Name: Surya Raga in Concert - Sitar & Piano by Surya
Duration: 28 min 36 s
Description: Soundhealing concert in Leuven, November 2013. Surya Raga with sitar (Nicolas Mortelmans) and piano (Maarten Adriaenssens).

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Soundhealing concert in Leuven, November 2013. Surya Raga with sitar (Nicolas Mortelmans) and piano (Maarten Adriaenssens).

Surya Raga in Concert - Sitar & Piano

Gabrielle Roth-Phase Derwischtanz

4 Len , The Living Earth

Internationally-acclaimed for his Western interpretations of northern India's classical music, Stevin McNamara offers you this entrancing journey called Prana Groove. His signature acoustic stylings flow freely on a current of meditative percussion. A great addition to your yoga or bodywork playlist!

Prana = the Sanskrit word for basic primal vital energy which sustains and energizes the body. It moves through the breath.
Groove = rhythmic patterns which motivate the body to move.

The melodic element of Prana Groove is based on Rag Malkauns – a profound raga which is to be played late at night (usually midnight) – based on a pentatonic (5 note) scale. The large intervals between the notes create an intense emotional effect on the listener.

The tempo is 108 beats per minute, chosen for it's sacred Sanskrit value and effect. There are 108 different yet interwoven musical phrases presented throughout the piece.

"I created this music as an adventure into the realm of energy and movement," Stevin McNamara explains. "I used the ancient musical form of raga coupled with pulse and drum patterns found in trance and other traditions, such as Sufi Dervish ecstatic dance. I offer it as a celebration of life, of our connection to the earth and all living beings."

Prana Groove

Dance of the Midnight Moon

Yoga Journal Review :
"A passionate performance on guitar offers a Westerner's interpretation of the classical Indian raga.

Classical Indian music is all about mood. Songs can evoke joy, tranquillity, even devotion. To accomplish this, musicians base songs on a form called a raga—a melodic pattern built on a framework of notes, rhythms, and musical progressions designed to summon up a particular emotion. It's best to experience ragas if you want to understand them, and now you can get a taste on Stevin McNamara's new album, Om Guitar: Acoustic Meditation Music.
A gifted guitarist and sitarist who has worked with Tina Turner, among others, McNamara has released two earlier solo discs: Caroline Myss' Chakra Meditation Music and Yogitar. McNamara's purpose on his newest album is not to imitate classical Indian music, but to apply the principles of raga to the totality of his background as a player of Indian and Western guitar.
Om Guitar is made up of four lengthy songs (from 13 to 25 minutes) that unfold at the unhurried pace of a sunny day spent in a leafy canyon. The music contains melodic and harmonic echoes of classical European repertoire, coffeehouse strumming, gentle psychedelia, and easygoing jazz. These combine effortlessly with McNamara's skillful microtonal string bends that are unique to North Indian classical music. This technique creates a plaintive sound that is especially effective in the album's first composition, "Aubade," based on a raga designed to awaken passionate longing.
Other compositions showcase McNamara's guitar and sitar playing in tandem. The two instruments intertwine in coy call-and-response patterns and joyful melodies on the album's closing track, "Heartsong Celebration." Another piece, "May Fortune Smile," features McNamara's nylon-string guitar being struck by fingers, brushes, the heel of his hand, and a violin bow. On other tracks, percussionist Nic Dacelo and tamboura/harmonium player Aram Ram provide hypnotic underpinnings. The album as a whole is meditative and soothing, making it an evocative introduction to classical Indian music."

Om Guitar

May Fortune Smile

Composed, performed and produced by Alex Forster

I’m pleased to tell you that my album Komorebi - Music for the Forest has now been released on Bandcamp and Spotify 🌳🌞

During lockdown last year I released tracks from the album, accompanied by videos made from footage I’ve captured over the years in my local woodland. Here’s a little promo- vimeo.com/403394897

If you’re feeling it please consider buying it, even if you prefer streaming for practical reasons, as streaming provides artists with very little financial return for their work … or even better, use Bandcamp to gift it to a friend 🙌✨

Thank you again for your support and encouragement, it really makes a difference to the creative process and motivation.

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Be well, 
Alex

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