Raga Remains the Same
BRM All-stars pays tribute to their rock favorites with raga reinterpretations. They will explore the long lost connection between 1700’s carnatic composer Tyagaraja, and 1970’s Led Zeppelin. Expect droning, psychedelic arrangements of Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and more.
Featuring this killer band:
Pyeng Threadgill (vocals)
Jordan Morton (vocals upright bass)
Sami Stevens(vocals)
Neel Murgai (sitar)
David Ellenbogen (guitar)
Arun Ramamurthy (violin)
Josh Geisler (guitar, bansuri)
Michael Gam (bass)
Jay Gandhi (bansuri)
Ben Tyree (guitar)
Vin Scialla (drums)
Sameer Gupta (tabla)
This event is made possible with public funds from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered in Kings County by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).
SERIES
This concert is part of Brooklyn Raga Massive‘s performance and recording residency at Pioneer Works. Please join us for upcoming concerts in this series through April 2016:
- Apr 27, 2016: Brooklyn Raga Massive: Residency Closing Party with Karsh Kale
- Apr 20, 2016: Raga Remains the Same
- Apr 13, 2016: Raga Cubana
- Apr 6, 2016: Ravi Shankar Birthday Tribute
- Mar 29, 2016: Carnatic Kutcheri
- Mar 23, 2016: Holi Celebration
- Mar 16, 2016: Women’s Raga Massive
- Mar 9, 2016: Raga and the Moving Image
- Mar 2, 2016: Raga Roots, North Indian Classical
- Feb 24, 2016: George Harrison Birthday/ Beatles Tribute
- Feb 17, 2016: Brooklyn Raga Massive: Art of the Jugalbandhi