Parvyn – Maujuda

“It’s finally here… Album no. 2! From travelling to Vancouver and recording with amazing musicians to heading to Bali to do a free-diving course and holding my breath for 1min 43 secs to be able to get the shot for the album front cover. This record is just that, a record of these precious moments in time which is what ‘Maujuda’ means. To be current, and exist in the present moment.”

Maujuda was recorded in Vancouver at Afterlife Studios and Capsule Studios, with Erik P.H.Nielsen (City and Colour) on engineer duties, produced by Jane Aurora and Mary Ancheta (MaryJane HiFi), and mastered by Elisa Pangsaeng. Centred around finding one’s path in life, the 7 tracks explore different stories and perspectives in discovery and acceptance, opening with the first single and self love anthem ‘Free To Be Myself’. Touching on the complexities of migrating to a new place, ‘Lay Awake’ is told through the story of her grandmother ‘bebeji’, with commentary on ‘how migrants sometimes hold on to their culture so tightly that it can cause a rift between generations, not realising that back in their homeland it has progressed and modernised’ describes Parvyn. The material includes moments of introspection in the new single ‘New Game’, and ‘Divine’, woven between instrumental improvisation from Parvyn’s husband Josh Bennett on electric guitar, and lyrics in Urdu/Punjabi in ‘Huna Lai Jio’ as the track touches on the importance of community and finding your people, and ending the musical voyage at album closer ‘Back to the Ocean