Kailasa is the eponymous debut album of the Indian Sufi/Fusion band Kailasa

Kailasa (band)

Kailasa is an Indian fusion band, founded by Kailash Kher. The name of the band is taken from an accented pronunciation of Kailash's own name as well as Mount Kailash, the abode of Hindu God Shiva...

, led by Kailash Kher. The album was released in the year 2006 in India by Sony BMG with catalog no. 82876799142 in CD5

Compact Disc

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 format.The album became an instant hit and marked the arrival of the band with their unique style of music.

Songs

Kailasa consists of 9 songs. Track no. 8 is a remix of the song 'Tauba Tauba'. The last track 'Allah Ke Bande' is mentioned as live on the tracklist but it is actually a version recording of song of the same name from the movie 'Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II

Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II

Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II , is a 2003 Indian movie starring Arshad Warsi. Shashanka Ghosh, the creative driver behind the launch of MTV and Channel V in India, marks his debut as a director with this film. Running in many parallel threads, the movie is in equal parts a comedy, satire, crime, and a...

'. The opening track 'Teri Deewani' is a love song mixing themes of love and devotion. 'Jana Jogi De Naal', is a sufi/folk song. Its lyrics are taken from separate works of Kabirdas and Bulle Shah. Similarly 'Naiharwa' is a traditional song written by Kabirdas.

Album Art

The album art is designed by 'Mangoblossom Design' featuring Kailash Kher in a sage like getup.

Track listing

Personnel

• Kailash Kher — Lead Vocals
• Paresh Kamath — Lead Guitar
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• Naresh Kamath — Bass
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  , Backing Vocals
• Rinku Rajput - Piano
  Piano
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   on tracks 1 & 6; Strings on track 1
• Kurt Peters — Drums on track 9
• Debyajyoti (Jonqui) Dutta - Percussions on track 9

Additional Musicians

• Ashwin Srinivasan - Flute
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  s on tracks 4 & 6
• Ferozbhai - Harmonium
  Harmonium
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   on track 3
• Yusuf Mohammed - Tabla
  Tabla
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   & Dholak
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   on tracks 5,7 & 8
• Jitendra Thakur - Violin
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   & Viola
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  on tracks 2,5 & 9
• Rakesh Pandit - Alaap & backing vocals on track 3
• Pradeep Pandit - Backing vocals on track 3