Swapanda & Paul from spring birthday concert for Raviji

This is a live recording of Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri & Paul Livingstone performing this past April. This is a live recording of Raga Malaya Marutam, a raga of Carnatic (South Indian origin), that Panditji (Ravi Shankar) popularized in his style.

We closed the birthday concert in April on guruji's 90th with the great honor of playing my first entire concert with Swapanda.

Tilak Shyam ~ alaap

Alaap introduction for our latest release 'Tilak Shyam' a raga created by Ravi Shankar in 1948, performed by 4 disciples of Raviji.



Paul Livingstone ~ sitar
Pedro Eustache ~ bansuri
Partho Sarothy ~ sarod
Barry Phillps ~ cello

Tilak Shyam ~ drut gat

The Arohi Ensemble on this track features 6 virtuoso musicians, including leading artists from India, the US & Venezuela.



Paul Livingstone ~ sitar
Pedro Eustache ~ bansuri
Partho Sarothy ~ sarod
Barry Phillips ~ cello
Abhijit Banerjee ~ tabla
Somnath Roy ~ ghatum

Arohi page online

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Blessing

For Shplang Ensemble students!!!

Listen of the recording of Blessing to learn & practice along everyone. You can see the lyrics here in the South Indian language of Tamil! This is Geetha Bennett singing, who's playing a veena concert for Sangeet on Sat 16th!

Remember Sunday class is at 1:30 this week!
We'll see the Friday class at 6:30 please be on time everyone frmo here on out & don't forget to tell family and friends the concert is on Sunday, June 27th, 3pm!
- paulZ

Sarve Shyam

recorded by Pt.Ravi Shankar