Monsoon Rooftop, Mumbai
Instrumental Hindi film-music for an extended-family Mumbai rooftop dinner the two hours before the year's first monsoon storm finally breaks. Bansuri, sitar, lush strings, soft tabla.
8 tracks·23 min·for relax
1
The Lights Strung
Opening. Festival lights hung along the parapet.
3:42
2
Tables Brought Up
Wooden tables carried from below.
4:43
3
The First Plate Served
Centre. The whole family seated.
2:25
4
The Sky Goes Grey
Storm clouds gather in earnest.
2:32
5
Cousin Arrives Late
The last to join the dinner.
3:04
6
The Children at the Edge
The cousins watching for the first drop.
2:27
7
The First Drop
A single drop on a brass plate.
2:38
8
The Storm Held Back One More Hour
Closing. The sky relents briefly.
2:08
