Tanya Ekanayaka's 'Twelve Piano Prisms' extend the concept heard on her album 'Reinventions: Rhapsodies for Piano.' They correspond to the twelve primary notes of the keyboard, and combine Sri Lankan melodies with music from other countries in a deeply personal representation of diverse cultures; their style inspired not only by a rich heritage of Western classical and indigenous world music, but also by pop, rock and film music. Dr. Tanya Ekanayaka is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning Sri Lankan-British concert composer-pianist regarded as one of Sri Lanka's finest artists. Classically trained and with a background in Asian and Popular music, she is also a linguist, musicologist and record producer. Although she trained as a pianist, her compositional skills are the result of a purely intuitive and natural development.

Tracklist:

12 Piano Prisms: No. 1, E-Flat. July 2016/17
12 Piano Prisms: No. 2, B-Flat. Armenia To A Pearl
12 Piano Prisms: No. 3, C. Emerald Lapwing Karpet
12 Piano Prisms: No. 4, D-Flat. Intuition, Auld Lang Syne & An Asian Sacred
12 Piano Prisms: No. 5, G. With Paaru Kavi
12 Piano Prisms: No. 6, F. Renewal & Goyam Kapuma
12 Piano Prisms: No. 7, E. Arrow-And
12 Piano Prisms: No. 8, A. Zuni Sea
12 Piano Prisms: No. 9, A-Flat. Scintilla. Komitas Unto Childhood
12 Piano Prisms: No. 10, B. Of Vannam & Zhuang Tai Qui Si
12 Piano Prisms: No. 11, F-Sharp. Kitty & Bambaru
12 Piano Prisms: No. 12, D. Hana Hare

UPC: 747313978526
Label: Grand Piano
Release Date: 9.14.18
Format: CD

Ekanayaka - 12 Piano Prisms (CD)