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NYC Radio LiveSaraswathi Ranganathan & Swaminathan Selvaganesh - Ragas Live Festival 2024Two of our favorite artists, Saraswathi Ranganathan (veena) & Swaminathan Selvaganesh (kanjira) returned to Ragas Live Festival 2024 for a late night/early morning set of Carnatic music.
It was 5:30 AM set of the 24 hour festival at Pioneer Works on 10.20.24 and Saraswathi led the audience on a journey.
Saraswathi brings with her a legacy of firsts. She is the first Indian woman and Veena artiste to win a Chicago Music Award in its 35-year history, the first Veena artiste to perform as an orchestra member of Disney’s Jungle Book production and the first Veena artiste to r...2025-02-111h 17
FolkTales set to Music from Around the GlobeIndia - A Flowering Tree with Saraswathi Ranganathan and Bill GordhSend us a textIn a tiny village, sisters Gitika and Lalitika are on a mission to save their struggling mom by selling blossoms from Gitika, who can magically transform into a flowering tree and back to herself again - but only with very careful preparations. The blooms catch the eye of Neela, the king’s daughter, who wants to keep them all for herself, but Neela's brother, the prince, uncovers Gitika's secret and falls in love with her. Unfortunately, Neela's flower obsession leads to some serious drama when she and her friends gather them carelessly, disregarding Gi...2024-11-1136 min
NYC Radio LiveSaraswathi Ranganathan and Sriram Raman Ragas Live Festival 2022 Podcast 350In anticipation of the Ragas Live Festival 2023 coming October 14-15 to Pioneer Works, we will be broadcasting this amazing set from 2022 featuring Saraswathi Ranganathan on veena and Sriram Raman on Mridangam
The radio broadcast will be at WKCR 89.9 FM-NY (www.wkcr.org) at 7PM on August 6, or you can enjoy here on the NYC Radio Live Podcast.
Tix and info for Ragas Live Festival are available at www.ragaslive.com
You can also watch a video of this performance on YouTube here.
2023-08-0549 min
FolkTales set to Music from Around the GlobeIndia - Grandmother Rabbit and the Elephant King with Saraswathi Ranganathan and Bill GordhSend us a textStoryteller Bill Gordh and veena player Saraswathi Ranganathan improvise the Indian folktale "Grandmother Rabbit and The Elephant King", an enchanting story that dives into the drama between two ponds, one ruled by rabbits and the other by elephants. When the elephant's watering hole dries up, they barge into the bunny's pond, causing chaos. But wise Grandmother Rabbit has a plan to reclaim their turf.More about Saraswathi RanganathanWMI FolkTales podcasts are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank y...2022-02-1528 min
The Rock in Chicago ShowEpisode 16: Joe RauenIn this episode, Erik chats with multi-instrumentalist Joe Rauen, who also is an instrument maker with a penchant for visual art.
They talk through Joe’s passion and process for creating unique instruments along with his transformative experiences at Berklee College of Music in Boston and his current journey studying Indian music with Saraswathi Ranganathan. A few selections from his upcoming album featuring some of his instruments are featured during the episode.2021-11-3054 min
The Business Savvy Singer PodcastMeet Saraswathi RanganathanVeena consists of three parts that are called Kudam Dandi & Yazhi. For more information about this magnificent instrument, click here.Learn more about Saraswathi Ranganathan by visiting her website. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.Interested in learning more and growing your brand and career? Check out The Private Music Studio . Follow us on social media:Instagram: @gretapopeFacebook: The Private Music StudioTwitter: @gretapope
2021-08-2328 min
NYC Radio LiveSaraswathi Ranganathan: Ragas Live 2019 (Midnight Set) #316This is the first podcast release of a set from Ragas Live Festival 2019. The event was broadcast live on WKCR 89.9 FM-NY in front of an enthusiastic audience at Pioneer Works.
Saraswathi Ranganthan is performing the veena here and was joined by her Raghavan Sai on Mridangam. In a spontaneous decision Swaminathan Selvganesh who had played an amazing set earlier in the evening sat in on the set.
Ragas Live Festival is a 24 hour annual broadcast with over 60 musicians. We will return in 2020 - stay tuned!
Saraswathi brings with her a legac...2020-06-0948 min
Previous Shows - Live from the HeartlandCarlo Basile, Mamadu Tama & Saraswathi RanganathanThe musicians join us in the studio.2018-05-2300 min