Singer-songwriter Armeen Musa’s new album Finding Fall is out in the market. Currently studying in Berklee College of Music in Boston, Armeen’s debut album Aye Ghum Bhangai, comprising of 10 original songs and one cover was released in 2008.
In an interview with Dhaka Tribune, the talented artiste talks about her new album:
Tell us about your new album.
My new album Finding Fall is in collaboration with the Hawaiian guitarist Zak Dylen Wass. The album has six tracks. We recorded Bangla folk songs Sona Moina Pakhi, Taaley Taaley and many more acoustic tracks. Featuring Gilbert Mansour on percussion and Nathan Berla Shu-lock on saxophone.
How was your experience of recording music with Zak?
We are both students of Berklee College of Music in Boston. I believe he understands foreign music aptly and can relate with Bangladeshi music as well. During the recording session, we both suggested songs and hence it worked nicely.
What does the title of the album stand for?
Well, the title Finding Fall is about discovering new seasons. Also, it has a different connotation. Zak and I exchanged ideas about music and introduced each other to our own musical backgrounds, so we saw that the title also befits our experience.
Where is the album available at present?
The album is available at Rokomari.com. The songs will be soon be available in iTunes, Amazon.com, Mushroom Entertainment (ME) and many other online sites.
Tell us about your company Mushroom Entertainment.
I am one of the partners of Mushroom Entertainment and Rusho Manna is the other partner who also lives in America. It is a distribution agency that works for fair royalty of an artist. Noticeably, many good musicians have stopped recording songs for piracy and they are not earning that much money. ME is a platform to encourage musicians and to create a proper source of income for them. We mostly work for promotion, distribution and make sure that the artists get their due royalty properly.