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<b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">FALU </span></b><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">PREMIERES LEAD TRACK “GHUMAR” TODAY ON
<i>HUFFINGTON POST</i>!</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">NEW ALBUM <i>FORAS ROAD</i> OUT MAY 28<sup>th</sup>; NYC RECORD RELEASE SHOW ON MAY 29<sup>th</sup> AT HIGHLINE BALLROOM
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<p align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“Bridging cultural gaps with music… She [Falu] and her band mix Hindustani classical — a fusion of Arabic and South
Indian music — with pop and Oriental styles. It is East and West, ancient and modern.”</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> –
<b><i>The New York Times</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“<i>Ethereal” and “Transcendent</i>” –
<b><i>Billboard</i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TTE26E67C8t00">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Critically lauded, India born world musician
<b><a href="http://www.falumusic.com/">Falu</a></b> premieres the vibrant song “<b>Ghumar</b>” today on
<b><i>Huffington Post</i></b>! “Ghumar” is the lead track from Falu’s upcoming album
<b><i>Foras Road</i></b> (<b>out independently on May 28th, 2013</b>) that was produced by Grammy-Award winning producer
<b>Danny Blume</b> (<b>Jewel, Lisa Loeb</b>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/attaining-womanhood-falus_b_3234555.html">PRESS HERE</a> to listen to</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">
“<b>Ghumar</b>”</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The word “Ghumar” is actually a type of a fancy dress worn in the state of
<b>Rajasthan, India</b>. Sung in the South Asian language of Rajasthani, Falu’s lyrics on “Ghumar” are about celebrating and welcoming the fact that a girl is finally attaining womanhood. The
<b><i>New York Times</i></b> says Falu has been “bridging cultural gaps with music” by mixing traditional Indian elements with the diverse sounds of rock, pop, electronic and stunning modern acoustic instrumentation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Taking its name from the oldest red-light district in the Indian city of Mumbai,
<i>Foras Road</i> captures the enduring musical traditions and cultural history of India's centuries-old brothels. The fascinating album concept was recorded half in India, so Falu could call upon some amazing South Asian-based musicians to record strings and
melodies. The other half of the album was recorded with her current band at Blume’s studios in upstate New York.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Live, Falu delivers captivating performances. She has sparked interest from all types of music enthusiasts, pleased the toughest of critics, and has performed nationally on
<b><i>FOX TV</i></b> and internationally on <b><i>National Geographic TV</i></b>. Her captivating sound, which on past records the
<b><i>Wall Street Journal</i></b> hailed as “Indie Hindi,” has secured her performances at prestigious venues such as:
<b>Carnegie Hall</b>, <b>Lincoln Center</b> - a special performance for the <b>Dalai Lama</b> – and at
<b>The White House</b> for <b>President Obama</b>’s first State Dinner in honor of the
<b>Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">In support of the beautifully orchestrated album, Falu will be giving special performance at her record release show on
<b>Wednesday, May 29th</b> at <b>New York City</b>’s <b>Highline Ballroom</b>. The event is co-sponsored by the
<b>Indo-American Arts Council</b> (<b><a href="http://www.iaac.us/">IAAC</a></b>), a not-for-profit 501(c)3 arts organization with a passionate mission to showcase and build an awareness for performing, visual and literary arts from/of/about the Indian subcontinent.
Plus, Falu will be welcoming <b><a href="http://www.one.org/us/">ONE</a></b>, an active community committed to fighting extreme poverty around the world. The show will also feature the fantastic sounds of
<b>Slavic Soul Party</b> (Balkan Funk Brass Band) and <b>Zikrayat </b>(Arabic music and dance ensemble). It will be a night to dance to truly amazing music from around the globe!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">For more information on
<i>Foras Road</i> and to purchase tickets to the Highline show visit <a href="http://www.falumusic.com">
www.falumusic.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://falumusic.com/?page_id=24" target="_blank">PRESS HERE</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> to pre-order
<i>Foras Road</i> <span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://youtu.be/H3p6WFnUEFE" target="_blank">PRESS HERE </a>to watch the <i>Foras Road</i> EPK</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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