RagaJazzMusic

Musical expressions & ideas from classical Indian ragas to world music crossover.

Thursday, January 12, 2017

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Introducing Exploring Ragas & Rhythms! Join our Online Class for western musicians of all styles. This course for is now live... ...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Christmas Morning Raga (sitar/sarod alap meditation)

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Peace on Earth!   Enjoy this Christmas Morning Raga a Christ Child Meditation Feel free to download and share freely... be glangin...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

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Soul Force (active nonviolence) is not for the faint of heart; as Gandhi, King, Chavez and others not only said but lived, it is a w...
Monday, November 2, 2015

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Added another excerpt 'Peloraga - effulgence' from upcoming Arohi release in this playliast, check out Pete's glangin cello sol...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Janasamodini-new Arohi cd of raga jazz chamber music

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Janasamodini... the first fiinshed mix from our upcoming new Arohi cd of raga jazz chamber music (5 years in the process), to be released t...
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Thursday, January 9, 2014

RagaSON ~ KPFK interview with Betto Arcos

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Last Tuesdays I went of the air with Betto Arcos, Global Village program for a 30 min interview listening to our RagaSON Ensemble live cd...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Christmas Raga 'Oh Come All You Faithful' ~ sitar solo

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This year's Christmas Raga... (#3).  Have a beautiful and blessed Christmas my friends! Feel free to download and share the mp3 ~ an...
Monday, September 2, 2013

Rageshee jugalbandi

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An excerpt from a beautiful intimate concert at Jan's place for Raviji's birthday this past April. This gat in teental is a sitar v...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Ravi Shankar Birthday Tribute

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TODAY, April 7th, is the birthday of our legendary guru the late Pandit Ravi Shankar (1920-2012). As Gandhi was for us in the high gro...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Raviji's beautiful Ahir Bhairav

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As we mourn the loss of our dear guru and ambassador of music and peace to the world, all we have left is sweet memories and this sublime ...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Manj Khamaj Jugalbandi

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This is such a beautiful and interactive manj khamaj, from Khansaab's signature Series #4, if you like this track buy the album!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Raga Bhatiyar

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Here is Bhatiyar , from our newly released cd, an evocative morning raga with a masterful lighter treatment in deepchandi (14 beats) tal...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Shyam Kalyan from live cd

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This is an excerpt of the evening raga Shyam Kalyan, gat in rupak tal (7 beats), from our last house concert with Hom Nathji here in Highlan...
Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas Raga

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I hope you all rang a most glangarific Christmas and/or whatever other Holy-days you partake in. I wanted to share this Christmas Raga I re...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Winter World Tour & India

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I have just returned from a tour around the world performing Indian classical music in Nepal, India, Czech & Germany. The entire trip wa...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Swapanda & Paul from spring birthday concert for Raviji

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This is a live recording of Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri & Paul Livingstone performing this past April. This is a live recording of Raga Malaya ...
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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Tilak Shyam ~ alaap

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

Tilak Shyam ~ drut gat

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The Arohi Ensemble on this track features 6 virtuoso musicians, including leading artists from India, the US & Venezuela. Paul Livingst...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Blessing

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For Shplang Ensemble students!!! Listen of the recording of Blessing to learn & practice along everyone. You can see the lyrics here...
Saturday, April 17, 2010

Sarve Shyam

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recorded by Pt.Ravi Shankar
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Yale Lecture introduction

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Intro to music lecture at Yale University this past October, talking a bit about my background and concepts of Indian Raga Music. This next...
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Alaap in Shudh Sarang - Yale Music Lecture

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This is part of a lecture performance given in Professor Sarah Weiss world music class this fall at Yale. Music is interspersed with commen...
Monday, October 26, 2009

A Way of Truth

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The loss of self consciousness enables us to come to full consciousness. The simple tool is we must stop thinking about ourselves. when we...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Lahn Al Mughtarebin (Immigrant Song)

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Wael Kakish & friends this Friday 9/25 night at Throop Church, 300 S Los Robles in Pasadena (corner of Del Mar) in Sangeet Series Conce...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Not U Not I (for SHPLANG Ensemble)

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Here's a raga rock tune we going to jam shplangers! Check it out...
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Paul Z. Livingstone
Los Angeles, CA, United States
International performing artist Paul Livingstone has studied and played sitar for the past 30 years as a disciple of the late legend and icon of Indian arts Pt. Ravi Shankar, Pt. Rajeev Taranath and Prof. Amiya Dasgupta. Paul is also a composer, educator & activist in Los Angeles. He performs on sitar and unique fretless guitars of his own design and has submerged himself in musical traditions of all 6 continents. Paul has recorded with a diversity of world, jazz & popular artists including playing on two Grammy Award winning records with Ozomatli & Ricky Kej. For more info visit www.tanpura.com
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