Rumbadoodle is the debut studio album from

Arun Shenoy Arun Shenoy (born 30 April 1978) is an Indian-Singaporean musician and songwriter. He is best known for his Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for his debut full-length studio album ''Rumbadoodle'' released in 2012. "Bliss", ...

. It was recorded across the world over the period of two years and was released on August 30, 2012. The album was nominated for a

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in the Best Instrumental Pop album category in February 2013. The album consists of 11 songs, which are individually named by a wide range of styles that are integrated into every song.

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contributes all the proceeds from the album to an education fund for underprivileged people in

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Composition

The album has a

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feel with fusion influences drawn from contemporary pop,

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and

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. While he himself claims to have more of a

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background, he was fascinated by Flamenco from a young age, which drove him to try something unfamiliar. Shenoy has cited

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as a major inspiration for the album.

Track listing

Production and personnel

The Art Directors of the album included Roshni Mohapatra, who is also Shenoy’s wife. *

- Album Artist, Arranger, Art Direction, Composer, Engineer, Liner Notes, Producer * Ian Cameron - Composer, Violin * Robert Capria - Art Direction, Artwork * Jerry Chua - Drums, Mixing, Mastering * Owen Gurry - Composer, Guitar (Electric), String Arrangements * Shamoon Khatri - Keyboards * Roshni Mohpatra - Art Direction, Artwork, Liner Notes, Photography * Lonnie Park - Composer, Keyboards, Piano * Ramil Duke Purisima - Arranger, Bass, Composer, Engineer, Percussion * Edward Roth - Composer, Organ, Piano * Glenn Sharp – Composer, Guitar (Flamenco) * Jonathan Wesley – Composer, Keyboards, Piano Arrangement, String Arrangements

Charts

References

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Composition

Track listing

Production and personnel

Charts

See also

References