The Rain is a 2003 album by the Persian-Indian hybrid ensemble Ghazal, comprising kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor vocalist and sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan, and tabla player Sandeep Das. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album in 2004.
The album was recorded at a live concert at Radio Studio DRS in Bern on May 28, 2001. Editing, remix, and mastering were completed at Rainbow Studio, Oslo.
Track listing
"Fire" 18:18
"Dawn" 14:58
"Eternity" 19:50
Personnel
Musicians
Kayhan Kalhor - Kemenche
Shujaat Husain Khan - Sitar, Vocals
Sandeep Das - Tabla
Technical Personnel
Sascha Kleis – design
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Kayhan Kalhor, Manfred Eicher - editing, remix, and mastering Andy Mettler - recording engineer Gérald Minkoff, Cylla von Tiedemann, Ira Landgarten - photography Manfred Eicher - album producer Kjell Keller - recording producer