Laya Project
Six shores sharing one ocean, one sky, and
one language of survival and music.
Laya Project is a musical and visual journey documenting folk music recorded and filmed on location in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, India and Myanmar. Some of these performances are rare, and documented for the first time. The musicians are primarily from coastal communities affected by the Tsunami of December 26th, 2004. For the international team of musicians, sound engineers and camera men who came together for this unique production, Laya Project is a celebration of life, and is dedicated to the survivors. Crossing boundaries of genre while still preserving the music of the people, Laya Projects' essence is artistic purity and simplicity, from a nonjudgmental point of view.
Produced by EarthSync in association with Monfils Pictures (Boo Films). The project is a "personal and collective musical tribute to the resilience of the human spirit", and is dedicated to the survivors of the December 26 2004 Asian tsunami. The film was shot over a two-year journey through six countries: India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives and Myanmar.
Screened at more than 20 international film festivals as ‘Official Selection’ winning four. Released worldwide on the National Geographic Channel.
Special thanks are given to the people of Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Maldives and Indonesia, an integral part of Laya Project’s
music and scenes.