City of Pearls, by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem

City of Pearls

by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem

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I once read an issue of Sandman while listening to the Only Lover's Left Alive soundtrack. The story and soundtrack worked so well together I felt I was having a spiritual experience.

City of Pearls invoke the same feelings— sublime, cosmic and yet human. Looking forward to listening to this over and over Favorite track: Invocation.

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Limited Edition 10" Lathe Cut Record and a signed copy of the book City of Pearls
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This bundle features a 10" Lathe Cut limited run record of the 2019 album, City of Pearls (featuring Qais Essar) and a signed copy of the book City of Pearls (Upset Press, 2019).

Each record is cut in real time and this rare collectors item is a playable art piece! Only ten records are available.

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1.	Invocation 02:20	info	buy track
2.	Hyderabad Evening 01:36	info	buy track
3.	River Musi 02:00	info	buy track
4.	Partition Story 03:50	info	buy track
5.	Impossible 00:28	info	buy track
6.	Moth 02:04	info	buy track
7.	Between You and You 01:46	info	buy track

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Select poems by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem from the book "City of Pearls" (Upset Press, 2019). The poems shared by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem feature award winning composer and producer Qais Essar on rabab.

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released November 8, 2019

Vocals and Poetry - Sham-e-Ali Nayeem
Music - Qais Essar
Vocal production - Raj Makhija, NJ
Mixed and Mastered by Qais Essar, AZ

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Sham-e-Ali Nayeem Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Author of the poetry collection, City of Pearls (UpSet Press 2019), Sham-e-Ali Nayeem is a poet, muscian, and interdisciplinary artist.

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