincent Segal
Susheela Raman
Sam Mills
Radik Tiuliush
Tony Allen
Manos Achalinotopoulos; Performer
Author: Shankar Jaikishan, Sharyan
Shankar Jaikishan; Production
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Producer: Sam Mills; Production
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Susheela Raman; Performer
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Recording Assistant: Theo Josso
Ben Canning; Production
Studio Personnel: Virginie Schwob
Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce
Arabella Rodriguez
Theo Josso
Tony Cousins
Matthias Froidefond; Production
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Sharyan: Shankar Jaikishan; Other

11. Blue Lily Red Lotus

by Susheela Raman

Bongos: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Arranger: Susheela Raman
Aref Durvesh
Sam Mills; Composer
Bass: Hilaire Penda; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Matthias Froidefond; Production
Recording Assistant: Theo Josso
Ben Canning; Production
Cello: Vincent Segal; Performer
Drum: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Conga: Djanuno Dabo; Other
Drums: Tony Allen; Performer
Guitar: Sam Mills; Performer
Percussion: Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Composer: Sam Mills
Susheela Raman
Aref Durvesh; Composer
Performer: Aref Durvesh
Vincent Segal
Susheela Raman
Sam Mills
Tony Allen
Radik Tiuliush
Hilaire Penda
Djanuno Dabo; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Production Coordination: Virginie Schwob; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce; Production
Tabla: Aref Durvesh; Performer
Studio Personnel: Virginie Schwob
Tony Cousins
Theo Josso
Matthias Froidefond
Ben Canning
Stuart Bruce
Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Vocals: Radik Tiuliush
Susheela Raman; Performer
Engineer: Arabella Rodriguez; Production
Primary Artist: Susheela Raman; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Mills; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

50 minutes and 54 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1401x1401 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

6/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

3/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

World, Rock, Worldwide, Worldbeat, World Pop

Label

Narada

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)
Sanskrit
Telugu
Hindi
Tamil

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 23, 2003

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

724358304152

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Love Trap

1. Love Trap

2. Sarasa

3. Amba

4. Save Me

5. Manasuloni

6. Bliss

7. Sakhi Maro

8. Half Shiva Half Shakti

9. Dhamavati

10. Ye Meera Divanapan Hai

11. Blue Lily Red Lotus

Technical Specifications

Love Trap

Product information

Release options

1. Love Trap

2. Sarasa

3. Amba

4. Save Me

5. Manasuloni

6. Bliss

7. Sakhi Maro

8. Half Shiva Half Shakti

9. Dhamavati

10. Ye Meera Divanapan Hai

11. Blue Lily Red Lotus

Technical Specifications