by Heather PharesWorld music pioneer Shelia Chandra's diverse, groundbreaking works for the Real World label are collected on the 1999 retrospective Moonsung. The album explores Chandra's spectrum as a vocalist; she combines influences from Ireland, India, Andalucia and the Arabic world in a timeless, distinctive style. Creative and spiritual, Moonsung provides the perfect introduction -- or reacquaintance -- to Chandra's global artistic vision.