"Who Has Seen The Wind" [Bishi]

"Who Has Seen The Wind" [Bishi]

First line of lyrics: Who has seen the wind

Bishi; music (English, born Bishnupriya Bhattacharya, a.k.a. Bishi Bhattachary, Bishi Bhattacharya)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

2018 [publication]

London: Gryphon Records

genre: song|popular music

solo: voice

instrumentation: RC505 loop station|sitar|electronics

origin: United Kingdom

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"

Composition history: "Lead single [of 'Winds of Fate' EP], 'Who Has Seen The Wind,' was written on an RC505 Voice Looper, Sitar & Electronics." The lyrics were "chosen by Bishi as a part of the musical response." ("Who Has Seen The Wind." YouTube)

Recordings: "Who Has Seen The Wind." The Winds of Fate EP. Performance by Bishi, Bishi and Neil Kaczor, co-producers, Anat Ben-David, video director, Gryphon Records, 2018. SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/bishi_music/who-has-seen-the-wind?in=bishi_music/sets/winds-of-fate-ep. YouTube, https://youtu.be/G0jXNIRJrW4. Accessed 13 Dec. 2021.

Notes: "The video for "Who Has Seen The Wind," was directed by artist Anat Ben-David of Chicks on Speed. ("Who Has Seen The Wind." YouTube). "'The Winds of Fate,' EP written, arranged & co-produced by Bishi, is the result of a collaboration with an Interactive Windharp created by AV duo Output Arts, which is both sound & Light sensitive" ("Winds of Fate EP." SoundCloud).

Format 1: sound recording

performance time 3 minutes and 54 seconds

Format 2: performance video

performance time 4 minutes and 39 seconds

Other data reference(s): "Who Has Seen The Wind." YouTube, uploaded by BishiOfficial, 25 Apr. 2018, https://youtu.be/G0jXNIRJrW4. Accessed 13 Dec. 2021.
"Wind of Fate EP." SoundCloud, uploaded by Bishi, 9 March 2018, https://soundcloud.com/bishi_music/sets/winds-of-fate-ep. Accessed 13 Dec. 2021.

Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-whohasseen-bishi

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