Podcast appearances and mentions of kala ramnath

Kala Ramnath is a world-renowned Indian violinist who performs in both the Hindustani classical tradition, and in collaborations that incorporate many styles with Ray Manzarek of The Doors, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, Hilary Hahn, Kronos Quartet with Reena Esmail and veena player Jayanthi Kumaresh, and  leading orchestras such as my own National Arts Centre, to name but a few. You'll hear about her childhood, and how she became a disciple of the legendary vocalist Pandit Jasraj, leading her to revolutionize her approach to Hindustani violin technique. As a teacher she has put together an incredible resource with an extensive video library that she's created of Indian music, Indianclassicalmusic.com  When I recorded this interview with Kala, she had just the day before returned from the celebration of life for the legendary tabla master Zakir Hussain, who died this past December, and was one of the most important musicians in both Indian music and in bringing a global audience to Indian music. He had moved to San Francisco in the 1960s and was involved in too many projects to begin to list; in 2024 he was the first musician from India to receive 3 Grammys at one ceremony, including his collaboration with Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer. Zakir Hussain was an incredibly important mentor of Kala, and you'll hear in her words about what his guidance and collaborations meant to her. Kala talked to me about some of her many cross-genre collaborations, including her fantastic albums with tabla master Bikram Ghosh  and her inventive trio with George Brooks and Gwyneth Wentink and you'll hear some of that music as well (albums linked below).  Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast on all the podcast platforms, and I've also linked the transcript : YouTube and TranscriptKala Ramnath Website Indianclassicalmusic.com Raag Ahir Bhairav  Paperboats album Elements trio albumOther episodes I've linked directly to this one, which I think may interest you: Karnatic violinist Suhadra VijaykumarSitar and tabla player Mohamed Assani Bansuri player Milind DateSarod player Avi KishnaIt's a joy to bring these inspiring episodes to you every week, and I do all the many jobs of research, production and publicity.  Please buy me a coffee? Or check out my merch store Sign up for my newsletter and get exclusive sneak peeks! Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:41)Zakir Hussain, Triveni with Jayanthi Kumaresh(10:53) Kala's childhood(15:17) Indianclassicalmusic.com resource(17:56) Kala Ramnath Collective world music (19:13) albums with Bikram Ghosh(20:28) A Better Place from Paperboats with Bikram Ghosh (26:30) Pandit Jasraj, changing her approach to the violin(34:46) Raag Ahir Bhairav (video linked in show notes) (46:16) Kala's Singing Violin style(48:12) other episodes you'll enjoy and different ways to support this series(49:05)Concerto for Hindustani Violin and Orchestra written with Reena Esmail(54:32) Ragas according to the time of day(57:43) Ray Manzarek of The Doors, ragas with other musical traditions(01:02:31) why Kala uses viola strings and tunes low(01:04:21) trio with George Brooks and Gwyneth Wentink(01:05:42) Better Than Coffee from Elements, George Brooks, Gwyneth Wentink (link in show notes)(01:10:15) Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, importance of consistent practice(01:13:54) Kalashree foundation(01:15:28) pandemic shutdowns, performing with Zakir Hussain 

Inspired by the Toledo Symphony's Sister Cities chamber concert, we welcome a special guest: Mrs. Rogene Kohler (on the Toledo Sister Cities International Board, and President of the Toledo German Sister Cities Committee). Hear about all of Toledo's nine Sister Cities (plus hopefuls and at least one "divorcée"), We also hear a wonderful selection from the chamber program, Kala Ramnath's Amrit - part of the Kronos Quartet's Fifty for the Future project (track information below, used by permission). Composed by Kala Ramnath on violin, arranged for string quartet by Reena Esmail © 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing ℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire 50ftf.kronosquartet.org/ Produced by Kronos Quartet Recorded July 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CA Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean Assistant Engineer: Alex Spencer Production Assistant: Minna Choi Mixed at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA Assistant Mixing Engineers: Monica Bonilla, Ripley Young, Becca High, Victoria Fajardo, Hannah Valente and Victoria Fajardo

Inspired by the Toledo Symphony's Sister Cities chamber concert, we welcome a special guest: Mrs. Rogene Kohler (on the Toledo Sister Cities International Board, and President of the Toledo German Sister Cities Committee). Hear about all of Toledo's nine Sister Cities (plus hopefuls and at least one "divorcée"), We also hear a wonderful selection from the chamber program, Kala Ramnath's Amrit - part of the Kronos Quartet's Fifty for the Future project (track information below, used by permission). Composed by Kala Ramnath on violin, arranged for string quartet by Reena Esmail© 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts AssociationCommissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire50ftf.kronosquartet.org/Produced by Kronos QuartetRecorded July 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CAEngineered and mixed by Laura DeanAssistant Engineer: Alex SpencerProduction Assistant: Minna ChoiMixed at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CAAssistant Mixing Engineers: Monica Bonilla, Ripley Young, Becca High, Victoria Fajardo, Hannah Valente and Victoria Fajardo

Kala is a seasoned master performer on the Hindustani violin and her insights on performance, practice and learning music in this episode are mind-opening. Maestro Kala Ramnath with her ‘Singing Violin' stands among the world's finest, most inspirational instrumentalists. Her playing has been featured on the Grammy-nominated Miles from India project, compositions of hers have appeared on the Grammy-winning album In 27 Pieces and the Kronos Quartet's 50 For The Future. Connect with Kala and access more of her work by visiting https://kalaramnath.com/ The World Music Podcast Jingle- composed by Will Marsh featuring musicians Josh Mellinger (tabla) and Misha Khalikulov (cello). Do you know someone who would enjoy this Podcast? Please take a moment to share and spread the inspiration! COPY THIS LINK TO SHARE! https://anchor.fm/will-marsh This is a master link that allows you to choose which platform to listen on. See Below for more offerings from your host, Will Marsh. “Raga for All Instruments” is an online course for musicians/vocalists from any musical background with a desire to explore the magic of Hindustani Raga music. Begin your raga journey now! The first four lesson videos of this course are free. https://willmarshmusic.thinkific.com/courses/raga-for-all-instruments Visit my website to connect with me - https://willmarshmusic.com/ Check out my original world-inspired music - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/willmarsh/the-integration Book a lesson with me https://www.willmarshmusic.com/product-category/lessons/ For the finest electric sitar on the market, travel sitars and tanpuras visit - https://www.willmarshmusic.com/shop/ To access written transcriptions of these episodes, go to my blog - https://www.willmarshmusic.com/blog/ Visit my youtube channel for free lesson and music performance videos - https://www.youtube.com/c/WillMarsh Become a Patron and receive exclusive access to patron only content - https://www.patreon.com/WillMarsh?fan_landing=true --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/will-marsh/support

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O CORPO NO SOL Música para mover, sacudir, dançar antes de sentar-se para meditar. Siga a Playlist de Mila Petrillo (Niranjana), O CORPO NO SOL: https://open.spotify.com/user/22s7oqbw2ofoyxmvo7wrzw2rq/playlist/1xdSLOlopi64wWorVItMqe?si=jEeS12XnTzmJeErzINLjYQ Link direto playlist SoundCloud: Ouça O CORPO NO SOL, uma playlist na #SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/osol_bhaskar/sets/o-corpo-no-sol/s-cXLIx Spotify O Corpo no Sol A playlist featuring Kala Ramnath, Hilight Tribe, Osho Drummers, and others

On the seventh day of a ten-day retreat at a Vipassana meditation center outside the historic Indian city of Kolhapur, Phoebe Hunt intrinsically felt the life leave her namesake’s body on the other side of the world. The story of how she came to be known as Phoebe — a tale woven subtly into the whimsical threads and spiritual contradictions of Shanti’s Shadow, her new record — has the humor and richness of a Vedic myth. Her parents met at a yoga ashram in the Lower West Side of Manhattan in the Seventies, where they spent seven years as disciples of Guru Swami Satchidananda, famous in America for having been the opening speaker at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Years later, near the end of her pregnancy with Phoebe, her mother felt a strong compulsion to name her child Shanti,    a Hindi word meaning peace. There was only one minor complication — she had already promised the child’s paternal grandmother, Phoebe, that she would be named after her. In a compromise, Hunt’s parents named their child Shanti Phoebe Hunt, but out of deference to the grandmother, she would grow up being called Phoebe. Years later, on the 2016 trip that would inspire the creation of Shanti’s Shadow, Hunt and her husband (and mandolin-playing bandmate) Dominick Leslie entered the meditation retreat in India, surrendered their possessions, and, with only a wool blanket given to them upon arrival, committed to a sequestered ten-day vow of silence. It was during that stint at the retreat that Grandma Phoebe passed away. Hunt remained in India with Leslie and a team of musicians who had joined the couple to study with master violinist and vocalist Kala Ramnath at an ashram outside the city of Pune. While there they found themselves spending as many as ten hours a day honing ragas, melodic structures that, in the Indian classical tradition, are believed to have the capacity to color the mind of an audience. The entire experience, ripe with creative efflorescence, formed the core of a bittersweet irony for Hunt. While in pursuit of her spiritual namesake — the Shanti of peace, tranquility, creativity, and bliss — her familial namesake passed away.

Kala Ramnath is one of the leading Hindustani musicians of her generation. Born into a dynasty of violin players who championed the instrument in Indian classical music in the 20th century, Kala has developed the instrument still further with a mixture of traditional and improvisational repertoire. In her home in Mumbai, Kala demonstrates just how closely the violin is modelled on the human voice.

Hilary Hahn - In 27 Pieces

Kala Ramnath guides participants through the Alap, opening section of a Raga performance, while introducing the sliding ornamentations (meend) and its importance in giving authentic nuance to the sound of Raga music. Proper sliding ornamentations give the strongest flavor of Indian Raga music, and is often heard in the Alap which opens the Raga presentation with pure melody, free from any rhythmic cycle (Tala)