Brooklyn Raga Massive

BRM is a 501c3 artist collective expanding and representing Indian Classical "Raga" inspired music through diversity and breaking conventional forms.

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Make a Wednesday night date with Brooklyn Raga Massive

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Saturday March 5 – Karavika and Namaskar at National Sawdust, Williamsburg

Festival of Colors: Holi NYC teams up with Brooklyn Raga Massive & National Sawdust to present a creative night of music featuring tw0 live music sets with core Brooklyn Raga Massive member&#82…

Come out to Williamsburg Saturday night to hear two back-to-back sets from the BRM family 10pm and 11pm!

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learn to play on tabla (c1977) 

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Tabla for Everyone!

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Learning the sitar

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the Beatles hanging out for George’s sitar lesson...

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Mothers and Daughters-1

MS Subbulakshmi (MS) was one of India’s most famous and celebrated singers. Her mother, Shanmugavadivu (note that the S in MS is her mother’s name) was a famous veena player. Pic 1 is of her mother, Pic 2 of MS playing her mother’s veena in 1945.  MS really seemed to love puff sleeve blouses, a number of her early photographs have her wearing the style.

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Women’s Raga Massive at Pioneer Works March 16, 2016

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Dr L Subramaniam and his son Ambi Subramaniam visiting the BRM Recording Residency at Pioneer Works and performing an impromptu duet...

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Brooklyn Raga Massive John Coltrane Tribute Concert - ‘Blue Nile’ by Alice Coltrane

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Indian Raga Group Takes Minimalism to the Max

The Brooklyn Raga Massive, more than 20 musicians aiming to cross-pollinate Indian classical music with other musical forms, will play Terry Riley’s ‘In C,’ a landmark minimalist composition, at the Rubin Museum.

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Brooklyn Raga Massive’s Sami-G interviews Indian Classical Raga musician Steve Gorn

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‘Tabla Feedback’ by Seema Lisa Pandya 2016  is an installation art piece made from almost 100 used tabla puris (the skins of the Indian classical tabla drum) donated by tablas schools (Taalim School) and many musicians. Each round 'puri’ has had hundreds of hours of concentrated practice by musicians until the skin is no longer usable. The skins are woven together into the form of a large funnel feeding back into itself representing the conical form of sound/ music and the dynamic dialogue nature of the 'Jugalbandhi’. Jugalbandhi literally means ‘entwined twins’. In Indian classical music it refers to a duet between two melodic performers with percussion. This was installed as part of Brooklyn Raga Massive’s Residency at Pioneer Works in Red Hook Brooklyn - 5’-0"x 5’-0"x 5"-0" by Seema Lisa Pandya 2016 http://www.seemalisapandya.com/installation/

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Brooklyn Raga Massive collaborated with visual design artist Seema Pandya and check out this breathtaking result!! ‘TABLA FEEDBACK’

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Brooklyn Raga Massive gives musical homage to George Harrison TONIGHT in Red Hook, Brooklyn at the stunning Pioneer Works! 8pm SHOW! Featuring Raga inspired renditions of songs by George Harrison and The Beatles!!

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(via Rare Vintage Raga Mixtape Vol 4 - Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Edition)

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(via Rare Vintage Raga Mixtape Vol 1 - The Vocal Edition)

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George Harrison, Alla Rakha, Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, Apple Studios

Photo courtesy Ali Akbar Khan Library [x]

“My sons and I, we wish to give all listeners that joy and beauty and hope so they can feel it in their souls. It can help people like medicine. The sound goes inside and the soul accepts it - some people feel happy, somebody cries, and all of it is good.” - Ali Akbar Khan, Pacific Sun article by Steve Heilig, 19 February 2015

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Tomorrow @ragamassive gives musical homage to the legend George Harrison and his love of Raga music! Join us at @pioneerworks in Red Hook Brooklyn!

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH9qq4eEpIo)

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BROOKLYN RAGA MASSIVE WEDNESDAY AT PIONEER WORKS!

Today we are at @pioneerworks for the fourth installment of our residency! Come join us for a dedication to the music of George Harrison and the Beatles - All with our signature Raga influence!

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Malkauns is a raga in Indian classical music. It is one of the oldest ragas of Indian classical music.

The name Malkaush is derived from the combination of Mal and Kaushik, which means he who wears serpents like garlands — the god Shiva. However, the Malav-Kaushik mentioned in classical texts does not appear to be the same as the Malkauns performed today. The raga is believed to have been created by goddess Parvati (the wife of Shiva) to calm Shiva, when the lord Shiva was outraged and was not calming down after Tandav in rage of Sati’s sacrifice.

Malkaush belongs to Shaivait musical school; in fact most pentatonic ragas belong to Shaivait musical school.

Malkauns is a serious, meditative raga, and is developed mostly in the lower octave (mandra saptak) and in a slow tempo (vilambit laya).

The best time for this raga is late night. The effect of the raga is soothing and intoxicating.

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vintage raga classic!