Dr. Krishna Raghavendra is an international performing artist in the fields of traditional and contemporary music. He is also a composer, and a producer. Dr. Raghavendra also offers workshops at educational institutions and releases original recordings.
He is the founder of “Raga and Rhythm Ensemble”(RARE), primarily to promote and integrate Indian music with western and non-western forms of music. He is a master of Veena, a traditional plucked stringed instrument from South India. His veena is custom built as a detachable instrument out of red cedar wood by the late Narasinga Rao of Bangalore, India and modified by Mr. Steve Morrill, Boston who built the finger board, modified the bridge and worked on sound amplification. Dr. Raghavendra has developed a unique technique of playing veena which involves a combination of soft nuances, swift fingering and imaginative use of melodic and drone strings to produce harmonizing and vamping sounds as if coming from different instruments.
Dr. Raghavendra is a senior member of the Karnataka College of Percussion (KCP) and the founding member of the USA-based Ragha School of Music.
In addition to his work in Indian classical music, he has worked with several fusion groups. Raghavendra has performed and recorded internationally, and plays a new version of the vina which is portable but retains an excellent tonal quality.
Discography:
Rare Pulse (2001)
The Great Train Journey (2002)
Tryst with Destiny (2003)
Shades Of Love (2004)
Shiva Ganga (2006)
Sri Raghavendra Vishesha Kriti Mala (2006)
Sampradaya: Veena Tradition (2006)
Meditation (2007)
Nee Da Ma Da (2007)
Hindola-Malkauns (2008)
Utsava (Raghas Music, 2010)
Sindhu Bhairavi (Raghas Music, 2011)
Beyond Behag (Raghas Music, 2013)
Orchestral Aves (Raghas Music, 2015)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
