2013-14 News Highlights
Capturing some of the highlights of the past two years – India, China, Japan, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic – Ragas, world music, film, performance art and more.
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Free Swim Maldives
November 2014 – Original score for Jon Bowermaster’s Oceans 8 film on Climate Change. |
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Return to Shanghai with Yangjin Lamu, Dhruba Ghosh and Glen Velez
September 2014 – I met Tibetan singer, Yangjin Lamu at Paul Winter’s Summer Solstice Concert several years ago. Drawing on Buddhist chant and ‘calls’ from the steppes of Tibet, her song is filled with devotion and heart. With support from sarangi virtuoso, Dhruba Ghosh, and my longtime friend, Glen Velez, we crafted a wonderful program for a Chinese audience eager to explore contemplative music. |
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40th Anniversary of Naropa Institute
October 2014 – Performance reunion: Arawana Hayashi, Jerry Granelli, Lee Worley, Barbara Bash, Steve Clorfeine and Lanny Harrison |
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Bulgaria Filming
July 2014 – Bulgaria filming with yogi Sianna Serman For Udayayoga |
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Japan Indian Music Tours
2013-2014 – Japan Indian Music Tours with Hiros Nakagawa, Jimi Miyashita, Ty Burhoe and Taro Terahara |
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Kirtan
2013-2014 – Kirtan at Bhakti Fest, Omega Ecstatic Chant, and Bulgaria with Gina Sala, and Daniel Paul. Recordings with Krishna Das, Silvia Nakkach, Paul Simon, The Hanumen, and more. |
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Richie Havens Memorial at Bethal Woods
August 2013 – Several years before he passed, I had the honor to record with Richie. Thanks to Leslie Hawes and Randy Crafton, Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Samir Chatterjee and I played at the original Woodstock Site Memorial Ceremony for the great man. |
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Kolkata memorial concert for my Gurubhai and dear friend Deba Prasad Banerjee.
March 2013 – “Debu” was the senior disciple of our guru, Sri Gour Goswami. I am so thankful for his
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Shivaratri Concert with Bill Buchen on the Ganges
March 2013 – Truly an amazing event organized by our friend, Navneet Raman, as Benares explodes in celebration all around us. |
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Pandit Jasraj Award
March 2013 – Thrilled to receive the Pandit Jasraj award for Cultural Understanding in Hyderabad |
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2012 News Highlights
Beijing Concert
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Beijing concert with Yangjin Lamu, Dhruba Ghosh & Glen Velez
I met Tibetan singer, Yangjin Lamu at Paul Winter’s Summer Solstice Concert several years ago. Drawing on Buddhist chant and ‘calls’ from the steppes of Tibet, her song is filled with devotion and heart. With support from sarangi virtuoso, Dhruba Ghosh, and my longtime friend, Glen Velez, we crafted a wonderful program for a Chinese audience eager to explore contemplative music. |
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Premiere of Paul Winter’s Flyways Project
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Premiere of Paul Winter’s Flyways Project at St. John Divine
Combining fabulous film footage of bird migrations along The Great Rift Valley with music from the countries along the way, Paul Winter launched a work with tremendous socio-political implications. The birds need no visas; there are no real borders. Sitting with musicians from Africa, Palestine, Israel, Turkey and Bulgaria, our music soaredflyways.org |
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Self Realization Center in Encinitas
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Steve with Manose & Daniel Paul at the Self Realization Center in Encinitas
Three concerts with Manose in ten days! Joined by Daniel Paul, we played at sunrise at Omega Institute, morning ragas at BhaktiFest in Joshua Tree, and finally a sublime evening on the Pacific Ocean at the Yogananda Self Realization Center in Encinitas. A night under the stars. |
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Rag Lalit
Listen to Rag Lalit, played at dawn on Shivaratri 2012 at Ananda Ashram, Monroe, New YorkNaren Budhakar – Tabla
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Return to the Miho Museum in Japan
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Return to the Miho Museum in Japan to perform the Grammy winning cd ‘ Miho’ .
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Vishnu Cave at Badami
Vishnu Sangeet. A sublime moment in the Vishnu Cave at Badami, India.
Exploring the cave sculptures at Badami, in Southern India, we were led to a tiny grotto: Vishnu’s Cave – certainly a place to offer some bansuri.
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