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kangal irandal flute new version by Vishnu Prabha

mp3 recorded from the live performance...so some disturbances and all.... :(,flute-Vishnu Prabha,Keys & arrangements-Tittoo cherian,Guitar-Jithu Geroge,Recording-Sooraj

Munbe Vaa flute Vishnu Prabha  Ar Rahman music

Mp3 song from our live show...song from Tamil movie Kandukonden kandukonden,Music done by the legend ,Oscar winner A R Rahman

Kandukonden kandukonden cover on flute live-Vishnu Prabha

Rendezvous with Destiny - Wartime Memories of Tech 5 Wayne Walton, Medic, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division - by Keith Walton.  Read by Anthony Joseph Lanman.

For this Memorial Day, I wanted to post this audiobook version of "Rendezvous with Destiny - Wartime Memories of Tech 5 Wayne Walton, Medic, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division" by Keith Walton.

Keith Walton is my uncle and a fantastic historian, and Wayne Walton was my Grandfather.  Keith did many interviews with his father Wayne about his experiences in WWII.  These included parachuting into Normandy on D-Day, being a prisoner of the German army and then being liberated by his compatriots, participating in the Battle of the Bulge, and much more.

I did this audiobook version for Keith last Christmas, but he has given me permission to post it today.  Please forgive me for butchering many French and German town and city names - I am not a professional audiobook reader 🙂

It was humbling for me to read through these experiences of my Grandfather, and I hope that the interested get something out of his stories.  Thanks, Uncle Keith!

Rendezvous with Destiny - Wartime Memories of Wayne Walton, Medic, 101st Airborne Division

Hommage a Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) - I'll never forget the first time I saw Wiley's work - giant paintings of modern day African Americans in this Imperialistic European style.  The message was incredibly thought provoking and it was stark - it stared you in the face, not giving you the slightest chance to misinterpret.  And the skill - the skill that went into these huge canvasses was just mind blowing.  Several years later, Wiley was commissioned by Interscope Records to paint a new cover for a remastered version of Dr. Dre's "2001" album.  He painted Dre in this same context, decked out in golden medieval armor.  This hommage is full of Easter eggs - from West Coast rap, especially Dr. Dre, Domenico Scarlatti, J.S. Bach and Handel, and even Beethoven.

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Hommage a Kehinde Wiley (after his painting "Dre") - Digital DEMO

Digital DEMO for "Hommage a Neil Peart" - Part of "Hommages for Piano, Book 3", written for Holly Roadfeldt.

Hommage a Neil Peart (after his drum solo, 1988) - Digital DEMO

Digital Demo for Hommage a Nadia Boulanger (Theme inspired by "Theme and Variations" by Lili Boulanger), written for pianist Holly Roadfeldt.

Hommage a Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) - I have been fascinated by Nadia Boulanger for a long time now.  How did this person inspire and produce so many of the 20th century's greatest composers?  After reading about her life, I think at least part of that dedication to composers was born out of her relationship to her younger sister Lili, and the circumstances surrounding her early death.  From what I understand, Nadia was a great lover of the rigors of counterpoint, but also had the rare ability of helping composers find their own voices during a time of strict dogma in the composition landscape.  This piece is inspired by Lili Boulanger's "Theme and Variations", and also by Nadia's love of counterpoint, and by her voice in my head telling me, "Just be yourself."

Hommage A Nadia Boulanger - Digital DEMO

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Performed by the Indiana University Concert Band under the baton of Dr. Eric Smedley

I’ve often been told, “When writing for band, you can’t think like a guitarist”.  This was always a bit difficult for me, as I’m, well, a guitarist.  I struggled with finding the “right” way to think about band for years, and that always kept me at somewhat of a distance from the band world.  I felt like an outsider, which in many ways, I am.  You see, guitar is a very attack-based instrument.  When played, there’s a strong initial attack on the strings, followed by a rapid decay of the note.  And while wind and brass can certainly make strong attacks, they can also perform the opposite – near silent initial attacks with long, sustained tones.  I struggled with this idea of, “…you can’t think like a guitarist”, until I decided to just embrace my “attack-y” way of thinking, and make it work for band.  This piece wholly embraces my guitar way of thinking, and incorporates many influences from guitar based music – most notably, heavy metal.  It is my hope that you can think like a guitarist and make it work for this amazing ensemble.

Blackout Metal Mixtape for Concert Band

Hommage A Gary Gygax - Digital DEMO

THIS IS  TRIAL JAMMING SECTION DONE BY ME ON FLUTE AND MY FRIEND TITTOO ON KEYBOARD IN CARNATIC RAGA REETIGOWLA...PLS LISTEN AND GIVE US FEEDBACKS.........:)  ,THIS IS ORIGINAL TRIAL VERSION WITHOUT EDITING....

Reethigowla Flute,Keyboard Jam -Vishnu Prabha

This is an old gem; a bandish/composition which belongs to the Agra Atrauli Gharana. Based on the majestic Raga Malkauns. Many grateful thanks to my Guruji for giving me the permission and blessings to revamp this bandish which was originally composed by his father Ustad Sharafat Hussain Khan- who has created some beautiful bandishes by the pen-name of 'Prem Rang'. My idea was to incorporate different instruments like the rarely heard percussion instrument 'Pakhawaj' to give a new and fresh dimension to this song that has traditionally been only performed by vocal artists. In this act, our Majestic Malkauns Ensemble is created with Vocals, Pakhawaj, Harmonium, Tabla, Sarangi and Flute.

Thanks to my talented team of accompanists who did a stellar job in helping me bring the whole act together. We had such an awesome time working on this and I am so proud to present this jewel from the musical lineage of my guru. 

All music produced and copyrighted by Rujul Pathak (2013)

Majestic Malkauns Ensemble: Vocals with Harmonium, Tabla, Pakhawaj, Flute, Sarangi

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