N. ravikiran^chitravina n ravikiran –

Rays & forays

The artists - percussionist Glen Velez, pianist Jovino Santos Neto, mrdangam drummer Poovalur Srinivasan, Qiu Xia He on the Chinese pipa, Harishankar on the kanjira (tambourine) and Ravikiran - tackle some very intricate compositions. They have made a concerted effort to study the music and then re-create them with ingenious interpretation. The production's nine tracks include well-known and exclusively composed pieces from different countries in various moods, tempos, melodies and rhythms, embellished with pure melodic, melo-rhythmic and pure rhythmic improvisation. Most of the CD was recorded in Seattle, USA, with a couple of tracks done in Madras, India. The tracks stretch the boundaries of Indian, Chinese and fusion with it's percolating warmth and energetic approach. Leader Chitravina N Ravikiran has established himself as one of the foremost performers, composers, teachers and ambassadors of Indian Carnatic music. His accomplishments extend back to being the world's youngest public performing musician ever. At the age of two, he stunned audiences in India by identifying and demonstrating over 325 ragas (melodic scales), 175 talas (rhythm cycles) and answering technical questions. Trained by his father, maestro Narasimhan, he commenced his career as a vocalist at age five. At 12, he switched to the chitravina, and once played a non-stop 24-hour concert in 1985. He has since performed across the world in a variety of settings including as a guest of the BBC Philharmonic. World music aficionados will recognize Ravikiran from his work with V.M. Bhatt and Taj Mahal on the CD, Mumtaz Mahal on Water Lily Acoustics.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	N. Ravikiran^Chitravina N Ravikiran
Released	2001
Music Genre	Pop / Rock
Label	NAXOS
Condition	New
UPC	636943701720
SKU	al-636943701720

1.1 Tian Shan Zhi Chu
1.2 The Singing Swans - I
1.3 The Singing Swans - II
1.4 Asa Branca
1.5 Jamming Saints - Sama Session
1.6 Jamming Saints - Atharva Session
1.7 Jamming Saints - Rig Session
1.8 Jamming Saints - Yajur Session
1.9 Han Ya XI Shui