No Stranger Here

No Stranger Here, released on EarthSync to worldwide critical acclaim, features producers Business Class Refugees, Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal and poet / spoken word artist Ursula Rucker exploring the poetry of Indian mystic and poet Kabir.

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01 Seraphim Tones

Sing, my prayers in seraphim tones

Paused at the crossroads
Of the station
Waiting for my lover to arrive
And meet me again
Heart
Leaping, bounds…and beats,
With each, bell, and whistle
Hope my love, is in his will
What must I do?
To quicken this moment of reunion
This moment of healing
Of renewal
This moment, of enlightenment
Of sheer joy
Heaven sent
Shall I, pray
Will my plea be seen as just cliché?
Shall I lay, prostrate?
As I await

Sing, my prayers in seraphim tones

I feel powerless,
Restless,
Consumed, with sadness
Without my lovers embrace
And protection
I teeter in limbo
Walk, a fine line
Between passion and the divine
Pine
For balance
Long for clarity
Desire for no desire
No need
Dream, of sweet and utter fulfillment
There seems to be no refuge
No ear that will truly hear
The story of my yearning,
My discontentment,
I spurn all advances, all attempts
To earn, my heart
My soul,
My love,
So, shall I pray

Sing, my prayers in seraphim tones

Till I am alone,
No more,
So shall I pray


Ursula Rucker



 

Without my love
My heart hurts with longing
The day holds no peace for me
Nights are without sleep
To whom can I explain this immense sadness?

Without my love
Without my love
 


Saint Kabir
Sung by Shubha Mudgal
 

No Stranger Here / Lyrics

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Ursula Rucker

Ursula Rucker

Philadelphia's poet and performance artist Ursula Rucker enchants audiences with her diverse repertoire, captivating vocals and poetic verse. Ursula sees herself as an ambassador of culture, socio-political issues, truth, and love.

Critics compare Ursula to writers like Sonia Sanchez and Nikki Giovanni, and her work as part of a movement, particularly in hip-hop and urban music. 

She has performed her work at many venues, universities, and festivals including Montreaux Jazz Festival, Winter Music Conference, Theatre of the Living Arts, Painted Bride Art Center, and World Cafe's Live, toured extensively, and as an activist, headlined in Australia's FREEDOM Festival 2005. Beyond the 5 solo albums Supa Sista, Silver or Lead, ma'am mama, Ruckus Soundsysdom, and SHE SAID, she has worked on countless projects and collaborations like The Roots, 4 HERO, URB, VIBE, XXL, Panache, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Straight No Chaser to name a few.

www.facebook.com/ursularucker

Shubha Mudgal

Shubha Mudgal

Born in Allahabad to a family that embraced literature as well as Indian and western music, Shubha Mudgal was trained initially as a Khayal singer by Pandit Ram Ashreya Jha. Later, she received the guidance of Pandit Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, Pandit Vasant Thakar,  Smt. Naina Devi and legendary maestro Pt. Kumar Gandharva, becoming one of the most versatile and popular performers of the new generation of Hindustani musicians. She started performing as a classical singer in the 80s and gained a certain reputation as a talented singer who started experimenting with other forms of music, including pop and fusion.

As a composer, her mystical poems from the Muslim Sufi-tradition and of rare Hindu texts have been highly praised by critics. Shubha Mudgal composes for dance and ballet and writes music for films and television.

Shubha Mudgal has received National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction in 1996, the 1998 Gold Plaque Award for Special Achievement in Music and the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards in the Republic of India.

www.shubhamudgal.com

 

Business Class Refugees

Business Class Refugees

Business Class Refugees is a global, collaborative project by music producer Patrick Sebag and sound designer Yotam Agam, who mix local music from around the world with electronica - electro - folk without borders, global flavors, and a cross-cultural mixture of emotions, realities, styles, languages and irresistible grooves.

Patrick Sebag is an acclaimed producer & musician who recorded the Gold-selling album "Shirat Rabim" ("Songs of the People") with international singer David D'Or and a band of Israel's finest musicians. Yotam Agam is a sound designer with a penchant for Asian sounds. Together, they collaborate with local musicians to overlay local artistic interpretation and signatures.

Patrick and Yotam have collaborated on many successful world music albums, films and shows, most notably Laya Project, the award-winning audio-visual documentary celebrating the music and cultural traditions of six countries affected by the 2004 Asian tsunami.

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