Lyricist: Kailash Kher. Personnel: Kailash Kher (vocals); Tapas Roy (mandolin, oud, saz); Sunil Das (sitar); Naveen Kumar (flute); Jaipur Kawa Brass Band (trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba). Liner Note Author: Jacob Edgar. Recording information: Kailasa Studios, Mumbai. Introduction by: Jacob Edgar. Where much of the Bollywood genre is formulaic, poppy, and seemingly manufactured, Kher reveals a tendency for vastly more soul, as he does on YATRA. His songs crafted, his vocals taking from Hindustani classical forms (dhrupad, most notably) and Sufi qawwal, there is perhaps more Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in his voice than there is Mohammed Rafi (there's even a stray harmonium in "Kar Kar Main Haara"). The result is a surprising one: the songs float, with mere hints of more modern traditions buried within more timeless sounds, the music grooves rather than bounces, and the backing vocalists sway and swoon rather than shout. With basic dance tracks, touches of bhangra, long and soulful ballads, and even a couple of outstanding bits of acoustic dance, YATRA has a little of everything and a few items that are entirely unexpected.