Welcome to Karavan Sarai’s Electronic Press Kit

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““Karavan Sarai’s music is thick, clear and fills a space without pressure but with pleasure like love it warms a room. To draw on the great traditions and bring the prayers of century’s into CoSM is a real blessing for us. I loved it. “

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— -Alex Grey (visionary artist, co-founder of CoSM)

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.

““Contemporary spiritual world-music of the highest caliber. Incredible production fused with masterful playing. And the tantric interplay of dancer and musician is stunning. The performance exceeded our already high expectations of what Karavan Sarai would bring to the festival.””

— Rob Weber, Co-founder & Music Director of Bali Spirit Festival

-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.

Karavan Sarai (solo act) with Dancers

Karavan Sarai (solo act)

Ecstatic Dance format. (live video)

configuration options:

>Available with Dancer(s).

>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-(Egyptian Full Band & Sufi Whirling dance) configuration

Karavan Sarai live in Egypt with Band & Dancer

Karavan Sarai Ecstatic Dance with Sufi Whirlng & Workshops

- 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.

Achievements

**22nd Best World Music Album of 2020 in N. America**

**Critically acclaimed 12 weeks in the Top Ten World Music Charts.**

painted sands album cover.jpg — # 4 World Music Charts

**We’re honored that Painted Sand’s spent 10 weeks in the Top 10 World Music Charts, peaking at #4**

Music

Stream our music on Soundcloud HERE or Spotify HERE.

You can BUY our music on Bandcamp HERE and iTunes HERE.

Download some of our music with Google Drive HERE.

Download 10 solo/band photos, promo flyer (pictured) with a zip folder (14mb) in button below

DownLoad free PICS

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Press

““This is contemporary spiritual world-music of the highest caliber. Incredible production fused with masterful playing. And the tantric interplay of dancer and musician is stunning. The performance exceeded our already high expectations of what Karavan Sarai would bring to the festival.”
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— -Rob Weber Co-founder and Music Director, Bali Spirit Festival

““Karavan Sarai’s music is thick, clear and fills a space without pressure but with pleasure like love it warms a room. To draw on the great traditions and bring the prayers of century’s into Cosm is a real blessing for us. I loved it.”
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— -Alex Grey (World renown visionary artist, co-founder of CoSM)

““We had the absolute pleasure of hosting Karavan Sarai at the Sanctuary Koh Phangan March 2019. Incredible, fantastic, tantalising are just three words i’d use in describing the performance :) the best !”

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— -Nolan James Dalby (GM), The Sanctuary Thailand