Composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist & vocalist Narayan Sijan lived on the Silk Road from 1994-2006, learning & performing music with mystics, masters & locals. He creates musical storytelling from original compositions & traditional melodies.

Electronic music is created by two-time GRAMMY nominee producer & programmer Carmen Rizzo whose credits range from Seal, Coldplay A.R. Rahman to co-founding the world/electronic act Niyaz.

Karavan Sarai’s recent album ‘TORN IN LOVE’ was selected as #22 of the Best World Music Albums of 2020, while spending over 12 weeks in the Top Ten world music charts (NACC). Debut album Woven Landscapes (2015) reached #6 on the world music charts (CMJ). Painted Sands (2018) peaked at #4, with over 10 weeks in the top ten world music charts (NACC). This evocative visual and sonic journey carries listeners to a nighttime courtyard of a virtual Silk Road palace, the Karavan Sarai that gave the project its name.

Performing at large festivals from Bali Spirit Festival in Indonesia, Spirit of Tengri in Kazakhstan & Lighting in a Bottle (LIB) in California to cultural art centers such as Makan in Egypt & CoSM (Alex Grey) in New York.