living colors by Nadaka & Basavraj bros, Guitar+Tabla etc

[Guest guest]

Namaskar Mitra,

 

'Living colours is Nadaka's musical adventure with the Basavaraj brothers, 5

outstanding Indian musicians.This all acoustic fusion brings together elements

of Hindustani, Carnatic classical and more jazzy modes. The musicians are -

Guitar - Nadaka, Flute - Balasai, Violin - Raghavendra, Sitar -

Shivaramakrishna Tabla - Ganesh, Mridangam ghatam kanjira - Ramakrishnan

 

Nadaka was born in Quebec, and learned to play the guitar at an early age. At

16, his quest for life's deeper sense led him on a pilgrimage along that

wondrous road which infallibly brought him to India, which he immediately

adopted as his country. Dedicated to the ideals of India's great revolutionary

yogi, Sri Aurobindo, he has been living in the international settlement of

Auroville, in South India, since 1974. His love of Indian culture and passion

for Indian music led him to study a number of traditional music styles, both on

Indian stringed instruments and vocally. He has designed and built an acoustic

guitar with scalloped neck and moveable frets which is specially adapted for

the subtle tones of Indian music. Skillfully blending the modal techniques of

Ragas with chords and harmonies more akin to Western music, he has developed

his own musical language. Working in close collaboration with many famous and

outstanding Indian musicians, Nadaka has played an active part in the

contemporary movement of Indian music. To know more about Nadaka

http://www.nadaka.com/nadaka.htm'

Songs are -

1. Hamsa Leela

4. Chakra

2. Rangavti

5. Surya Shakti

3. Caprice

6. Shanti

To listen to CD - http://www.esamskriti.com/music/living_colors.html

 

cheers & om sanjeev