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Artist
Sacha Silva
7+ albums
IndianFusionwesternFlamenco
about
Sacha Silva is a Canadian-born guitarist of Sri Lankan and Bulgarian blood. Together with singer Munya B. (a.k.a. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, UK/India) and percussionist/composer Drew Morgan (UK/US), the trio creates a new kind of world music, one which speaks to a new generation of global wanderers, travelers, immigrants, expats and half-breeds. Their music has been described by independent music pioneers CDBaby.com as "unforgettable and startling in the most powerful of ways" with a "stunning, captivating voice that leaves a lasting impression." The band has recently released its second CD, "Anatomy of a Coup". The CD is based on Sacha's two-year journey through the South Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and was inspired by the 2006 military coup in Fiji. "Anatomy" was recorded at the idyllic Hatch studios in the English countryside with pre-production at Calle Noray in Malaga, Spain. The CD has already featured in the CMJ New World Top 20 and has received radio airplay on four continents. The CD features a bolder, tighter sound, one sure to broaden even more the appeal of this remarkable trio. "Anatomy of a Coup" follows from the trio's debut CD, "Susurro" (meaning 'whisper' in Spanish), recorded in London in 2003. Within a month of its release, "Susurro" was a front-page feature on CDBaby.com, the premier online source for independent records in the US, which gave the CD a five-out-of-five "Editor's Pick" rating, calling it "jaw-dropping", "un
