Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej - Police Beyond Borders (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

The creative duo of two-time Grammy-winning album Divine Tides— Stewart Copeland and Grammy-winning Indian musician/composer Ricky Kej—release their latest world music collaboration, Police Beyond Borders. Furthering their mission to feature leading talent from around the world, the album, recorded in Bangalore, is a reinterpretation of the seminal 80s band’s classic songs with diverse interpretations and artist representation from South Africa, India, Japan, China, Canada, the U.K., and more.

Copeland and Kej have enlisted top international artists, including South Africa’s Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir; China’s “Father Of Rock” Cui Jian; U.S.-based Berklee Indian Ensemble; Japanese Grammy-winner for Best Global Music Album, Masa Takumi; South Africa’s acclaimed Mzansi Youth Choir; leading Indian composer/singer Shankar Mahadevan; renowned British classical trumpeter Alison Balsom; multi-award winning Canadian flutist Ron Korb; legendary Bollywood composers and brother duo Salim-Sulaiman, hammered dulcimer virtuoso Max ZT; and multi-instrumentalist Serj Tankian of metal band System of a Down.

"The flavours of all these amazing languages on Police - Beyond Borders light up these tunes that are so familiar. The Police were always a global band, and Sting wrote songs about the bigger picture of humanity. Music brings us together, and my humble hope is that this record can contribute to that special human bonding experience that we need now more than ever." - Stewart Copeland

Tracklist:
01. King Of Pain
02. Roxanne
03. Message In A Bottle
04. Tea In The Sahara
05. Don't Stand So Close To Me
06. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
07. Can't Stand Losing You
08. Murder By Numbers
09. Demolition Man
10. Every Breath You Take


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