Berchidda

Berchidda is a track by Indian percussionist and composer Trilok Gurtu, featured as the fifth composition on his 2013 studio album Spellbound. Released on April 19, 2013, through Moosicus Records, the album adopted a CD format and showcased Gurtu’s fusion of Indian classical rhythms with contemporary jazz and world music elements.

The track spans 5 minutes and 33 seconds. Gurtu composed and performed the piece, integrating traditional percussion instruments with electronic textures. The title Berchidda references a village in Sardinia, Italy, though the album documentation does not specify the thematic or stylistic connection to the location. The recording sessions for Spellbound involved collaborations with unnamed session musicians, but the liner notes do not detail individual contributions per track.

Spellbound marked Gurtu’s continued exploration of cross-cultural musical dialogue, building on his prior works that blended Indian classical traditions with global influences. The album received distribution in physical CD format, with no confirmed digital-only releases or alternate editions documented at the time of its launch. The label Moosicus Records, based in Germany, specialized in world music and jazz productions during this period.

Critical reception and commercial performance details for Berchidda or Spellbound remain undocumented in the provided context. The tracklist sequence positions Berchidda as a mid-album piece, though the thematic or structural role within the full work is not explicitly described in available sources.