Nirmala Rajasekar - Into the Raga - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Music forges strong bonds of camaraderie among it's creators, performers, and listeners. Maithree The Music of Friendship does exactly that in proposing a harmonious coexistence between players from different cultures who share a common global dream of enthusiastic diversity. As the album's coproducer Gary Hines says InchThese are more than just songs. They are a rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic convergence of many diverse souls and spirits into one expressive creation. What comes from the heart reaches the heart. The Maithree experience makes our hearts beat together as one.Inch Maithree, the ensemble, was formed when Nirmala Rajasekar, Indian veena virtuoso, invited some friends to play music together. With visiting South Indian drum guru Boopathi, cellist Michelle Kinney, and brothers Pat and Tim O'Keefe, this is Minnesota-grown idealism at it's finest, where no barriers to musical or social Concord get in the way. Maithree, the similarly-named album, features original music, along with new arrangements of Indian, Irish, and Turkish tunes. Maithree, the composition, was originally written for a 1966 concert at the United Nationa, bringing a message of world peace and friendship across borders. What could be more timely?

Nordic Raga transverses two rich musical traditions with great sensitivity and musical virtuosity, seamlessly combining the improvisational qualities of South Indian music in the hands of violin maestro Jyotsna Srikanth with the traditions and soundscapes of Nordic folk.01 Vildhonung 04 4802 Finnskogspols 06 2903 Balkan Waltz 05 5204 Polska Från Eda 05 0105 Folk Dreams 05 4406 Slängpolska Efter Munkberg 07 3607 Vals Efter Ola Lans 03 19

Oghnyan Nicolov - Opera Recital [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/14/1999