Pandit Pran Nath
Pandit Pran Nath, the world renowned north Indian vocal master and the teacher of important western new music composers, particularly Terry Riley and La Monte Young, died in Berkeley, California, on Thursday, June 13th.
Pandit Pran Nath, the world renowned north Indian vocal master and the teacher of important western new music composers, particularly Terry Riley and La Monte Young, died in Berkeley, California, on Thursday, June 13th.
In Between The Notes : A Portrait Of Pandit Pran Nath
William Farley’s 1986 documentary portrait of the Indian classical figure, who considered by many to be the godfather of drone. Featuring interviews with Terry Riley, Mariam Zazeela and La Monte Young.
The Raga Cycle, Palace Theatre, Paris 1972 Vol. 2
**last copies** The raga cycle given by Pandit Pran Nath at the Palace Theater in Paris 1972 was the first time a Master Indian Classical Vocalist had presented three consecutive days of ragas sung at the appropriate times of day, giving the Western audience insight into the characteristics that inform the moods and atmospheres of evening, afternoon, and morning ragas. The recording here is from the Saturday, May 27, 1972 afternoon concert and features Raagini Bheempalasi and Raag Puriya D…
Ragas Of Morning & Night
At long last, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela reissue this seminal, hugely influential album on their Just Dream imprint, the legendary recording from 1968 India of Pandit Pran Nath titled 'Ragas Of Morning & Night'. The original studio session was produced in New Delhi, February 1968, by Jimi Hendrix associate Alan Douglas, it features recordings of "Raga Todi" and "Darbari", which showcase Pran Nath at his prime. Pran Nath's exquisite control between microscopically fine degrees of pitch ca…
Ragas
A real masterpiece finally reissued, the holy grail by La Monte Young’s teacher and guru Pandit Pran Nath originally published on Shandar in 1971. Ragas are the spiritual folkloristic way in India of playing music originating from the depths of your soul. Some of you may have heard albums by Ravi Shankar, the grand master of Indian raga, with long hypnotical tracks which do not really tell you if they are entirely improvised or strictly composed tunes when the swirling and tingling tanpura and m…
Midnight: Raga Malkauns
Finally restocked: two full-cd recordings of raga malkauns by Pandit Pran Nath are accompanied by a 20-page enclosed booklet with texts of the vocal compositions (presented in devanagri script and phonetic english), word-by-word translation and poetic interpretation by sri karunamayee, a longtime senior disciple of the master.This double cd set is the first of many recordings by Pandit Pran Nath scheduled for release on the just dreams label. it features an earlier 1971 recording of a live perfo…
Earth Groove: The Voice Of Cosmic India
Gray-area reissue of the first Western LP release from Indian vocalist Pandit Pran Nath. Originally issued on the Douglas label in the U.S., in 1968. Classic, late '60s performance by the master of Indian vocal music. Two sidelong pieces grace this record. A morning raga and an evening raga. Vocals with sitar and tabla accompaniment. Not easy listening by any means, but rewarding in the end.
The Raga Cycle, Palace Theatre, Paris 1972
Beautiful recording of this 1972 concert featuring master vocalist pandit pran nath backed up by his then-pupils la monte young, marian zazeela, and terry riley. the vibes run pretty deep, especially you’re an ardent follower of carnatic forms...the first of the long awaited recordings from the historic raga cycle concerts which took place at the palace theatre in paris, 1972 is now available. one of the undeniable beauties of indian classical music is its strong connection to nature and especia…