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SUNS OF ARQA came into being in 1979, when WADADA creator and leading light was guided to fulfil a higher vision for the future of musicCOSMIC JUGALBANDI is not only part of that vision but truly their most beautiful recording to date.The album presents seven magical, authentic Indian ragas, all cosmically woven together by WADADAs deep bass lines.Featuring Indias master bamboo flautist RAGHUNATH SETH – his playing can be heard on nearly every movie coming out of Bollywood. On COSMIC the heavenly tones of the flute JUGALBANDI (jugalbandi loosely translated from Sanskrit means duet) with New Delhis All India Radio star JOHAR ALI on violin.Together with the UKs top producer JOHN LECKIE, they have produced the very best, east west crossover album ever! Wherethe scintillating drone and melodic catchphrases are carried by WADADAs oozing reggae basslines, and then unintrusively dubbed out by YOUTH and ZION TRAIN, this is full-bodied chunky chill-ambient dub for total pleasure.