Eastern Journey - Trilok Gurtu


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Dancer In The Void

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Mood Of The Desert

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Oh my Love - Susheela Raman

Guitar legends John McLaughlin and Jerry Douglas collaborate with Indian slide guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya to explore Beyond The Ragasphere, accompanied by a galaxy of friends including tabla giants Pandit’s Bickram Ghosh and Tanmoy Bose and introducing the stunning vocals of Anandi Bhattacharya.

http://www.worldmusic.net/ragasphere

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DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA: BEYOND THE RAGASPHERE
RELEASED 29 APRIL 2013
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World Music Network is proud to announce the exclusive release of Beyond The Ragasphere by Debashish Bhattacharya.

Via his ever-thirsting passion for travel and touring, Debashish has jammed with a stellar line-up of international musicians. On this album he is joined by jazz guitarist John McLaughlin and Bluegrass Dobro legend Jerry Douglas. The Spanish guitarist Adam del Monte peppers his flamenco fire over several tracks, and Jeff Sipe, an American jazz-funk drummer, also joins Debashish on his kit. Tabla accompaniment is variously provided by two of Debashish's childhood friends, the eminent players Pandit Bickram Ghosh and Pandit Tanmoy Bose. Bass vamps are delivered by Mainak Nag Chowdhury, aka 'Bumpy', a friend and student of Debashish. Other collaborators include nylon-string guitarist Nishad Pandey, keys player Raja Raj Narayan and flautist Soumya Jyoti. The album also introduces the flawlessly fluid vocals of Debashish's teenage daughter, Anandi Bhattacharya, and features his younger brother Subhasis on percussion. 

Debashish Bhattacharya was born in 1963 in the pulsing city of Kolkata (Calcutta). From his earliest days he was thrust into a musical world, practicing with his talented family and experimenting on his first Hawaiian lap steel guitar from the age of three. Today he still operates out of Kolkata, tours internationally and has a heavy load of awards and accolades under his belt. He has released no fewer than five previous World Music Network albums and earned a Grammy award nomination in 2009 for his album Calcutta Chronicles.

Beyond The Ragasphere also introduces Debashish's daughter Anandi on vocals. In the words of her father, Anandi is a 'born musician', who has long aspired to be a professional musician. While the Kolkata recordings for this album were taking place, she was actually in the midst of taking a run of important school exams. Ever the multitasker, the talented teen still found time to deliver faultless vocals on her father's album and complete the academic assessments. She appears on four tracks in total, including 'Khamaj Tarana', a traditional evening raga sung in an updated, and ferociously fast, contemporary style.

With his cavalcade of thirteen talented musicians, Debashish explores the transformation of raga form in entirely new directions. Beyond The Ragasphere is an album not to be missed. 

Debashish Bhattacharya - Kirwani One.5+8.Five

DANCE OF NO NAME (DONN) is a conscious dancing system.
A combination of moving meditation that uses practical but playful tools to
help you release the tensions caused by stresses of modern life.
You are invited to move your body in its unique and awesome, unlimited way.
Using seven different forms, the system helps you to break through your repeating patterns and find a new way to move.
It is a TRANSFORMATIVE journey, taking you beyond your FORMS.
DONN is a journey within YOURSELF.
The aim is meditation.
Is to reconnect to the source.
It is your authentic dance of life; You only know how to name it once you find your own dance story…
For more check out: www.danceofnoname.com

Dance Of No Name and 7 Forms Playlist 02

The 31st. of January is "Amartithi,"
or the day of dropping the body & merging with the infinite.
Meher Baba's Amartithi is this day, 1969.
I offer the Arti (song/prayer) of his lovers, without words.
"O Captain of our ship..."
The picture show Baba's chair in Meherazad, India.

Gujerati Arti for 'ud & tamboura

Ashraf Sharif Khan was born in 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan, the son of the renowned sitar master Ustad Muhammad Sharif Khan Poonchwala. Like his father and grandfather, Ashraf Sharif Khan belongs to the illustrious Poonch Gharana school of traditional sitar.

Ashraf’s music combines an astonishing technical proficiency with perfection in musical expression. The melodic beauty of his style, accentuated by his dynamic rhythmic development and the virtuoso technique, produce a unique musical experience, equally appreciable to novices and connoisseurs of South Asian music. His music transcends regional boundaries, and is accessible to all.