Tagged: Indian classical

RAGAS RELAX 2 CHILL MIXES

Chinmaya Dunster with Abhirama Sangeet and Sean O’Bryan Smith Multi-instrumentalist Chinmaya Dunster originally created the project Ragas Relax 2 as a duet with himself during Covid lockdown in 2020. His trademark sarod providing original melodies based on Indian classical ragas ,while his guitar work introduces...

MELA: An Electro-World Music International Collaboration

Electro World Fusion remixes of classic Chinmaya tracks Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon MELA – THE STORY It began with a meeting at a Steiner School in Devon, England in February 2019, with Chinmaya Dunster (established for thirty years as an artist in the New Age...

Ragas Relax 2

Sarod and guitar duets in the time of Coronavirus lockdown. Twelve duets between my Indian stringed instrument sarod and Spanish classical guitar. Each melody is based on a classical Indian raga scale, with chords on the guitar formed only from the same notes used in...

TERRA INCOGNITA (1991) (Chinmaya’s Selection)

Spotify Apple Music Amazon My selection from two albums originally recorded in 1990 and 1991 These two CDs, played on a mix of Western, Indian and African instruments, were inspired by Osho:“Tao means only the path, no goal. There is no goal, but only the...

Karma Circles/Fragrance of the East

A compilation of highlights from ‘Karma Circles’ (2003) and ‘Fragrance of the East’ (2005) Spotify Apple Music Amazon “In India a profound musical moment will be greeted by spontaneous outbursts of “WAH!” from the audience. WAH is wow, deep appreciation and an expression of being...

CELTIC RAGAS

Paul McCartney’s favourite! Spotify Apple Music Amazon A musical love affair between Celtic and Indian instrumentation. The strings of Dunster’s sarod and Jaime’s guitar eloquently meld into rich, flowing melodies making the similarities between the musical traditions of these two cultures apparent. “I love the...

Sacred Temples of India

Musicians Chinmaya Dunster: sarod, guitars, keyboardsManish Vyas: tabla, vocalsBikram Singh: fluteSangit Om: keyboard, harpSadhu Bolland: piano, swarmandel and vocalsNandin Baker: fluteVidroha Jamie: guitarPrem Patra: vocalsHenrik Gumoes: percussion(Released in 2002 – New Earth Records) Several of the tracks are remixes of pieces made during the mid-1990s...

Yoga Lounge

A privilege to record with India’s famous sitarist Niladri Kumar Spotify Apple Music Amazon Musicians Chinmaya Dunster: keyboards, bass, programmingNiladri Kumar: sitarBikram Singh: fluteAvinash Jagtap: violinKalyan Mitto: celloPreman Tilsen: bassoon Track 1: Bhairavi Track 2: Jhinjhoti Track 3: Coming Home Track 4: Yogabeat Track 5:...

BUDDHA MOON

Four long tracks of meditative Indian classical fusion, co-composed with Bikram Singh and Avinash Jagtap Apple Music Amazon Spotify Musicians Chinmaya Dunster: sarodBikkram Singh: bamboo fluteAmano Manish: Indian slide guitarKarunesh: claypot / production “Another wonderful meditation CD from New Earth Records, Buddha Moon was recorded...