The 2023 reissue of the original album, first released in 1998.
Garam Masala was the name of the band consisting of the hot spicy mix of 4 band members:
Samia Malik - lyrics translations compositions tanpura vocals videos
Sianed Jones - violin harmonium vocals
cris cheek - clarinet bass guitar tanpura ektara
Sukhdeep Dhanjal - tabla
Recorded in1998 at Utopia Studios, Norwich, UK
Originally released on the CD 'The Colour of the Heart' by Samia Malik and Garam Masala in 1998
Rereleased across all digital platforms in January 2023
'A sensual and melodic sound that touches the soul’ Debjani Chatterjee Brian D’Arcy Writing in Education
'Samia Malik’s singing in Urdu is gorgeous, as are her melodies, but gorgeous though these are her writing is even more striking. She writes in the Urdu tradition of sung poetry and takes it to completely new territory by giving voice to her own and possibly a generation of Asian women’s experience in Britain. It is wonderfully powerful writing' lan Scott Resonance credits released October 30, 2004
Lyrics, vocals, composition, arrangement, production: Samia Malik
Sitar, dilruba, tanpura, musical direction, additional instruments: Baluji Shrivastav
Violin, harmonium, bass guitar: Sianed Jones
Tabla: Sukhdeep Singh