Classical Music of India
for Contemplation, Relaxation,
Meditation, and Yoga
Let
Raj's music on the bansuri bamboo flute carry you away into a soothing space
that facilitates introspection, contemplation, mindfulness, relaxation,
and meditation
Visit my website on SLOW MUSIC: slowmusic.ca
Photo by Kshitij Vasudevan
Relax with ragas – mystical musical structures – that resonate with
your environment and state of being.
Experience how classical music can help you be mindful and improve your
emotional balance.
Raj received training in India on the bansuri bamboo flute from his Guru Sri K.P. Shenoy and on the sitar
from Guru Sri N.R. Rama Rao. He has given many performances in India, Canada,
and Brazil. In Calgary, he has performed for the University of Calgary, the
Raga Mala Music Society, the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, the City of
Calgary, the Glenbow Museum, and other organizations.
His arrangements and presentations have included innovative combinations of
many varieties of instruments and genres of music. He wishes to present and
promote the classical music of India in its pure, serene, soothing, and natural
acoustic character to facilitate yoga, meditation, contemplation, reflection,
mindfulness, and relaxation.
Raj has
been performing in Canada for more than 40 years. He has provided numerous
guest lecture-demonstrations in courses on South Asia and World Music at the
University of Calgary, at the College of the Rockies (Cranbrook, BC), and for
several organizations. His music has been licensed to many prestigious museums
as well as yoga and meditation schools. He has collaborated with musicians of
multiple genres, and firmly believes that music transcends all boundaries!
Raj’s 50
compositions in seven CDs, with Utpal Mazumdar on the tabla
and pakhawaj, are available through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and many other
distributors.
Raj wishes
you a pleasant and mindful exploration through his music!
Click on the CD cover images for details on
the albums:
"Eons To Eternity" with twilight tunes in
exquisite early morning ragas!
Read reviews of CDs: click here; and here; and here!
Read clips from reviews of CDs and concerts
Raj’s music is available
through Spotify iTunes Amazon
and more than 60 digital music distributors around the
world through Indie Pool!
Articles on the classical
music of India: music-article.pdf brief_notes.pdf Artigo em Portuguese.pdf References
Notes on Basic Definitions of
Ragas Association of Ragas with
Time and Season
Notes for the Sitar: Sitar Notes: Contents Sitar1 Sitar2 Sitar3 Sitar4 Sitar5
Notes for the Bamboo Flute
Bansuri: Bansuri Notes: Contents Bansuri1
Bansuri2 Bansuri3
Bansuri4 Bansuri5 Bansuri6
Bansuri7
Links to Selected Renditions of Ragas of Hindustani
Classical Music
Video of Interview with Gil Tucker, Global TV, Calgary
(11 Jan., 2010)
Video of Interview with Renata Canales, EPTV, Brazil (1998, in
Portuguese)
Proposal
for a Morning Concert: Eons to Eternity
Proposal
for an Evening Concert: Mystical Melodies
Proposal
for a Lecture, Demonstration, and Concerts on Hindustani Classical Music of
India
For details on CDs, concerts, lectures, lessons on the bansuri (flute),
sitar, tabla, and the classical music of India,
please contact:
Rangaraj (Raj) Rangayyan Utpal
Mazumdar
Email: raj_rangayyan@shaw.ca Email: utpal.mazumdar@shaw.ca
Visit my YouTube channel!
Videos of performance at the Yasodhara Ashram:
Raga
Puriya Kalyan Raga
Narayani A
demo with Raga Mishra Mand Raga Kirvani