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Samayah by Equa

Artist Biography For Equa

EQUA Is A UK-Based World Fusion Music Project Founded By The Multi-Media Artist And Record Producer Sadia Sadia And Composer & Sound Designer Stephen W Tayler. First Released By Polygram Australia In 1996 And Based On An Original Idea By Sadia Sadia Equa’s Brief Is To Find Links Based On The Commonality Of Human Experience. The Original Album Features Music Gathered From The ‘Tropical Belt’ Which Was Compiled And Cross-Referenced By Theme Region Instrument Key And Tempo. This Allowed The Artists To Search For The Thematic And Musical Links In Performances And Samples And Translate These Into A New Context. The Resulting Album Begins With ‘Departure’ Of Which An Extended Remix By Tricky Also Featured On The Original Single And Closes With An ‘Arrival'. The Intervening Tracks Seek To Mirror Not Only A Physical But A Spiritual Journey. The Album Is Intended To Reflect The Circadian Rhythm Of Each Day As It Begins With Dawn Sounds And Closes With A ‘Lullaby’ Presaging The Coming Of The Night. The Subtext Underscoring This Is Not Only The Rhythm Of Each Day But The Cycle Within Each Human Life. The Album Was Nominated For An ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association Award And Has Been Widely Synchronised To Film And Television Programmes. More Recently Equa Completed The Soundtrack For The Critically Acclaimed Film 'The Noon Gun’ Directed By Anthony Stern Which Received Its World Premiere At The Melbourne International Film Festival MIFF 2004. NOTE There Is Also Another Group From The USA Called EQUA. The Album Link Here Is For Their Self-Named Album. The Tracks Listed Here Are For Tracks From Both Bands. So For Clarity The Track Listing For The UK Project EQUA Is As Follows 1Departure
2Samayah Environment Encircling Creation 3Manmathah Love 4Independence
5Ma Deva Spirit In The Trees 6Equa Interlude
7Nataraja God Of Dance 8Spirit Song
9Procession The Bridge 10Arrival Coda Lullaby

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