Gangadhara (Bhupali)
MICHAEL ROBINSON

Gangadhara (Bhupali)

Azure Miles Records Azure Miles 4002

Michael Robinson's continuing study of raga forms leads to this meditation on the revered Hindu god Shiva. The title, meaning "Bearer of Ganga," describes how the sacred Ganges River supposedly flows through the hair of Shiva as it travels from heaven to earth. The result is a fluid reflection, based on an elegiac melody with trumpet timbre accented with sparkling bells and rainsticks.

MIDI with instrumental timbres and tunings from India, Africa, the Near East, the Far East, Indonesia, Latin America and Europe

Gangadhara (Bhupali) 52:49
trumpet, kawala, rainsticks, Indian bells, synthesizer and two tanpuras