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Kiravani: A Live Experience. Now available.
Kiravani: A Live Experience. Available now at https://prasantmusic.com/store.
After over three years, I am happy to release this full concert recording featuring Kiravani as the main raga. Here are the details of the album. Artists:Prasant Radhakrishnan: Saxophone
B.U. Ganeshprasad: Violin
Poovalur Srinivasan: Mridangam Recorded in August 2005. Tracks. Total Length: 1:51:48.
- Siddhi Vinayakam. 13:13
- Rama Nee Pai. 4:31
- Charukesi Ragam – Saxophone. 6:06
- Charukesi Ragam – Violin. 4:34
- Kripaya Palaya. 13:26
- Dasharatha Nandana. 3:40
- Kiravani Ragam – Saxophone. 8:11
- Kiravani Ragam – Violin. 5:26
- Thanam – Kiravani. 9:17
- Pallavi – Kiravani. 24:09
- Tani Avartanam (Percussion Solo). 11.10
- Korai Onrum Illai. 4:23
- Bagyadhe Lakshmi. 3:48
Video clip from the Pallavi (track 10)
Episode 4: Dasharatha Nandana live clip
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Recent Pictures, Nefasha
Happy Holidays!
I hope you are all having a great year and managing through the chilly weather. Here are some pictures from some recent concerts:
At Stanford. Blur.
VidyA at Stanford, November 2008. For the ASHA V Charity concert.
Guest drummer Jaz Sawyer
With Keenan Webster and Balafo at the Nike Marathon.
VidyA at LIMN Gallery for a Obama Fundraiser, with Eric Vogler and Howard Wiley.
I got to spend some time with my dad over the Thanksgiving here in the Bay Area. Here is a pic of Sausalito I snapped with my new phone.
Excited and grateful for our 44th president, Barack Obama
image courtesy of barackobama.com
This is an unprecedented moment in the history of our country, as everyone knows. I am incredibly moved and excited at the fact that this country has embraced our power to elicit change. Obama stated in a speech towards the end of his campaign that he had done all he could and that it was up to us — the next president elect depended on who wanted it more — and I think the majority of Americans just wanted change that much. I appreciated JohnMcCain’s concession speech and believe he had a real respect for the choice people finally made. Obama’s acceptance speech was not just moving, but done with great humility as much of the viewers fought back tears. It was about what WE could do as a people, not about an individual. I admire his addressing those in other parts of the world tuning in to his speech. I had always wondered about the place of the U.S. in the world and felt deeply troubled at the way things had been going the last eight years, as I am sure many have. As a citizen, I feel that with Barack Obama as president, we may actually restore the image and message of our country on the international stage. This is the first time that I think I have ever been proud of a president being elected in our country.
New podcast episode: A discussion with Morsing master B. Rajashekar
I am happy to say I was actually able to bring you another episode within my prescribed time span of two weeks! I am very excited to share this discussion with you.
I had a special guest who is a mentor and dear friend, Sri Bangalore B. Rajashekar, who happens to be finishing up a tour of the U.S. with a percussion ensemble. As my title states, he is a master of his instrument, the morsing (also referred to around the world as “Jew’s Harp.”) It is one of the three main auxiliary percussion instruments used in Carnatic music aside from ghatam and kanjira.
In action (taken from the stage a few years ago in India)
Together with my guru a some years back.
To keep things digestible, I have broken our discussion into two parts. The second one will be released in the next episode. In case for some reason you are contemplating whether or not to check this out, there is quite a bit of him actually playing and at the end of our discussion we do a short duet together (you can find that in the next episode). The whole thing was really memorable and fun. We also got to spend some time together:
http://podcast.prasantmusic.com/2008/10/discussion-with-morsing-master-b.html Once you are there, click the icons to the right to subscribe to the podcast! Now you can subscribe in iTunes too.
VidyA at Hillside Club Recap and Photos
Last Friday, September 19, 2008, we performed at the Hillside Club in Berkeley, CA. It was great to play in the beautiful hall they have there. Despite the presidential debates, we had a receptive audience. We had a special guest on bass, Eric Vogler, filling in for David Ewell. Aside from playing bass, Eric is a genius at programming music through his computer.
Here are some pictures. View the whole set on flickr.
Podcast Launch: Indian Classical Jazz Saxophone Set!
Wow, that’s a mouthful. Its a long title, but it was the easiest way to convey what this new show would be about. Yes, I actually decided to start a “podcast.” Its basically like a radio show that is online. I decided to refer to it as a “set,” because I hope that there will be a good dose of music in the show itself as well — kind of like going to a concert.
You can subscribe to the show here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/prasantmusicpodcast. You can also check on updates at http://podcast.prasantmusic.com. The show should be on itunes shortly, if it is not there already. The first episode briefly discusses why I decided to start the show and is followed by a clip of Bhairavi ragam on the saxophone. I actually had entertained the idea a couple years ago, but finally decided to take the plunge now for a few reasons. I will give more details soon. Without further ado, hit the link to listen to the show (or right-click to download). Listen Now!
A live clip from Friday’s VidyA concert
I have finally done it. At long last. I actually brought my recorder with me and recorded last Friday’s VidyA concert that took place at the Red Poppy Art House as part of YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) Bay Area Now series. The recorder was actually placed behind us, because there was no other place to put it, but you can still hear everything pretty well.
I felt the concert went quite well musically and I think its mainly a result of trying to keep the songs fresh every time and take chances with the compositions. I decided to make a part of it available online for you to download and enjoy. This is the first part of the 2nd set. A new ragamalika (multiple raga) exploration that segways into Kauveri, which happens to be another song with multiple ragas. Click the link below to download (right-click to save it). Nine / Kauveri (VidyA live 9/19/08)
Prasant Radhakrishnan 