Mukta

 MUKTA is back with "Invisible Worlds",their fifth album.Drawn at multiple traditional sources and yet always new and original,Mukta brings us a fresh sound with a depth and serenity rarely found today. Neither jazz nor "world" nor "electro" Mukta is all of these together with a touch of Soul and a dash of Groove for good mesure,all well dosed,inspired and refined like good cuisine. With this new record Mukta continues it's musical quest, constantly in search of new inroads,inventing an untold universal folklore where tradition and modernity blend harmoniously at the crossroads of east and west.Meaning "pearl" in language Sanskrit, Mukta is undoubtedly a group impossible to miss for the amateurs of world jazz, heritage of the fusion formerly initiated by memorable Shakti of John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain. Precursor of "Asian Vibe", mixing India and the jazz, then innovating in a musical adventure flirting with electronic esthetics, Mukta is not easily classified and asserts a music open on the world. The band is the apostle of an unexplored sound geography and creates a fascinating universe where improvisation slips from the compositions. Several tours to the middle east, in Africa, in Canada, in Eastern Europe and in jazz festivals such as Nice, Montreux, Montreal, or the rock festival of Belfort, testify of their rich music. Mukta was nominated twice at the classic and jazz music awards: indeed they perfectly match oriental delights and occidental jazz flavours. After 5 studio albums, among which the scintillating Haveli, recorded in India and 10 years of stage performances, MUKTA keeps playing on stage with much energy and passion.