#ganavya

[macmanx]

How do we find beauty in a broken world? This is the question that Ganavya's music asks, but lets you answer. Raised in the Hindu tradition of the harikatha — where she would sing poems called abhangs ("songs without endings") along a pilgrimage route — Ganavya has spent a life in contemplation. At the Tiny Desk, she sings the poems of today in the language of today.

[nofatclips-home]

ami pana so'dras and Oh Raaya by Ganavya, live on KEXP

[seoul-bros]

Aja Monet at the London Jazz Festival

What an amazing night. Aja Monet started the night with classics from her first album, When the Poems Do What They Do, Why my love? and The Devil You Know.

Her wealth of talented guests created a beautiful ebb and flow on stage. Saul Williams recited Children of the Night . Abdelillah Ouahbi lent his amazing voice to a track from her new album (out next year). A particular highlight was To Sister (because it is a verb) performed with harpist Sophye Soliveau and singer Ganavya.

Such a poignant and tender performance, I will definitely be digging into Sophye Soliveau's back catalogue.

Post Date: 15/11/2025

[knightofleo]

Ganavya | Sees Fire

a child sees fire  where there should be earth  little one, i wish i could  build you a palace  tine the right fires in you an ocean, a river, you'll see one day you'll be free i have to believe  a child the world is burning  a child  sees fire

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[burlveneer-music]

ganavya - Daughter of a Temple - another of this year's bounty of excellent spiritual jazz albums, with a stellar cast of guests performing a slate of Coltrane covers (John *and* Alice) and originals

Described by the Wall Street Journal as “one of modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” New York-born and Tamil Nadu-raised singer and multi-instrumentalist ganavya shares an ambitious new album, "Daughter of a Temple", via LEITER. The album follows her performance at SAULT’s acclaimed live debut in London in 2023, where, according to The Guardian, her “voice had a delicate emotive heft that could turn stoics into sobbing wrecks.” Her first single for LEITER, "draw something beautiful," was released earlier this year in July. For "Daughter of a Temple", ganavya invited over 30 artists from various disciplines to a ritual gathering in Houston. The results—an innovative and deeply moving blend of spiritual jazz and South Asian devotional music—were initially recorded by Ryan Renteria and then further edited and mixed by Nils Frahm at LEITER's studio in Berlin in 2024. Daughter of a Temple includes the voices, sounds, efforts, and prayers of: ganavya (voice, double bass, kalimba), esperanza spalding (double bass, voice), Vijay Iyer (piano), Immanuel Wilkins (saxophone, voice), Shabaka Hutchings (wind instruments, voice), Wayne Shorter (voice, beads, bell), Carolina Shorter (voice, beads), Ganesan Doraiswamy (voice), Vidya Doraiswamy (voice), Charles Overton (harp, voice), Peter Sellars (voice), IONE (voice), Rajna Swaminathan (voice, mrudangam, kanjira), Kweku Sumbry (percussion, drums, voice), M.S. Krsna (guitar, voice), Bindhumalini Narayanswamy (voice), Rasika Shekar (flute, voice), Shanta Nurullah (sitar, voice), Viktor Laurent Ewing Givens (voice, dance, ritualist), Chris Sholar (electronics), Darian Donovan Thomas (violin, electronics), Jiordi Rosales (cello, voice), Eden Girma (voice), and brontë velez (voice, dance, prophesy). The gathering-at-large in Houston included the presences, dances, efforts, and prayers of: Alyssa Simmons (event production, voice), Andrew Wilson (textile - making of prayer clothes, voice), Amir George (cinematography), Anya Yermakova (piano, choreography, dance), Cean Geronimo (food, voice), Charlotte Brathwaite (stage direction, voice), Frewuhn (voice), Joy Harjo (voice), Larry Blumenfeld (voice, movement), Lucía Martinez (movement, voice), Michael Ewing (event production, voice), Ricky Weaver (photography, voice), Ryan Renteria (sound engineer), Shelly Travis (event production, voice), Shireen Hamza (movement, voice), Terence Price II (cinematography), and Zahra Baker (voice). All music produced by Ganavya Doraiswamy. Additional production by esperanza spalding, Rajna Swaminathan, Ryan Renteria, Nils Frahm and Felix Grimm. Mixed by Ryan Renteria, additional mixing by esperanza spalding and Nils Frahm. Recorded by Ryan Renteria at Moore’s Opera House, Houston, Texas. Mastered by Zino Mikorey, vinyl cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle. Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9: Licensed courtesy of Jowcol Music / Universal Music Publishing. Tracks 2, 6 by Swamini Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda. Tracks 1, 8, 9 by John Coltrane. Cover image by Ricky Weaver, design by Studio Torsten Posselt.

[ziondeluxe]

"𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗅𝖾𝖿𝗍, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗌𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖽𝗈 𝖻𝗎𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗀𝗈 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇"

𝖱𝖺𝗏𝖾𝖾𝗇𝖺 - 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖡𝗎𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖦𝗈 𝖨𝗇 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖱𝖺𝗂𝗇 (𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟦)

Raveena's 3rd studio album is my first introduction to her and i am very pleased with what i heard.

According to Raveena herself in an interview with 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, the album's title came from the fact that Butterflies are so delicate that they have to hide in leaves and flowers until the rain passes so that their wings don’t get crushed in the rain. Raveena felt like that was kind of a metaphor for where she was in her life and realized that she needed to go back to comfort—to deep rest—and to stop weathering storms.

This ideology is seen in the album cover as Raveena graces the cover sheltering herself behind a flower, symbolising a butterfly who hides from the rain to avoid being broken and unhappy.

And in comfort blossomed a beautiful and emotional album that traverses through love, youth, childhood, nature, and using her art as a way to bring awareness to the genocides and discrimination towards people in Palestine, Congo, Sudan and many more countries using RnB, pop, and Indian inspired instrumentation with lyrics that are introspective and reflective. It's important to note that she also uses elements of nature to describe these events in her life

This album is, in my opinion, her best album due to its ability to be soulful, unique, and boundary pushing. Let it be the unexpected collab between her and Jpegmafia on "Junebug", the introspective and stripped back instrumentation of "Kid", the serendipitous mantra of "Water" (an excellent album closer!), the lyrical genius and call to protest and positivity of "Every Color", Raveena questioning the world and shedding light on its conflicts on "Rise", the cheery, and whimsical opener (Pluto), the uplifting love songs that describe being 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 in love with someone (Lose My Focus, Baby Mama, Lucky, Smile For Me), The reflective and raw sound of " Afternoon Tea With The Auroras" and "Little Bird" and childhood reminiscent ballad between Raveena and Ganavya in "16 Candles". this album is a collection of everything you could ask for and MORE.

One of the best albums of last year, and a sign that Raveena is on a creative run that will be inspirational and sensational. As I am writing this review, the deluxe version of this album is set to release this day next week so please keep your eyes and ears open for it!

Please stream this album to form your own opinion on it and to support Raveena and tell me your thoughts on the album! ^^

- love, zion.

𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝟭𝟬/𝟭𝟬 (𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺)

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