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"For the better and finer enjoyment of Indian music, Western audiences should forget about harmony and counterpoint or the mixed tone colors... and relax rather in the rich melody and rhythm, and with the exquisitely subtle inflections through which the atmosphere of a Raga is built up." -

 Ravi Shankar, 1956

 

Welcome to the world of Orientalblues : -

Orientalblues evolved itself with time and it takes 20 long years to find its true identity, it finds its language, the language of music ,kind of music which gives you freedom to express your self .Music of OrientalBlues can be categorized as world music because of its intrinsic universal appeal.

Experimenting with various forms of music like Raga , Jazz , blues ,fusion music and even Rock help to identify common areas to explore .

Both Indian Ragas and Jazz  provides tremendous freedom to improvise though inside the parameters of the structure, feel and temperament of the song .

Indian music emphasis is more on taal and in Jazz its the harmonics which follows the chordal sequence popularly known as "chorus". 

A raga is not a composition per se, but rather consists of a particular combination which includes one or more recognizable melody lines, a distinct scale (which may differ in the ascending and descending), and a particular tal (rhythm cycle). Ragas, like symphonies, consist of movements, although these movements are not separated by pauses in playing. A raga usually commences with an alap, a slow section described as having an "improvised rhythm," and gradually unfolds through other such sections with a growing complexity and (generally) increase in tempo. Unlike a symphony, a raga is not composed note-for note; rather, the scale, the rhythm cycle, and the melody serve as guidelines within which improvisation is a significant element.

Our music based on Raga but  treatment are entirely different .Even taalas are used differently .Both Noth Indian and South Indian taalas are used extensibly in our composition.

Jazz influence helped us to place the main structure of the composition in a 8 or 16 bar chorus or chordal sequence.

Please try our sample music and record your views  and  send the feedback to us which will help us great deal to grow more.

In this form of music both audience and performers take part and both of them enjoy as much. Its not only listening pleasure .Its some kind of therapy  .A kind of meta physical experience.

 

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Basic Structure of Indian Ragas
Indian Rythmic Cycles Taal:-North Indian Style South Indian Style 
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