Tagged: sarod

MAZAJ (VIBE)/A JORNADO DE SANTIAGO

Jazzy international collaborations with Jeremy Marais, Gian Berselli and Imroel Quays Spotify Apple Music Amazon Spotify Apple Music

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...

Ragas Relax

Over 26 million streams on Spotify (Apr 2023) Spotify Amazon Apple Music In this CD, Chinmaya Dunster explores five traditional Ragas in an ‘alaap’ form – pure, directionless wanderings within the ragas structure but without the distractions of rhythm or fixed melody. With the simplicity...

Voyaging on the ‘Good Ship’ Sarod 1979 to 2018

Amjad Ali Khan’s Outdoor Concert. Delhi, April 1979 I sit myself near the front in a massive marquee set up in a park, crowded with folk eating, gossiping, taking care of noisy children and in between times paying attention to the music. I’m only here...