Sunny Jain Wild Wild East

Sunny Jain Wild Wild East
Sunny Jain
  • country:USA
  • region:New York City
  • style(s):Asian, World
  • label:Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • type:Small Ensemble
  • artist posted by:moonray-concerts

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Sunny Jain’s „Wild Wild East" encompasses myriad facets of Jain’s identity both as a first-generation South Asian–American and as a global musician, from his own family’s immigration story to his eclectic musical upbringing. In recasting the immigrant—steeped in the courage to leave a familiar homeland for a new beginning—as the modern-day cowboy and cowgirl, Jain sources musical inspiration from the scores of Bollywood classics and Spaghetti Westerns, Indian folk traditions, jazz improvisation, and rollicking psychedelic and surf guitar styles. Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East is rooted in the contemporary American soundscape, singing in a new voice, "I am large, I contain multitudes.

PRESS:
“One of the leading figures in North America’s burgeoning Asian music scene. A global musical alchemist and cultural agent provocateur.”
— SONGLINES MAGAZINE (UK)

“Many of these composition are intellectually thrilling to unravel. In “Wild Wild East,” shimmering walls of sound feel like floating face-down in a pool and watching light patterns dance on the floor.”
— PITCHFORK (US)

“Creatively and ideologically, this is a perfect storm for Jain. Even in his already formidable body of work, “Wild Wild East” stands out as an album that not only deserves to be heard, but needs to be listened to. An understanding of the stories he tells here with such musical brilliance is liable to change hearts and minds for the better. ”
— POP MATTERS (US)