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For Good MeasureRajna Swaminathan - Part 3For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)Episode 167: Rajna Swaminathan - Part 3In this week’s episode, we talk to Rajna Swaminathan about her musical training and path to becoming a multi-tradition musician and composer. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Rajna Swaminathan, check her out here: https://www.rajnaswaminathan.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024.This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California Arts Council and generous donors, like you. Want to support For Good Measure and E4TT...2025-08-1110 minFor Good MeasureRajna Swaminathan - Part 2For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)Episode 166: Rajna Swaminathan - Part 2In this week’s episode, we talk to Rajna Swaminathan about the mrudangam, from various spellings to how the percussion instrument it’s made. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Rajna Swaminathan, check her out here: https://www.rajnaswaminathan.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024.This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California Arts Council and generous donors, like you. Want to support For Good Measure and E4...2025-08-0407 minFor Good MeasureRajna Swaminathan - Part 1For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)Episode 165: Rajna Swaminathan - Part 1In this week’s episode, we talk to Rajna Swaminathan about her various college degrees and interests, and her path to music. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Rajna Swaminathan, check her out here: https://www.rajnaswaminathan.com/. This episode was originally recorded in January 2024.This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the California Arts Council and generous donors, like you. Want to support For Good Measure and E4TT...2025-07-2810 min
Beats & PiecesBeats & PIeces X92 Playlist
Fifths (Kurtág) by Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Pentatone (Pentatone)
theme (from "A Little Trouble") by Brotherly on Whirlwind (Whirlwind)
Elegant People (W. Shorter) by Weather Report on Columbia (Columbia)
Altitude by Rajna Swaminathan on Ropeadope (Ropeadope)
Song for Sad Times / Not A Burden by ganavya on Leiter (Leiter)
Voltaire by Marcus Gilmore's Journey to the New on Drummerslams (Drummerslams)
Tierra by David Virelles on ECM (ECM)
Homeland Heroine by Morgan Guerin on Candid (Candid)
Caritas Habundat In Omnia (Hildegard) by Sequentia on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
Karitas, pt. 1 by Daniela Mars, VOCES8 on VOCES8 (VO...2025-06-1000 min
Pushing The Envelope: Music Decidedly Left Center5-24-25 Pushing The Envelope: Music Decidedly Left of CenterGreetings!
Today's program is a bit of a world tour, starting in Shropshire, UK, then moving along to distant climes including Princeton, New Jersey, Hamburg, Germany, Norway & Quebec, Canada. Good luck with your passports!
Listen & Enjoy! https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-2hs7g-18adbc6
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5-24-25 PTE Playlist
Ronsack - Swansither - Ronsack - Subexotic Records (2025)
https://swansither.bandcamp.com/album/ronsack
Just...2025-05-271h 58
The ModernsThe Moderns ep. 368Contemporary music from everywhere, with host Kevin Press. This week's program:
Rajna Swaminathan; Utsav Lal; Matthew Evan Taylor; Ganavya; RAJAS; Metropolis Ensemble; Andrew Cyr, conductor - Quickening and Enlivening 0.00
Paal Nilssen-Love - 5th of March 2021 - track 1 14.21
Robert Humber - threnody for rocking chair 33.09
Sadie Powers - Right After 44.14
Pink Warm Belly Of A Dying Sun - Glacier Gospel 52.59
Louise Rossiter - Fairytale Journey on the Bloodstream 1.00.56
3000 - Tongues 1.12.20
Jerome Noetinger - Erase my head 136.37
Masimba Hwati & Paul Nataraj - Soil Leaf Roo...2025-05-253h 02
Ronda de NitRonda de Nit a Sants3Ràdio(03-01-25)798:Rachika Nayar,Nadje Noordhuis,Shabaka Hutchings.1.
Rachika Nayar- fragments (expanded) 2023
https://rachika.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-expanded
L'artista experimental Rachika Nayar, establerta a Brooklyn, presentava el 2023 l'edició ampliada del seu àlbum Fragments, un recull de miniatures sonores construïdes a partir de loops de guitarra creats en la intimitat de la seva pròpia habitació.
Fragments (Expanded) ofereix una connexió íntima entre Nayar i l'oient, evocant experiències col·lectives i records compartits. Aquesta nova edició inclou set peces inèdites, recentment masteritzades per Rafael Anton Irrisarri, que amplien l'univers sonor del disc original.
01 memory as miniatures
02 clarity
03 gridlock
04 allegheny
05 softness
06 redeye
07 parking lots
08 forgiveness
09 notes of a crocodile...2025-01-0555 min
Discovering JazzEpisode 262:Best of 2023 Part 5Last week I played tracks from the albums that were chosen for the ‘best of 2023’ lists by the most reviewers. This week I’ve picked few albums chosen by only one or two reviewers. But they are ones that were definitely worth my time and energy!I talk about and play a track from the following great jazz albums:
-Thunder by Stephan Micus
=The Senator: A Tribute to Tommy Banks by the Hutchinson/Andrew Trio (featuring Mallory Chipman)
-Bossa 65 by Antonio Adolfo
-Apertures by Rajna Swaminathan
-Cry Me a River...2024-01-3000 min
Jazz StoryJazz Story | 09 janvier 2024Playlist :Run, Boy, Run de Loris Tils sur l'album Mystic BayouEverything in its Right Place de Kamaal Williams sur l'EP Everything in its Right PlaceCarnabass de Alex Grenier QuartetLonn de Lund Quartet sur l'album Lund QuartetPrecipice de Rajna Swaminathan sur l'album AperturesDen sämsta lösningen av alla de Per Texas Johansson sur l'album Den sämsta lösningen av allaCinco en Seis Cuerdas de Emilio Teubal sur l'album FuturoChanges de Marike van Dijk sur l'album Stranded Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.2024-01-0956 min
周末变奏 Key Change扭扭爵士 New Nu-Jazz丨2023 盘点 在2023年听过的泛爵士类专辑中选择了14张自己非常喜欢的，集结成这期节目与大家分享。
2024年，《New Nu-Jazz 扭扭爵士》继续按季节更新，陪你春夏秋冬。
《周末变奏丨扭扭爵士》2023年专辑盘点：
Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music
曲目: (01:08) The Light
Enji - Ulaan
曲目: (06:36) Temeen Deerees Naran Oirhon
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh, James Maddren - The Betrayal
曲目: (10:45) Croydon Shuffle
Rajna Swaminathan - Apertures
曲目: (15:32) Precipice
dongyi - 一种分析辣椒素的方法
曲目: (21:46) 东山耳梦
Helen Svoboda - The Odd River
曲目: (27:31) Pick Me
Blue Cranes - My Only Secret
曲目: (32:31) Gaviota
许郁瑛 - In the Cave
曲目: (37:14) Fable of the Cave.000
Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
曲目: (41:20) take over the world
Amiira (Klaus Gesing, Björn Meyer, Samuel Rohrer) - Curious Objects
曲目: (46:51) Dare to Dance
Espen Horne - The Anatomy Of Serene Eloquence2024-01-091h 13
Mondo JazzTina Turner + Selma Savolainen, Ben Van Gelder, Rajna Swaminathan & MoreA tribute to Tina Turner opens a show featuring music characterized by a deliberate desire to blur the lines between jazz and other genres, be it pop, R&B, world music or church music, and to do so with the most wonderful arrangements.The playlist features Herbie Hancock; Don Braden; Selma Savolainen; Le Cri du Caire, Abdullah Miniawy, Erik Truffaz, Peter Corser; Ben Van Gelder; Matt Ulery; and Rajna Swaminathan.Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17442424/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Surrender Is Easier Said Than Done").Happy listening!2023-06-0558 min
For The WildGIULIANA FURCI on the Divine Time of Fungal Evolution [ENCORE] /289This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Giuliana Furci originally aired in June of 2021. So often fungi are pitched as being at the forefront of innovation, whether being used to create vegan leather, pharmaceuticals, or being incorporated into various biotechnology products, but this fixation on innovation can obscure our ancestral relationship to fungi and the wisdom they can share with us about decomposition. This week, we slow down to acknowledge the beauty and power of fungal decomposition with guest Giuliana Furci who shares a lesson in divine time, the transformation of energy, and the necessity of decomposition. Take a...2022-06-011h 10
Ottoman History PodcastThe Muslim Communities of Medieval Gujarat | Jyoti BalachandranE516 | How did Sufis shape the identity of Gujarat, a region in northwest India? Gujarat is best known for its ancient port cities and its connectivity to the broader Indian Ocean world. It is also the site of some of the oldest Muslim settlements in the Indian subcontinent. In this interview, Jyoti Balachandran traces the way Sufi saints and communities settled the region in the fifteenth century, with lasting impacts for Gujarat's regional identity. Taking us on a tour of the vast Sarkhej tomb complex outside Ahmedabad where Sufis and Sultans are buried side by side, and through a variety...2022-01-0845 min
For The WildSHA’MIRA COVINGTON on Healing the Fashion Industrial Complex /265In the world of fashion and design, it’s becoming increasingly common to hear about businesses that are sustainable in their use of material; using biofabricated textiles, measuring their water usage, etc. Or we see companies who have a strong ethos towards sustainable production and paying employees a “livable” wage, but rarely do we ever see both. For example, a recent report put out by Stand.Earth lauded Nike, Levis, and Puma for “shifting their supply chain away from fossil fuels,” however we know that these fashion companies are also responsible for exploiting workers across the globe through cheap labor. In this we...2021-12-2255 min
For The WildGIULIANA FURCI on the Divine Time of Fungal Evolution /239So often fungi are pitched as being at the forefront of innovation, whether being used to create vegan leather, pharmaceuticals, or being incorporated into various biotechnology products, but this fixation on innovation can obscure our ancestral relationship to fungi and the wisdom they can share with us about decomposition. This week, we slow down to acknowledge the beauty and power of fungal decomposition with guest Giuliana Furci who shares a lesson in divine time, the transformation of energy, and the necessity of decomposition. Take a moment this week to learn about fungi’s profound interspecies companionship and the simple reality th...2021-06-231h 11
For The WildOLÚFÉMI O. TÁÍWÒ on Climate Colonialism and Reparations /216After the 15th century, only five countries in the world had not been colonized by European empires in some form or another. Today we see how the policies, strategies, and technologies intended to “address” climate change will ultimately echo colonial pursuits under the guise of sustainable development and carbon offsets. This week, we explore climate colonialism, reparations, carbon removal, and a real “just transition” with guest Olufemi O. Taiwo. Our conversation doesn’t provide easy answers or solutions but rather reminds us that while climate colonialism is unfurling before us, there is a myriad of tangible ways countries and movements across the...2021-01-061h 14
The Performer's PathwayA Chat With Miles OkazakiRenowned jazz guitarist Miles Okazaki gives his take on staying musically fresh, gigging in the scene, finding motivation, promotion and more!
After a recent shoot for MyMusicMasterclass.com on applying the music of Thelonious Monk to guitar, Miles Okazaki sat down with us for an inspiring interview. Miles talks about how he broke into the music scene and he gives insight into how he approaches his career, life and music. This podcast episode offers a unique glimpse into the mind of a wonderful jazz guitarist testing his boundaries, staying creative and making things happen. Hope you dig it!
About Miles...2020-02-1600 min
Mondo JazzAsian-American Jazz & ImprovAs jazz was born where cultures converged, it's not a surprise that it is the most adaptable form of music. An art form permeable since its very inception to musical traditions from other continents. This week we focus on the contribution of musicians that approached jazz and improvised music benefiting from the wider perspective afforded to them by the exposure to not only American culture but also the traditions of the places of origin of their families, which hailed from Asian countries like China, India, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam.The playlist features Susie...2019-09-272h 36
Mondo JazzMatt Mitchell Linda May Han Oh Dave Douglas Rajna Swaminathan & Other New ReleasesFrom bass players leading cutting edge bands, to ensembles with strings; from electronica-infused projects to tributes to Sun Ra, Count Basie and Oliver Nelson; from multi-kulti to straight-ahead. This and more on this episode of Mondo Jazz.The playlist features Dezron Douglas, Matt Mitchell, Caroline Davis, Gregory Saunier, Linda May Han Oh, Calvin Weston, The Barrence Whitfield Soul Savage Arkestra, Rajna Swaminathan, Timo Lassy, Teppo Mäkynen, Giancarlo Vulcano, Lionel Martin, Sangoma Everett, Jacopo Ferrazza, Dave Douglas, Terkel Nørgaard, Michael Eaton, Ilmiliekki Quartet, Brian Krock, SPAZA, Hae Voces, Typical Sisters, Rosa Brunello, Tyler Blanton.De...2019-09-012h 07
CiTR -- RhythmsIndiaBroadcast on 16 June 2019Rasika Shankar flute, Shankar Mahadaevan, Atul Gokhale, Rajna Swaminathan ( Mridangam), Sonu Nigam.2019-06-171h 00
Ottoman History PodcastInclusion and Exclusion in Islamic Modernist Thought | Teena PurohitE319 | The rise of Islamic modernist movements from the 19th century onward brought two potentially contradictory processes. On the one hand, Muslim thinkers began to imagine an increasingly global Muslim community unified by identity that might transcend many of the communal and political divisions of the day. On the other hand, in seeking to delineate the parameters of modern Islam, such thinkers were impelled to account for the great diversity and heterogeneity within Islamic beliefs and practices. In this episode, we speak to Teena Purohit about her ongoing research on this very subject. Specifically, we discuss the case of Muhammad...2017-06-2232 min
Ottoman History PodcastIndian Ocean ConnectionsE318 | Long before European contact with the Americas forged transoceanic networks and connections in the Atlantic and Pacific, the Indian Ocean served as a maritime space that connected the many states, economies, and communities of its vast basin stretching from East Africa to Southeast Asia. In this multi-part episode, we follow this maritime space into the modern period, exploring the endurance of Indian Ocean connections. We discuss how commerce and politics fueled the expansion of the Ottoman diplomatic presence in South Asia, and we consider how lingering connections between East Africa and the Indian Ocean world forged by dhow traffic...2017-06-2148 min
jazzandcucosSao. meets García ( #5 )Sun Ra & His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Enlightenment
Billy Bang - The Kora Song
Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab- The Message
Deep Purple - Child in time
Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann - B B & P B, Pt. 4
Otomo Yoshihide and Christian Marclay - Fanfare
Scorn - Do the Geek
Painkiller - Pashupatinath
Peter Evans - Pathways (for Rajna Swaminathan)
Esperanza Spalding - Farewell Dolly
Steve Beresford, his Piano and Orchestra - Rent
Tricky - I sing for you
Matthew shipp - Change of plans
Sun Ra & his Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - The Perfect Man
The Claypool Lennon Delirium - Cr...2016-12-282h 02
NYC Radio LiveRajas perform live for Ragas Live Festival 2014 – Podcast 106Rajas : Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Amir ElSaffar (trumpet), Miles Okazaki (guitar) and Arun Ramamurthy (violin) performed from 10-11 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.2014-06-2557 minNYC Radio LiveRoopa Mahadevan (vocal) Arun Ramamurthy (violin) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) Ragas Live Festival 2014 – Podcast 103Roopa Mahadevan (vocal) Arun Ramamurthy (violin) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) perform from 6-7 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.
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NYC Radio LiveRajas perform live for Ragas Live Festival 2014 – Podcast 106Rajas : Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Amir ElSaffar (trumpet), Miles Okazaki (guitar) and Arun Ramamurthy (violin) performed from 10-11 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.2014-06-2500 minNYC Radio LiveRajas perform live for Ragas Live Festival 2014 – Podcast 106Rajas : Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Amir ElSaffar (trumpet), Miles Okazaki (guitar) and Arun Ramamurthy (violin) performed from 10-11 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.2014-06-2500 minNYC Radio LiveRoopa Mahadevan (vocal) Arun Ramamurthy (violin) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) Ragas Live Festival 2014 – Podcast 103Roopa Mahadevan (vocal) Arun Ramamurthy (violin) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) perform from 6-7 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.2014-06-2500 minNYC Radio LiveRoopa Mahadevan (vocal) Arun Ramamurthy (violin) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) Ragas Live Festival 2014 – Podcast 103Roopa Mahadevan (vocal) Arun Ramamurthy (violin) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) perform from 6-7 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.2014-06-2500 minNYC Radio LiveShankar Tucker, clarinet; Jomy George, tabla; Michael Gam, bass; Max ZT, hammered dulcimer; Rajna Swaminathan, mridangam Ragas Live 2013 # 21 (Podcast 82)
Clarinetist Shankar Tucker performs with an all-star band of Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Michael Gam (bass), Max ZT (hammered dulcimer) and Jomy George (tabla), and for the 2013 Ragas Live Festival.
Shankar composed several of the pieces here for this Ragas Live broadcast and Michael Gam contributed a composition as well. This was the first time this incredible ensemble performed together.
Shankar Tucker is most widely known through his youtube channel the ShrutiBox, an ongoing series of internet music videos composed, recorded, performed and directed by the young clarinetist and composer. The videos have created great excitement over the past year, garnering over 12...2013-11-0944 minNYC Radio LiveShankar Tucker, clarinet; Jomy George, tabla; Michael Gam, bass; Max ZT, hammered dulcimer; Rajna Swaminathan, mridangam Ragas Live 2013 # 21 (Podcast 82)Clarinetist Shankar Tucker performs with an all-star band of Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Michael Gam (bass), Max ZT (hammered dulcimer) and Jomy George (tabla), and for the 2013 Ragas Live Festival.
Shankar composed several of the pieces here for this Ragas Live broadcast and Michael Gam contributed a composition as well. This was the first time this incredible ensemble performed together.
Shankar Tucker is most widely known through his youtube channel the ShrutiBox, an ongoing series of internet music videos composed, recorded, performed and directed by the young clarinetist and composer. The videos have created great excitement over the past year, garnering over 12...2013-11-0944 minNYC Radio LiveShankar Tucker, clarinet; Jomy George, tabla; Michael Gam, bass; Max ZT, hammered dulcimer; Rajna Swaminathan, mridangam Ragas Live 2013 # 21 (Podcast 82)Clarinetist Shankar Tucker performs with an all-star band of Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Michael Gam (bass), Max ZT (hammered dulcimer) and Jomy George (tabla), and for the 2013 Ragas Live Festival.
Shankar composed several of the pieces here for this Ragas Live broadcast and Michael Gam contributed a composition as well. This was the first time this incredible ensemble performed together.
Shankar Tucker is most widely known through his youtube channel the ShrutiBox, an ongoing series of internet music videos composed, recorded, performed and directed by the young clarinetist and composer. The videos have created great excitement over the past year, garnering over 12...2013-11-0944 minCiTR -- RhythmsIndiaBroadcast on 12-May-2013Mother's day features young percussion artists on dhol,tabla,mrudangam-Talented siblings Karn & Rayman Bhuller; Rajna & Anjna Swaminathan; Amit & Sumeet Pawan;Dr. Padma Sugavanam...2013-05-1354 min