MP3 Ravichandra Kulur & Hans Hartmann - SWINDIA

Mesmerizing world music by flute virtuoso Ravichandra Kulur (tours for concerts with legendary Ravishankar & Anoushka Shankar around the globe) and Hans Hartmann (Chapmanstick) blending the Jazz with Classical South Indian (carnatic) & North Indian music

8 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Indian Classical, JAZZ: Jazz Fusion



Details:
SWINDIA (Swiss to India) : A MIX OF SOUTH INDIAN (CARNATIC), NORTH INDIAN & JAZZ STYLES OF MUSIC, BLENDING BAMBOO FLUTE, STICK BASS, JAZZ VIOLIN, LATIN & AFRO PERCUSSION, CAJON, MRIDANGAM, GHATAM & VOCAL SYLLABLES.

RAVICHANDRA KULUR :
One of the most sought after flutists from India & has extensively toured and worked with the legendary sitar maestro Pt Ravishankar.
Ravi has performed in USA, Canada, UK, UAE, Sweden, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Switzerland for his Solos, Duets & Fusion Jazz concerts. Ravi has played more than 750 concerts and participated in music festivals like WOMAD, Roskilde, San Fransisco Jazz Festival and many more. Ravi also has to his credit abut 400 studio session recordings and performed in major venues like the Carnegie Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, Disney Hall, Passionskirche, Vienna Kozerthaus etc.. Ravi is also part of Anoushka Shankar's concerts around the globe.

HANS HARTMANN :
Hans has been a fixture on the Berlin music scene for well over 25 years. He is a virtuoso contra bass and Chapman Stick(a complicated Melody & Bass string instrument) player who plays in a range of styles .His compostions are strongly rooted in the Jazz tradition and tastefully combined with Indian melody forms.

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MUSICIANS:
RAVICHANDRA KULUR - FLUTES
HANS HARTMANN - CHAPMANN STICK & CONTRA BASS
VALENTINE GREGOR - VIOLIN & VOCALS
ARUN KUMAR - WESTERN PERCUSSION, DOUMBEK & VOCAL SYLLABLES
JAYACHANDRA RAO - MRIDANGAM
GIRIDHAR UDUPA - GHATAM & KONNAKKOL
PRAMATH KIRAN - DJEMBE & MORCHING

EDITING & MIXING - PRAMATH KIRAN at LAYADIGI WORKS
BERLIN STUDIO ENGINEER - TOBIAS DICKMANN
ALSO RECORDED AT PRABATH STUDIOS BANGALORE.
ALL THE COMPOSITIONS ARE WRITTEN BY HANS & ARRANGED BY RAVI.


1 SPANISH FLY - 7 beats cycle & mix of a few minor scale Ragas

2 GOMERAGA - Aalaap inbibing Jazz styles in 9 beats cycle

3 STICKSTOFF - Vibrant bass parts with Western & Carnatic Vocal Syllables build up

4 BASS & BAMBOO - Blend of contra bass & soothing bass flute

5 TANGO - Composition in 5 beats cycle highlighting solos of South Indian & African percussions.

6 WALZR - An appealing tune based on Raga Kirvani

7 BLUES FOR - Song inspired by the Blues & Raga Valachi
ANTONIETTA

8 SWINDIA - Swiss melody in 5 beats cycle starting with Raga PurviKalyani culminating with major scale Ragas like Shankarabharanam



Special thanks to my father & guru K Raghavendra Rao , mother Prema, wife Sharmila & the wonderful musicians for all their inspirations.