Raman Susheela

Ghost Gamelan Raman Susheela

Susheela's voice, whether solo or in unearthly harmonies, performs its unique magic drawing musical world together. With its bold meddling with tune and tempo, this fresh set of songs threatens not to work but achieves a compelling integrity. Susheela Raman's 'Ghost Gamelan' is a rich new landscape unlike any of her previous work and quite unlike anything else.

Born in London to South Indian parents, singer Susheela Raman, alongside producer/guitarist Sam Mills, has released a chain of adventurous albums and is known as an intense, captivating live performer. Spirited encounters with musicians from a wide range of backgrounds has been a hallmark of her work. Now a new ambitious collaboration with Indonesian musicians is bearing fruit. Raman has delivered an extraordinary album 'Ghost Gamelan', the body of which was which was recorded in Solo, Indonesia in 2016. The album is a collaboration with Javanese contemporary gamelan composer Gondrong Guanarto and his team of virtuoso gamelan players.