Walking On is a studio album by musicians Ananda Shankar and State of Bengal, released on 12 September 1999 by Real World Records.

Walking On
Studio album by
Released13 September 1999 (1999-09-13)
RecordedJuly 1998
Genre
Length65:10
LanguageEnglish
LabelReal World
ProducerState of Bengal
Ananda Shankar chronology
Arpan
(2000)
Walking On
(1999)
A Life in Music: Best of the EMI Years
(2005)
State of Bengal chronology
Visual Audio
(1999)
Walking On
(1999)
Tana Tani
(2004)

Background edit

State of Bengal (Zaman) learned to play bass in three weeks for the project.[1]

Critical response edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     
Indian Electronica     

Peggy Latkovich of AllMusic said of Walking On, "It's all delivered with lavish abandon and a sense of fun. Dig it."[2] Prasad Bidaye of Exclaim! said of the album, "It simply rocks, albeit in a different language, and that's rare in such instances of east-west fusion.[3]

Indian Electronica rated the album 5/5 and called it "...an extremely fun album that has oodles of 1960s/70s Bollywood Funk. Not cheesy, but 'paneery.'"[1] Biz of EthnoTechno said, "Folk instrumental melodies, phat beats, mesmerizing loops, and swirling flourishes of sonic waves. Have yourself a taste!"[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Walking On"4:56
2."Tori"8:15
3."Pluck"6:39
4."Alma Ata"4:59
5."Jungle Symphony" (live)3:38
6."Betelnutters"6:20
7."Tanusree"6:08
8."Throw Down"5:29
9."Love and Passion"6:12
10."Reverse"6:50
11."Streets of Calcutta" (live)4:44
Total length:65:10

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gaurav (24 March 2004). "Ananda Shankar & State of Bengal - Walking on". Indian Electronica. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ Latkovich, Peggy. "AllMusic Review by Peggy Latkovich". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ Bidaye, Prasad (1 February 2000). "Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal Walking On". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ Biz. "State of Bengal :: Visual Audio". EthnoTechno. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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