Atish
by Najma
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 January 1989
- Label: Triple Earth
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 36:04
- Community rating: 3.85/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Najma Akhtar, born in Chelmsford to Indian parents, built 'Atish' around the Urdu ghazal, setting classical poetic forms over jazz harmony and Western instrumentation. It was her second album for her label after 'Qareeb', and it reached number four on the Billboard world music chart.
Genres
Descriptors: vocal, melodic, fusion, traditional, female-vocals
Tracklist
- Atish Fishan (6:15)
- Naina (5:45)
- Apne Hathon (5:44)
- Parvanon (2:32)
- Nikala (4:31)
- Ghoom Charakhana (8:02)
- Faithless Love (3:12)
Credits
- Najma - primary artist, vocals
- Talvin Singh - tabla, percussion
- Hugo Nicolson - engineer [recording], engineer [mixing], mix, recording
- Bunt Stafford-Clark - engineer [mixing], producer, mix
- Iain Scott - producer