Navarasa: Nine Emotions
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan – a trio of James Yorkston (guitar/nyckelharpa/vocals), Jon Thorne (double-bass/vocals) and Suhail Yusuf Khan (sarangi/vocals) – deliver their new album Navarasa: Nine Emotions. At the heart of YTK’s transporting new album is the Indian subcontinent’s navarasa; the nine (nava) emotions or sentiments (rasa) of the arts. This central unifying underpinning is a centuries-old organizing principle and directly connects an emotion to each song on the album: “Sukhe Phool” – Karuna (sorrow), “The Shearing’s Not for You” – Bibhatsya (disgust), “Thumri Bhairavi” – Raudra (anger), “Westlin’ Winds” – Adbutha (surprise/wonder), “Song for Oda” – Shringara (love/beauty), “Twa Brothers” – Bhayanaka (terror/fear), “Waliyan da Raja” – Veera (heroism/courage), “Darbari” – Shantha (peace/tranquility).
