Breathing Under Water

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2007 studio album by Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale

Breathing Under Water

Studio album by

Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale

Released| 28 August 2007 (2007-08-28)
Genre| Indian music, world music
Length| 62:00
Label| Manhattan Records
Producer| Anoushka Shankar, Gaurav Raina, Karsh Kale
Anoushka Shankar chronology
| Rise
(2005)  | Breathing Under Water
(2007)  | Traveller
(2011)

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Karsh Kale chronology
| Broken English
(2006)  | Breathing Under Water
(2007)  | Cinema
(2010)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
All About Jazz| (Positive)[2]
The New York Times| (not rated)[3]
Okayplayer| [4]

Breathing Under Water is an album by Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale released on 28 August 2007. Shankar and Kale expand beyond cultural and traditional borders of music with this collaboration. With the help of featured guests Ravi Shankar, Sting, Norah Jones, Midival Punditz, Salim Merchant, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and others, the duo blended Indian classical music, electronica, dance and folk styles.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Burn"| 5:43
2.| "Slither"| 6:25
3.| "Breathing Under Water"| 2:29
4.| "Sea Dreamer" (featuring Sting)| 5:40
5.| "Ghost Story"| 5:47
6.| "PD7"| 7:21
7.| "Easy" (featuring Norah Jones)| 3:30
8.| "Little Glass Folk"| 5:13
9.| "A Perfect Rain"| 4:29
10.| "Abyss"| 5:22
11.| "Oceanic, Part 1" (featuring Ravi Shankar)| 4:07
12.| "Oceanic, Part 2" (featuring Ravi Shankar)| 4:40
13.| "Reprise"| 1:23

## Personnel

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Musicians

* Anoushka Shankar – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, sitar, tanpura
* Karsh Kale – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, electric bass, cymbals, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, tabla, vocals, snare drums, electronic percussion, orchestral percussion
* Ravi Shankar – sitar
* Vishwa Mohan Bhatt – mohan veena
* Pedro Eustache – flute
* Sting – vocals (track 4)
* Shankar Mahadevan: vocals
* Norah Jones – piano, vocals (track 7)
* Pirashanna Thevarajah – mridangam, kanjira, moorsing
* Vishal Vaid – vocals
* Salim Merchant – piano, keyboards
* Sunidhi Chauhan – vocals
* Ravi Shankar – guest appearance

Technical personnel

* John Stewart – engineering
* Greg Calbi – mastering
* Herbert Waltl – executive production
* Gordon Jee – art direction
* Anoushka Shankar – arrangements, production, string arrangements
* Saul Williams – author
* Brian Montgomery – engineering
* Karsh Kale – arrangements, production, string arrangements, drum programming
* Gaurav Raina – programming, production, engineering, atmosphere
* Salim Merchant – arrangements, production, string arrangements
* Chad Lupo – assistant arranger
* Jayant Luthra – programming
* Jonathan Dagan – engineering

## Charts

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 177
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 40
US World Albums (Billboard)[7] | 6

## References

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1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Breathing Under Water - Anoushka Shankar | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
2. ^ Roberts, Rhonda (24 September 2007). "Anoushka Shankar / Karsh Kale: Breathing Under Water". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
3. ^ "Somber and Soulful World Fusion Meets Dance Club - New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
4. ^ "Okayplayer". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Anoushka Shankar – Breathing Under Water". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
6. ^ "Anoushka Shankar Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
7. ^ "Anoushka Shankar Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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Anoushka Shankar

Studio albums|

* Anoushka
* Anourag
* Rise
* Breathing Under Water
* Traveller
* Traces of You

Live albums|

* Live at Carnegie Hall
* Concert for George

Benefit concerts|

* Concert for George
* A Billion Hands Concert

Related articles|

* Ravi Shankar (father)
* Norah Jones (half-sister)
* Joe Wright (husband)

* Avijatrik (2014)

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Sunidhi Chauhan

* Awards and nominations
* List of songs

Television|

* Indion Idol 5
* Indion Idol 6
* The Voice

Related albums|

* Ustad & the Divas
* Breathing Under Water

Songs|

* "Apna Bombay Talkies"
* "Dilliwaali Girlfriend"
* "Heartbeat (India Mix)"
* "Sheila Ki Jawani"
* "Ae Watan"

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