Indian Raga

Tabla Beat Science - Tala Matrix (2000) {Feat. Zakir Hussain, Bill Laswell, Trilok Gurtu, Sultan Khan etc}
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© 2000 Palm Pictures / Axiom / Virgin Records | 7243 590612 2 1
Tabla / Indian Percussion / Ethnic Fusion / Experimental / Electronica / Indian Raga / Drum N' Beat

Call it an aggregation of some of the best contemporary percussionists: Trilok Gurtu, Zakir Hussain, and Asian Underground star Talvin Singh combine under the sonic washes of producer Bill Laswell to show the possibilities of Indian percussion. It's definitely a beatfest, but one of subtlety, where what is being said isn't as important as the way it's being stated, and the dialogue between hands includes a lot of silences. Gurtu comes from a more jazz tradition, Hussein a classical background, and Singh represents the brash young things of the dance floor. Mostly Laswell leaves it to them to provide the sonic entertainment, which is as it should be with delicate swathes of sound barely intruding, just coloring the proceedings. While it's not for everyone, those who love Indian percussion in all its forms will find this album a complete joy.

Cosmic Language sees the UK-based saxophonist, composer and arranger return to Jazzman Records with a cross-cultural approach: an exploration of the parallel musical paths of jazz and Indian ragas. Here he takes influence from spiritual jazz forebears such as Alice Coltrane and Yusef Lateef and introduces the Indian harmonium to his band, where it takes the place of the piano. Making new connections to realise his transcendental ambitions, it's a logical next step in making music as spiritual cleanser.

Debashish Bhattacharya - Beyond The Ragasphere (2013) {Riverboat Records TUGCD1070 with John McLaughlin, Jerry Douglas}
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© 2013 Riverboat Records / World Music Network | TUGCD1070
Indian Music / World Music / World Jazz / World Fusion / Indian Raga

Here is a boldly original fusion experiment from the virtuoso Indian instrumentalist who designed his own slide guitars so they could match the intricacies of the sitar. Now, Debashish Bhattacharya has expanded his range with a set that includes vocal work from his teenage daughter, Anandi, tabla players who worked with Ravi Shankar, and collaborations with very different guitarists from around the world.

A. R. Rahman - Vande Mataram (1997) {Sony-BMG 488709 2 feat. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan}
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© 1997 Sony BMG Music (India) | 488709
Indian Music / Patriotic / Indian Raga / World Music

"Vande Mataram" became a Sanskit rallying cry for freedom in the early 1900s, as Indians protested against the partitioning of Bengal and its use as the title for the first international release by Ar Rahman, one of India's most popular contemporary recordings artists, is appropriate. Vande Mataram was released to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of India's independence from colonial Britain and it also was designed to introduce the western world, particularly the United States, the wonders of modern Indian music and culture.

A. Sivamani - Mahaleela - My Journey Through Life (2008) {KKVM Record CD 081201}
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© 2008 KKVM Record CD 081201
Indian Music / Indian Percussion / Indian Raga / World Music

Sivamani is an amazing South Indian Percussion musician who got phenomenal reputation all over the world. He worked with many great musicians to name a few John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Trilok Gurtu etc. And practically, he performed in almost every work of A.R. Rahman. Although he performed in countless albums, this one is his debut album as a leader. He assembled many great musicians including Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, U. Shrinvas, Niladri Kumar etc for this jam packed recording which resulted a different and modern approached, good contemporary percussion album. Have a good ride. Enjoy.

To enter the immersive realm of Still Point: Turning World is to join guitarist/composer Joel Harrison and colleagues in embracing the gloriously enlightening globalization of music, unhindered by category or preconception. This original eight-movement work brings together contemporary percussion quartet Talujon (Matt Ward, Michael Lipsey, Tom Kolor, David Cossin), Indian sarode player Anupam Shobhakar, and jazz musicians Hans Glawischnig (bass), Ben Wendel (saxophone/bassoon) and Dan Weiss (drums/tabla) to realize the guitarist’s striking, kaleidoscopic vision. Guests include V. Selvaganesh (perc.), Nittin Mitta (tabla), and Stephan Crump (bass).