1. Tranquility 4:40
2. OM 6:26
3. Harmony 4:04
4. Peace 3:20
5. Nirvana 7:22
Samir Bodhi
ABOUT
In 2019, long before COVID-19 upended our world and sparked anxiety about the future like never before, Samir’s sorrow and concern for his adopted home country inspired Samir to reach out to a cadre of top Indian based musicians and collaborators to realize his vision for Stairway To Nirvana, his debut album as a new age artist/producer under his own name. Fusing Eastern (Indian) classical music and instruments with modern Western music, Bodhi and his ensemble create a melodically, rhythmically and harmonically transcendent album that offers a musical roadmap to peace in these troubled times.
“When the music stopped playing I realized that it did feel like I was on a Stairway To Nirvana. This is beautiful spiritual music for difficult times and what we all need to have access to. I hope it has the same effect on everyone and gives you all time for relaxation, hope and healing.”
-Keith “MusikMan” Hannaleck-New Age Music Reviews
“The title and vibe of each track on Stairway to Nirvana reflects one aspect of what Samir Bodhi and his ensemble believe the world needs to work through these troubled times and achieve an enduring sense of Nirvana in the Here and Now.”
- Jonathan Widran
ARTIST BIO
A resident of Southern California, Indian-born musical visionary and tenured professor Samir Bodhi's multi-faceted life and career reflects the classic immigrant experience of thriving in the pursuit of his creative and academic dreams. His accolades include accompanying legends such as Hemant Kumar, Runa Laila, Bani Thakur and Hoimonti Shukla and performing on Calcutta Television with famous artists in many prestigious venues in Calcutta, India. In the US, he performed with Ghazal badshah Jagjit Singh, composed Emotional Eyes, a modern Bengali album for his wife, singer Madhumita Chatterjee, and arranged and recorded the first ever Broadway-style Bengali musical Sinbad, performed in Los Angeles in 2006. Samir created the original music score for the 2010 independent Hollywood film Adios Mi Amigo and collaborated with Grammy-nominated sarod player Ustad Aashish Khan, Joey Sommerville (Prince) and Interscope recording artist Marty Cheyka.
