This Pale
Tracklist
- Wild
- One
- Tender
- Sweetest
- Still Here
- All I’ve Got
Credits
Shujaat Husain Khan – Sitar
Katayoun Goudarzi – Vocal
Shaho Andalibi – Ney
Shariq Mustafa – Tabla
Music by Shujaat Husain Khan
Produced by Shujaat Husain Khan and Katayoun Goudarzi
Press
Featured on NPR The World (December 8, 2021)
Featured on PRI’s The World
“On This Pale, Khan’s sitar and Goudarzi’s voice take turns and together with their two colleagues, they create a deeply impressive soundscape in which Rumi’s old poetry blossoms again. Captivating!”
– Luxembourg WOXX Magazine
“Singer Katayoun Goudarzi‘s voice is Albert Camus’ concept of lucidité brought to life. She sings with a disarming, viscerally breathtaking, completely unselfconscious clarity and, ultimately, hope.”
– New York Music Daily
“Hauntingly beautiful collaboration.”
– Bangkok Post
“This Pale is heartfelt, inspirational, spiritually moving and highly recommended.”
– Midwest Book Review
“Quietly intense and utterly gorgeous recording… highly recommended.”
– CD Hotlist
“Impressive”
– Roger Holdsworth, PBS
“Mesmerized by her voice”
– Errol Nazareth, CBC Canada
“Astonishing”
– Steve Edge, CiTR 101.9 FM
“Amazing record”
– Baruch Zeichner, Paradigms
Featured on TIMES OF INDIA
Featured on John Schaefer, New Sounds #4531: New Releases
#3 on Transglobal World Music Chart Oct 2021
#6 on Transglobal World Music Chart Nov 2021
#8 on Transglobal World Music Chart Dec 2021
#11 on Transglobal World Music Chart Jan 2022
Week of 9/28/21:
NACC World Adds – #1 Most Added
Music Meeting Directory Top Downloads – #3
Music Meeting Directory Top Streams – #8
Featured in Indulge
The Guardian, Also Out This Month
CBC Frequencies, Airplay Sept 28 2021
Featured on Deccan Herald
“An impeccable, evocative and masterfully-crafted recording”
– Angel Romero (World Music Central)
“Wondrous and beautiful”
– Richard Marcus
“The BEST RECORDS OF 2021”
— Willi Klopottek, TWMC
This Pale amongst Best World Music Albums of 2021
— World Music Central
Featured on Jazz Weekly
Featured on Green Belt of Sound