<p>Musician couple Dominic D’Cruz and Jerusha Lawrence-D’Cruz have given a new spin to traditional Christmas carols in their latest album.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Led by the Light,’ it has nine carols and a medley of classics like ‘The first Noel’, ‘Once In Royal David’s city’, and ‘Hark! The herald angels sing’. </p>.<p>The songs use the bamboo flute, and percussion instruments like the darbuka and the udu drum.</p>.<p>Their rendition of ‘Silent night’ features the bansuri, sargams decorate ‘Away in a manger’, and ‘God rest ye merry gentlemen’ is accompanied by a spirited percussion score.</p>.<p>“We wanted to add freshness to traditional carols,” Dominic explains.</p>.<p>The duo arranged and sang the songs, and were joined by eight other artistes. Started in 2017, the project fell into place during the lockdowns.</p>.<p>The album is streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and JioSaavn. </p>
<p>Musician couple Dominic D’Cruz and Jerusha Lawrence-D’Cruz have given a new spin to traditional Christmas carols in their latest album.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Led by the Light,’ it has nine carols and a medley of classics like ‘The first Noel’, ‘Once In Royal David’s city’, and ‘Hark! The herald angels sing’. </p>.<p>The songs use the bamboo flute, and percussion instruments like the darbuka and the udu drum.</p>.<p>Their rendition of ‘Silent night’ features the bansuri, sargams decorate ‘Away in a manger’, and ‘God rest ye merry gentlemen’ is accompanied by a spirited percussion score.</p>.<p>“We wanted to add freshness to traditional carols,” Dominic explains.</p>.<p>The duo arranged and sang the songs, and were joined by eight other artistes. Started in 2017, the project fell into place during the lockdowns.</p>.<p>The album is streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and JioSaavn. </p>