Berlin

Berlin is a track recorded by Swedish bassist and composer Jonas Hellborg and Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu. The piece appears as the fifth track on side B of the 1989 studio album Adfa, released on May 1 under the label Day Eight Music. The album was issued in a 12\" vinyl format.

The track runs for 2 minutes and 44 seconds. Hellborg composed the music and performed on electric bass, while Gurtu contributed percussion, including tabla and hand drums. The collaboration marked a fusion of Scandinavian jazz-fusion elements with Indian classical and folk rhythms, a hallmark of both artists’ work during the late 1980s.

Adfa represented a period of experimentation for Hellborg, who explored cross-cultural improvisation alongside Gurtu, a pioneer in blending traditional Indian percussion with contemporary jazz and world music. The album received limited commercial distribution but gained recognition among specialists in fusion and avant-garde music circles. No additional production credits, session details, or alternate versions of Berlin are documented in available sources.

The track’s title references the city of Berlin, though the connection to the composition’s thematic or structural content remains undocumented. The album Adfa did not yield any singles, and Berlin was not released as a standalone work. The original vinyl pressing included liner notes, but specific details about the recording process or instrumentation beyond the primary performers are not publicly verified.