Chitravina N. Ravikiran -Rays And Forays -Naxos World CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. Xia He Qiu "Tian Shan Zhi Chun"

02. Ravikiran, Chitravina N. "The Singing Swans: Part I"

03. Velez, Glen / Poovalur Srinivasan / Harishankar / Ravikiran, Chitravina N. "The Singing Swans: Part II"

04. Velez, Glen / Poovalur Srinivasan / Harishankar / Ravikiran, Chitravina N. / Xia He Qiu "Asa Branca"

05. Ravikiran, Chitravina N. / Poovalur Srinivasan / Harishankar "Jamming Saints: Sama Session"

06. Ravikiran, Chitravina N. / Velez, Glen / Harishankar / Poovalur Srinivasan / Xia He Qiu "Jamming Saints: Atharva Session"

07. Velez, Glen / Poovalur Srinivasan / Harishankar / Jovino Santos Neto / Ravikiran, Chitravina N. "Jamming Saints: Rig Session"

08. Ravikiran, Chitravina N. / Jovino Santos Neto / Poovalur Srinivasan "Jamming Saints: Yajur Session"

09. Jovino Santos Neto / Ravikiran, Chitravina N. / Xia He Qiu "Han Ya Xi Shui"

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Unique Mix Of Indian, Brazilian, American & Chinese Mus

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Rays And Forays by Chitravina N. Ravikiran, released 1 January 1999, includes the following tracks: "The Singing Swans II", "Jamming Saints - Sama Session", "Jamming Saints - Rig Session", "Han Xa Xi Shui" and more. This version of Rays And Forays comes as a 1xCD. -

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.

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