I'm always a sucker for a cello, thanks for sharing this!

oh my goodness. definitely the most beautiful version of this i've ever, ever heard.

Krish Ashok gems

The only words for that collaboration: I could not imagine for more.

Vocals: Paolo D'Emilio https://soundcloud.com/copyc4t
Strings orchestration: Vicente Bueso @scienceteheran
Piano and original composition: Fivos Valachis
Lyrics: Konstantinos Kavafis

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The City

[1.08] You said, "I will go to another land, I will go to another sea.
Another city will be found, better than this.
Every effort of mine is condemned by fate;
and my heart is -- like a corpse -- buried.
[1.45] How long in this wasteland will my mind remain.
Wherever I turn my eyes, wherever I may look
I see the black ruins of my life here,
where I spent so many years, and ruined and wasted."

[2.21] New lands you will not find, you will not find other seas.
The city will follow you. You will roam the same
streets. And you will age in the same neighborhoods;
in these same houses you will grow gray.
[4.53] Always you will arrive in this city. To another land -- do not hope --
there is no ship for you, there is no road.
As you have ruined your life here
in this little corner, you have destroyed it in the whole world.
-

La Città

Dicesti: "ad altra città andrò, ad altro mare.
altra città dev'esserci migliore di questa
dove ogni mio tentativo è destinato al fallimento,
e il mio cuore, quesi fossi morto, sepolto.

Fino a quando la mia mente in questo marasma giacerà?
ovunque volgo l'occhio, ovunque guardo
perduti ruderi della mia vita qui scorgo
ove tanti anni ho trascorso e guastato e sciupato."

Nuovi paesi non troverai, né altri mari, né altri mari.
la città, ti seguirà
per le stesse vie circolerai;
nei soliti quartieri andrai invecchiando;
sempre tra queste case ti farai bianco.

A questa città ognora giungerai
per quegli altri paesi, lascia ogni speranza
a te nave non c'è, non c'è nessuna strada.
Così come la tua vita rovinasti qui
in questo piccolo angolo,
su tutta la terra l'hai guastato.
-

La Ciudad

Dijiste: "Iré a otra ciudad, iré a otro mar.
Otra ciudad ha de hallarse mejor que ésta.
Todo esfuerzo mío es una condena escrita;
y está mi corazón - como un cadáver - sepultado.
Mi espíritu hasta cuándo permanecerá en este marasmo.
Donde mis ojos vuelvan, donde quiera que mire
oscuras ruinas de mi vida veo aquí,
donde tantos años pasé y destruí y perdí".

Nuevas tierras no hallarás, no hallarás otros mares.
La ciudad te seguirá. Vagarás
por las mismas calles. Y en los mismos barrios te harás viejo
y en estas mismas casas encanecerás.
Siempre llegarás a esta ciudad. Para otro lugar -no esperes-
no hay barco para ti, no hay camino.
Así como tu vida la arruinaste aquí
en este rincón pequeño, en toda tierra la destruiste.

-

Η Πόλις

Είπες "Θα πάγω σ`άλλη γη, θα πάγω σ`άλλη θάλασσα.
Μια πόλις άλλη θα βρεθεί καλλίτερη από αυτή.
Κάθε προσπάθειά μου μια καταδίκη είναι γραφτή
κ`είν`η καρδιά μου σαν νεκρός θαμμένη.
Ο νους μου ως πότε μες στον μαρασμόν αυτόν θα μένει.
Όπου το μάτι μου γυρίσω, όπου κι αν δω
ερείπια μαύρα της ζωής μου βλέπω εδώ,
που τόσα χρόνια πέρασα και ρήμαξα και χάλασα."

Καινούριους τόπους δε θα βρεις, δεν θάβρεις άλλες θάλασσες.
Η πόλις θα σε ακολουθεί.Στους δρόμους θα γυρνάς
τους ίδιους.Και στες γειτονιές τες ίδιες θα γερνάς
και μες στα ίδια σπίτια αυτά θ`ασπρίζεις.
Πάντα στην πόλι αυτή θα φτάνεις.Για τα αλλού μην ελπίζεις
δεν έχει πλοίο για σε, δεν έχει οδό.
Έτσι που τη ζωή σου ρήμαξες εδώ
στην κώχη τούτη την μικρή, σ`όλην την γη την χάλασες.

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die Stadt

Du sagst: "Ich gehe in ein anderes Land, an ein anderes Meer.
Eine andere Stadt muß es geben, besser als diese.
Jede meiner Anstregungen ist vom Schicksal verdammt,
Und mein Herz - wie ein Toter- begraben.

Wie lange wird mein Geist in dieser Ödnis bleiben?
Wohin ich meine Augen wende, wohin ich sehe,
Ich sehe die düsteren Ruinen meines Lebens hier,
Wo ich so viele Jahre verbrachte, verschwendete, verdarb."

Neue Länder wirst Du nicht finden, auch keine neuen Meere,
Die Stadt wird Dir folgen, die immergleichen Straßen wirst Du gehen.
In denselben Vierteln wirst Du alt werden
Und in den gleichen Häusern werden Deine Haare ergrauen.

Du wirst wieder in dieser Stadt ankommen,
Nach neuen Ländern, laß alle Hoffnung fahren!
Es gibt kein Schiff für Dich, keine Straße.
So wie Du hier Dein Leben zerstört hast,
In diesem kleinen Winkel,
So hast Du es auf der ganzen Welt.

-

je zei: "Ik ga naar een ander land, ik ga naar een andere zee.
Een andere stad zal gevonden worden, beter dan deze.
Al mijn werk wordt veroordeeld door het lot;
en mijn hart is - als een lijk - begraven.
Hoe lang in deze woestenij zullen mijn gedachten blijven.
Overal waarnaar ik mijn ogen richt, waar ik kan kijken,
Zie ik de zwarte ruïnes van mijn leven hier,
waar ik zo vele jaren heb doorgebracht, geruïneerd en verspild."

Nieuwe landen zal je niet vinden, je zal geen andere zeeën vinden.
De stad zal je volgen. Je zal zwerven in dezelfde
straten. En je zal ouder worden in dezelfde buurten;
in dezelfde huizen zal je grijs worden.
Altijd kom je aan in deze stad. Naar een ander land - niet hopen -
is er geen schip voor je, er is geen weg.
Zoals je je leven hebt verpest, hier
in dit hoekje, heb je het vernietigd in de hele wereld.

thanks for the translation: Dick Vestdijk - @oorlab

Help your Neighbor

La Città | Voice: Paolo D'Emilio, Strings: Vicente Bueso)

A small tribute to Pete Seeger (1919-2014). I grew up singing Hum Honge Kaamyaab in school and the song's simple, yet powerful ability to move people who are singing it together has always fascinated me. 

ps: I am still very amateur with the Cello so forgive the bowing errors. 

We Shall Overcome (Hum honge Kaamyaab)

The result of two nights on the beach collaborating for The Dewarists Season 2  - Unreleased and impromptu


Silent Screams - Monica Dogra - Humble The Poet - Midival Punditz

Flute life ..Milco Huisman...

we all need to live together....

..Tears of the Innocent.......................

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Radiance by Penka Kouneva
Tina Guo, Cello
Bryan Pezzone, Piano

Here is a preview track, composed by the amazing Penka Kouneva from the upcoming "Tina Guo & Composers for Charity" Album.  It was a pleasure playing such beautiful chamber music and brought me back to my roots as a Classical Cellist.
100% of proceeds from this digital-only release will go directly to The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.

2 years ago, I had an idea to put together an album for charity with some wonderful film, television, and video game composer friends- each of whom wrote a track for the CD. The album release date is October 1, 2014!

Penka Kouneva: "Radiance" (feat. Tina Guo and Bryan Pezzone)

Now available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5s4K799M4AgKPr2NkfCK3x
and Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/in/album/nilavinte-neelabhasma-feat-cv-bharadwaj-single/1628903101

An adaptation of the Malayalam song from Agnidevan (1995) originally sung by MG Sreekumar. 

Vocals: @bharadwaj-cv
Piano, violin, cello & bass: Krish Ashok

You can hear the original here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d14ROIPH2Mw

Nilavinte Neelabhasma

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMW4-jO3Wk
Arnab Goswami is a man of depth. He unleashes rationality and factuality by assembling 5-6 experts every day night and interrupting them at every step. Subramaniam Swamy is a professional Dream Stealer whose task is to infiltrate the subconscious realm of Arnab's own kingdom and interrupt the interruptor, name-call the name-caller and implant the idea that it is possible to reduce prime time news to even more unimaginable depths of ridiculousness

To capture the essence of his genius, we have adapted Hans Zimmer's Time from Inception. 

The source material is largely from this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FykqCkDDrW0

Interrupception

There is a political battle in India on whether or not to replace German with Sanskrit in schools. My response to that is a Sanskrit adaptation of Rammstein's Du Hast with lyrics by the brilliant Vaishnavi S

The guitar used is a BC Rich Kerry King Special 

Lyrics

त्वम्
माम्
त्वम् माम् नीतवती

त्वम्
माम्
त्वम् माम् नीतवती

त्वम्
माम्
त्वम् माम् पृष्टवती
त्वम् माम् पृष्टवती
त्वम् माम् पृष्टवती
अहम् च किमपि न उक्तवान्

आमरणम् त्वम् तदीय भविष्यति वा?
न
न
यावत् सा उद्युक्ता तावत् त्वम् तदीय भविष्यति वा? 
न
न
यावत् सा सुष्ठुः तावत् त्वम् तदीय भविष्यति वा?
न
न

Tvam

A Sanskrit adaptation of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" with lyrics by Vaishnavi S (http://twitter.com/utprekshaa) & SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt)

The guitar parts were recorded in 6 separate layers and panned left and right. In the interlude, there is a key change from A to G and the raga playing there is Hemavathi. 

And oh, the wife did some of the backing vocals

Lyrics

All our times have come आगता अस्माकं कालाः 
Here but now they're gone आगम्य गता अधुना
Seasons don't fear the reaper ऋतवो मरणान्न त्रस्यन्ति  
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain नापि वायुस्सूर्यो वर्षाणि च

Come on baby... Don't fear the Reaper आगच्छ प्रिये ... मृत्युम् मा भैषीः 
Baby take my hand... Don't fear the Reaper करमादत्स्व... मृत्युम् मा भैषीः
We'll be able to fly... Don't fear the Reaper उद्गच्छाव ... मृत्युम् मा भैषीः
Baby I'm your man अहं तवास्मि 

Valentine is done  मन्मथोत्सवस्तु नः 
Here but now they're gone परंतु तौ दूरं गतौ
Romeo and Juliet प्रेमलोकं प्राप्य
Are together in eternity... अनन्तसहवासः

Repeat chorus

Artwork credits: http://heylookadistraction.deviantart.com/art/Yama-jii-84521336

Mrityum Ma

G Saraswathi, my 74-old grand aunt, taught me more about the finer nuances of Carnatic music than my violin teachers & a collaboration with her has been long pending. This is a Trip Hop adaptation of Muthuswami Dikshathar's Sree Kanthimatheem set in Raga Hemavathi. The vocals were recorded in a single take. 

Pallavi:
Sri Kanthimathim Shankara Yuvathim
Shree Guruguha Jananeem Vandeham
 
Anupallavi:
Hreemkaara Beejaakaara Vadanaam Hiranya Manimaya Shobaa Sadanaam
Paaka Shaasanaadi Deva Vinutham Parashuraama Natha Hima Shaila Suthaam
Shuka Shounakaadi Sadaaraadhithaam Shuddha Thaamraparnee Thatasthithaam
Shankadyashtotthara Sahasra Kalashaabhisheekha Modaam Surahithaam
 
Meaning: (From T.K Govinda Rao’s book)
I prostrate before goddess Kantimati, the young (“Yuvathim”) bride of Sankara. I prostrate (“Vandeham”) before the mother (“Jananeem”) of Guruguha. Her face (“vadana”) is of the form (“akaara”) of mystic Bijakshara – Hreem. She is established in the lustrous (“shoba”) golden (“Hiranya”) mansion (“sadanam”) studded (“maya”) with gems (“mani”).She is extolled (“vinutham”) by Indra (“paaka shasanaa”) and other celestials (“deva”). She, the daughter (“suthaam”) of Himavan, is worshipped (“natha”) by Parashurama. She is always venerated (“araadhitham”) by Suka, Saunaka and others (“aadi”). She dwells (“sthithaam”) on the banks (“Thata”) of the crystal-clear (“shuddha”)  river Tamra Parni. She is anointed with holy waters from 108 (“Shankadyashtotthara”)  pitchers (“Kalasha”) and conches. She is benevolent (“modam”) to the celestials.  

Sree Kanthimatheem

A Saranga Convergence started out from a quest initially to make a psychedelic song. However what came about was a song that had strong influences of progressive rock and time signature experiments along with a carnatic 'thillana like' melody . This whole song came about within a few hours of jamming with the musicians and remains one of our favourites. 

http://www.karthickiyer.com 

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Karthick Iyer Live’s 1st album "IndoSoul - Looking Within To Look Beyond" is now available on
OK Listen: https://www.oklisten.com/album/indosoul
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/IndoSoul
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Performed by Karthick Iyer Live
Violins/Vocals/Lyrics - Karthick Iyer
Guitars - Vikram Vivekanand
Bass guitar - Naveen Napier
Mridangam/percussion - Sumesh Narayanan
Drums - Ramkumar Kanakarajan

Mixed by Biju James
Mastered by Andy Bartow
Recorded at VGP studios, Aura Studios

IndoSoul
The Indian civilization has stood the test of time, welcoming and absorbing numerous cultures along the way. It has reinvented itself with every addition, but never lost its depth. In a similar vein, IndoSoul goes beyond the confines of genre, seeks out and welcomes other musical influences, while retaining its core identity of Indianness. It breaks down superficial barriers between genres, instruments, cultures, languages to bring out deep commonalities that define great music everywhere.

A Saranga Convergence - IndoSoul by Karthick Iyer Live

Midnight Dream

From the composer: Written for the short film, "Redlining," in which the piece appears. 

Listen to the complete score:
https://soundcloud.com/lucas-grindley/sets/redlining

It's OK Momma

A western classical version of an Indian Carnatic song, Mokshamu Galada, played on Indian bamboo flute, inspired by the Madras String Quartet of VS Narasimhan.

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Downtown (Demo)

I take the ridiculous and the sublime, add cellos, violins, guitars and random internet collaborators to make music of sorts

We Shall Overcome (Hum honge Kaamyaab)

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