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I am.

by Meetu Chilana

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Wake Up Stand Up 03:03
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Come and Take It 03:27
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Lost 03:51
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I Am 03:31
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5.
Jaaneman 03:40
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6.
Changes 04:07
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"I am." is Meetu Chilana's 2007 debut cd comprised of six all original tracks using English, Hindi and Punjabi in an eclectic mix of songs.

The title track, "I Am," is a commentary on the culture and obsession of labeling everyone, be it class, race or religion. In the chorus of the title track, Chilana uses her soulful voice to articulate the need for acceptance of individuality; "I don't need you to glorify me. I refuse to justify me. I believe I'm who I'm meant to be. I am who I am."

Coincidently the name of the track is also somewhat of an acronym for "Indian American"- a definitive description of who SHE IS.

The songs on the album range from a Bhangra club track called, "Come and Take It," to the introspective ballad, "Changes." The EP's first single, "Lost," which is the theme song for independent film "Hiding Divya," also has an award winning music video (available to view on YouTube.)

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released August 7, 2007

All Songs written by M. Chilana and S. Chakrabarti (Except "Wake up Stand Up" written by S. Chakrabarti)

Produced by Samrat Chakrabarti
Engineered by John Clark
Mastered by Chaz Harper at Battery Mastering NYC

All Vocals by Meetu Chilana

Keyboards, Synths, Drum Programming- Samrat Chakrabarti
Guitars, Bass- John Clark
Bass- Konrad Payne
Drum Kit- Rubin Nizri
Percussion- Dave Sharma
Bansuri- Josh Geisler
Violin- Arun Ramamurthy
Additional Drum Programming- Cooper Madison
Additional Engineering- Coady Carlisle
Gospel Choir- Denise Trubia, Amy Trefry, Nate Altimari, and Eric Fosbury
Musical Orchestrations and Vocal Arrangements- Samrat Chakrabarti and John Clark

Design by Ruchika Attri
Photography by Stephen Churchill Downes

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Meetu Chilana New York, New York

Meetu Chilana is a singer/songwriter, filmmaker, actress and voice-over artist who weaves traditional Sikh Punjabi and American cultures by using Jazz and North Indian folk sensibilities in her vocals and writing. She has toured with Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA and ZARKANA as the lead vocalist at Moscow’s Kremlin Theater and Radio City Music Hall, and was in Mira Nair's musical Monsoon Wedding. ... more

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