Prem Joshua is a Westerner, who spent many years in India studying sitar with masters, before returning to the West.

The last time I checked, Prem Joshua was the number one bestselling World Music artist in India, and the favorite artist on MTV India. The daily newspaper "The Times of India" anointed him the new "Guru of Fusion."

I first became aware of Prem Joshua (and band) in 2001 when they played a small venue in our area in support of Dance of Shakti. (The exquisite and entrancing Hina Sarojini provided indian fusion dances to some songs, but that's a whole other story.) They rocked the place and I became an instant fan.

I caught them again a year later when they came through supporting their new release Water Down the Ganges (with Manish Vyas), and sat in, transfixed, during a classical Indian dance lesson that Hina gave for the women in attendance at the concert who demanded it.

Prem and Hina haven't been back to our area since then, but I have followed the respective arcs of their careers through iTunes, Facebook and their websites.

It is expected, and appreciated by many of us, that Prem Joshua's music veered more towards electronic influences with Ahir and some of the fine remixes that have been done such as Dakini Lounge.

The return to more acoustic based arrangements on Yatri and Taranga have reassured those who feared losing that style to the chilled downtempo and dance oriented grooves.

I couldn't pick a single release to recommend here as I love them all, though, I play different albums at different times depending on my mood.

Give a listen to any of the fine albums by Prem Joshua and friends. If you're a world fusion and yoga music fan, you'll find a lot to like.