Tarana 14

Taranā 14 is a fusion composition featured as the second track on the album Indian World Music Fusion. Released on September 9, 1997, by ARC Music, the album presents a collaboration between British world fusion ensemble Re-Orient and Indian classical musician Baluji Shrivastav. The track spans 6 minutes and 44 seconds and exemplifies the album’s blend of traditional Indian raga elements with contemporary global instrumentation.

The composition integrates Shrivastav’s sitar and surbahar performances with Re-Orient’s ensemble arrangements, which include Western and Middle Eastern instruments. The album Indian World Music Fusion emerged during a period of cross-cultural experimentation in world music, with ARC Music specializing in ethnographic and fusion recordings. The label distributed the release in CD format, targeting audiences interested in both classical Indian music and innovative fusion projects.

Limited documentation exists on the specific raga or tala framework underpinning Taranā 14, though the title suggests a connection to the taranā genre—a vocal or instrumental form in Hindustani classical music characterized by rhythmic syllabic patterns. The track’s structure balances improvisational segments with composed themes, reflecting Shrivastav’s training in the Etāwah gharana of sitar and Re-Orient’s layered production style. No lyricist or additional session musicians are credited in available sources.

The album Indian World Music Fusion received distribution primarily in European and North American markets, with ARC Music positioning it within their catalog of traditional and hybrid world music releases. Subsequent reissues or digital remasters of the recording remain undocumented. The collaboration between Re-Orient and Shrivastav did not yield further joint albums, though both artists continued to explore fusion projects independently in later works.