Naad Laya Mystic Rhythms

 

Musicians

1.Navaraj Gurung – Tabla and Percussion.
2.Sunil Bardewa – Guitar and Bass.
3.Umesh Pandit – Bamboo Flute.
4.Nikhil Tuladhar – Drum & Djembe.
5.Gyanu Radha Gorkhali – Sitar.
6.Ishwor Amatya – Vocal.
7.Upendra Man Singh – Keyboard.
8.Salil Kanika – Didgeridoo.
9.Shanti Rayamajhi – Madal
10.Pappu Baba – Tumba.

Songs

1.mystic rhythms (final break) ~ a break is an end and a beginning. a break is a creation and a destruction. didgeridoo breaks the boundaries of time and djembe plunges the beat into tabla time-warp to create, destroy and again create a true naad – the final break. 

2.naad laya ~ a mystic incantation of sitar, tumba and percussion sets. the simmering melody rays are the evocation of pure nada, a cosmic resonance of the beauty of sound from the very navel of the planet. 

3.yantra trails ~ mountain trails are solitude travelers. in her curves, ascends and descents the trails form a yantric mandala – a spiritual amalgam of energy forces. our common path beyond indifferences like the combination of guitar, flute, tabla and drums.

4.himalaya fire ~ flute and guitar melody melts the snow on the peaks of ancient himalayan rhythm that is bold, strong and humble like tabla and drums. fire it is, of frivolous notes and stomping beats.

5.jharana laya ~ jharana is a nepali word for waterfall. flute paints tubular time with silence. guitar notes are mimicked like that of a santoor to create the euphoric ripples of energy patterns, like a river releases waterfall.

6.divine encounter ~ “mystic goddess, i meet you on my lone journey. you envision within me in moments like waves hit the shore, like lightning strikes my humble doors.” raga durga, evoking longing and mystic bonding. 

7.tabla tabla ~ …more tabla! fingers orchestrate to amplify the beauty of tabla utterances as tabla tantrik navaraj goes loose, wild, reckless but equally balancing his act with pure sadhana; like a mystic talking to god standing on the edge of a cliff.

8.stone blues ~ crisp jam-up of soft blue notes nepali style. stone blues is quiet like the stones while improvised notes set the musicbeds like river-washed pebbles on riverbeds.