Welcome to Karavan Sarai’s Electronic Press Kit
Greetings family & friends,
You’ll find all you require in our EPK to book Karavan Sarai for your festival, venue, private event or retreat. We’re rugged and ready to blast your audience with a powerful immersion into our alchemical sound. This is a rare and transformative experience of true mysticism your community will never forget. People are counting on you to deliver an experience of pure inner freedom from the mundane of everyday life now more than ever. If you’ve connected with us on this page then we trust our mission is aligned.
-Standard Performance:
Electro-acoustic Solo show with vocals, oud, saz, electronic backing tracks.
Formats:
> Various Show Styles are Available. Performing Arts Set, Ecstatic Dance Set, Sound Healing Set, Intimate Acoustic set.
configuration options:
>Available with Dancer(s). Sufi Whirling, Belly Dance, Gypsy, Folkloric, Classical, Devotional and dances of N. Africa, Middle East, Balkan, Turkish to Persia & Indian.
>Full Egyptian Band.
>Egyptian gypsy master arghoul and nay musician.
>Percussionist, Musicians.
-Add ons:
Sufi Whirling workshops, Vocal workshop, Eastern devotional (Hindu Kirtan, Sufi, Jewish, Catholic gospel) acoustic song circles & sing alongs.
- KARAVAN SARAI -
Live Eclectic Music of Middle East & Silk Road w/ Lush Electronics & Global Beats
Karavan Sarai is a bridge fusing ancient global melodies and dance from the artistry of the Silk Road with modern electronics. Our soundscapes travel from Arabia to India and the Balkans to Persia to our own distinct compositions. The sound seamlessly links our musical impulses with the heart of ancient rhythms. Listen and you’ll hear the echoes of old world footsteps in our songs and to behold in our dance. We forge ahead where tracks end. This is deep fusion.
The debut album, WOVEN LANDSCAPES (2015), reached number 6 on the World Music Charts (CMJ), while the follow-up, ‘Painted Sands’ (2018), peaked at number 4 with over ten weeks on the charts. (CMJ). TORN IN LOVE (2020) peaked at number 6 with over 12 weeks in the Top Ten World Music Charts (NACC) and was selected as #22 of the Best World Music Albums of 2020. THE MOONS WITHIN REACH (2022) a more ambient sounding album also was on the top ten World Music Charts and Chill Out Charts (NACC).
Performing at large festivals from Bali Spirit Festival in Indonesia, Spirit of Tengri in Kazakhstan and Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) in California to cultural art centers such as Makan, Cairo Jazz Club in Egypt and CoSM (Alex Grey) in New York plus resorts such as The Sanctuary in Thailand; Karavan Sarai makes for a riveting performance that engages audiences of any size. Ecstatic Dance sets have been an important development with our tour; from New York to North Carolina, Colorado to California, and festivals world wide.
This evocative visual and sonic journey carries listeners to a nighttime courtyard of a virtual Silk Road palace, the Karavan Sarai that gave the project its name.
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and vocalist Narayan Sijan (multi-ethnic heritage of Eastern Balkan to Moorish in Spain, Jewish Polish & Irish) lived on the Silk Road from 1994-2006, learning and performing music with mystics, masters, and locals. He creates musical storytelling from original compositions and traditional melodies. Karavan Sarai’s electronic music is created by two-time GRAMMY nominee producer and programmer Carmen Rizzo, whose credits range from A.R. Rahman, Seal to co-founding the world/electronic act Niyaz.
Band Statements for show (Options)
Live Eclectic Music of Middle East & Silk Road w/ Lush Electronics & Global Beats
Live Eclectic Music of Middle East w/ Lush Electronics & Global Beats
Live Eclectic Eastern Music with Electronica.
Live Eclectic World Music and Electronica of Middle East.
Middle Eastern Eclectic Melodies meet Lush Electronics & Global Beats.
Middle Eastern to Indian World Fusion Music meets Lush Electronics.
Live Silk Road Electronica.
Sufi Fusion with Electronica Groove of the Middle East.
*(with Mesmerizing Dance). (with Full Band).
Mission
We believe art is a way of life. We risk everything to live and breath our sound every single day on our pilgrims journey. Our mission is to mystically compel our listeners to break free from social conformity and create differently. We give our fans a taste of the freedom we embody, thick and through. We do this by living our truth no matter what the road throws our way. We’re alchemists of sound, shifting hearts like the desert sands.
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Contact
Narayan Sijan
Email: karavansaraimusic@hotmail.com
WhatsApp & Cell Phone: (+1) 575-252-3167
Google Number: 530-268-5268
Website: www.karavansaraimusic.com
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