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WAITING FOR THE DAWN

by STEPHEN JAMES / FEDERICO SANESI

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FOR HER BLESSING - 1.alap 05:40
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FOR HER BLESSING - 2. gat 20:24
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KALI MOVES - 3. alap 09:15
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KALI MOVES - 4. gat 10:23
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KALI MOVES - 5. drut gat 11:08
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WAITING FOR THE DAWN - 6. alap 07:59
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WAITING FOR THE DAWN - 7. gat 09:18
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Indian culture has been able to preserve many of its peculiarities thru the centuries; in particular the musical tradition of Hindustan, that bases some of its principles on texts of the II century B.C., has arrived to us through the transmission of melodic structures (jatis) that are the current base of the modern Ragas theory. The Ragas theory is the fundamental element of the theory of Hindustani music, it is the background structure to every composition or improvisation. Raga is much more than a complex musical structure, it is part of the cosmic view of the existence. The Raga is in many ways seen as a living creature with a family (with fathers, mothers and children) or is related to the nine rasas (moods). Further on it is thought Ragas can cure some sickness or can provoke natural events. Ragas can only be performed in particular moments of the day. A badly performed Raga can rise disasters ...



STEPHEN JAMES and FEDERICO SANESI have experienced the Indian way to the music directly for many years. Stephen JAMES, sarod, has studied first with Shri Vasant Rai and then with Pandit Ravi Shankar who recognized him as one of his best students. SANESI, well-known tabla player, has studied with Shanka Chatterjee, one of the best performer and teacher of this instrument.



Waiting for the Dawn is the first recording of this two musicians. It is not a presentation of some Ragas in the classical Indian style. JAMES and SANESI, after many years of study of the traditional technique are presenting a very personal approach to the tradition with their own composition and way to play.



As Western musicians we cannot deny their original culture, they explore the Raga following their own soul and vision. The Raga player has, since ever, the opportunity to enter in a musical continuum that include the entire chain of performers of that specific pattern and to add his own point of view. JAMES and SANESI are also part of this creative process adding their personal contribution to the development of the tradition.

Their three ragas, with all original compositions, are rendered in a not-conventional way, with original solutions, significant influences of the Western history to conjugate West and East in

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released January 1, 2000

Stephen James sarod, violin
Federico Sanesi tabla

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