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Raga Puriya Dhanashree - Guilford Sound 7​/​18​/​2018

by Joel Veena

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Raga Puriya Dhanshree is an twilight raga, played at the time of the first 'lighting of the lamps,' just after sunset.

This recording was made at Guilford Sound studio in July of 2018. I am playing alap, jod and jhala on each take, solo as Indian slide guitar.

This was performed as a Facebook live session and I got a lot of great feedback as people tuned in around the globe. Also the recording quality of Guilford Sound is always spot on. Incidentally, this is from the same session when I recorded the slide guitar for my single 'Find It'. That went so quickly (I did it all in the first take) that Matt and Vidhi suggested that I recorded a raga as well. At that time I was practicing Puriya Dhanashree, so that's what I played.

I originally learned this raga from my first teacher, Dr. Ranjan Kumar. Since then it's always been one of my favorites, though I have learned it for a very short time from a teacher. Most of my phrases, the mood and treatment I've absorbed from listening to recordings. Most notably, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's alap recording on YouTube and Ashwini Bhide's album 'Parampara'.

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released March 20, 2020

Indian slide guitar - Joel Veena
Recording and mix by Matthew Hall, Guilford Sound, Vermont USA

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Joel Veena Guilford, Vermont

A chance encounter with the 20-stringed Indian slide guitar more than a decade ago in Delhi turned into a life-changing event for Joel. He has since immersed himself in the oral tradition of North Indian classical music, studying with some of the great musicians of India.

A prayer and a process, Joel’s music aims to heal, calm and strengthen.
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