Mumbai: EMI Music has launched Mekaal Hasan Band`s album `Sampooran` in India.

The album was unveiled by noted composer and music director Lesle Lewis at Mumbai`s St Andrew`s Auditorium on 11 October 2007.Pic by Mitesh Bhuvad

The album incorporates traditional material from the eastern classical tradition, adapting these with music which was based on the jazz rock fusion explosion of the seventies.

`Sampooran` features the artistry of artists from Pakistan and abroad, with stunning performances by the UK`s Pete Lockett on drums and multipercussion along with bass sensation Michael Mondesir. Pakistan`s own drum legend, Gumby, makes his mark as guest artist on the opening four tracks on the record.

`Sampooran` - The title track, written in Raga Aiman, incorporates the progressive nature of this band by moving through a few time signatures and themes before resolving to its main melody which each soloist uses as a cue for the start and end of his solo. Sampooran was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Mekaal Hasan and Javed Akhtar.

Mekaal Hasan, says "I am very happy to launch the album Sampooran with EMI Music who is the leading music company. I hope that the Indian audience likes our performance and our music."