Balladeste Taster

Inspired by my new release 'Namo Namaha', I created a playlist of powerful, deep and moving prayers set to meditative and orchestral music.

Symphonic Devotion - for Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation

Relic

River

Sai Ram

Namo Namaha~ Jahnavi Harrison

Beyond Breath

Conversations in Ritual

Rising

Opening To Bliss

Heart Sutra

Tavener: Mother of God, Here I Stand (with Sarod Improvisation)

The Veil of the Temple: Mother of God, Here I Stand (with Sarod Improvisation)

Dasi (Prayers by Women)

Draupadi - Karnamrita Dasi - Bhajan

Dasi Karnamrita - Devaki

Balladeste - Violinist Preetha Narayanan and Cellist Tara Franks  came together through an understanding of their parallel paths from a classical background to a current practice of collaboration, research, and improvisation. Having developed a duo identity born out of their trio Quest Ensemble, they have created a unique sound of their own and way of working with mutual resonance.  Writing through playing, improvising, and finding a shared language without notation, the duo explore the versatility and sound potential of just two string instruments as a band.  They merge their varied musical experiences to create compositions that are vibrant and experimental yet melodic and filmic in quality.

Having integrated their duo repertoire into Quest Ensemble performances at venues including Wilton’s Music Hall, Vortex Jazz Club, Southbank and Union Chapel, the duo have received high praise from listeners for their engaging interaction.

With a collective array of collaborations and commissions including working with visual artist/dancers; Lucy Steggals,  Somang Lee,  Ruth Pethybridge,  and renowned UK artists  Oi Va Voi, Talvin  Singh, Bernhard Schimpelsberger,  Shammi Pithia and Kate Tempest, their varied work and love of collaboratively creating feeds into their process and performance dynamic as a duo.