The New York City-based PUBLIQuartet's latest album explores the resonance between contemporary, blues, jazz, free and rock-inflected music - all of which trace their roots back to the Black and Indigenous music that inspired Dvorak’s “American” String Quartet.
Read MoreBright Shiny Things in partnership with composer/violinist/activist Daniel Bernard Roumain, award-winning mezzo-soprano and activist, J’Nai Bridges, and Sozo Creative releases a digital single and video of DBR’s “They Still Want to Kill Us,” an aria sung by Bridges, to mark the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Read MoreThe album features the world premiere recording of "Tableau XII" by Tyson Gholston Davis, and a diverse roster of composers from the early 20th century to the present
Read MoreIn a giant decommissioned water tank in Colorado, hear vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth test out the acoustics with composer Jessica Meyer’s Ring Out, Wild Bells.
Read MoreSongs The Music Gods Want You To Hear including Sandeep Das & Mike Block | Where the Soul Never Dies / Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram
Read MoreWhere the Soul Never Dies featured on Slow City.
Read More“The music comes from the joy that we experience from respecting and surrendering to each other’s musical heritages. The result crosses genres with a dialogue that’s raw, organic, eclectic, and soulful.”
Read MoreKeeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in June.
Read MoreSandeep Das and Mike Block are releasing a new album, titled Where The Soul Never Dies, via Bright Shiny Things this June. The album draws on Indian rhythmic compositions in traditional cycles including Teentaal, Rupak, and Ektaal, folk, and spiritual sonics.
Read More“Where the Soul Never Dies is our duo’s debut album, exploring the uncharted musical space of tabla and cello. The music comes from the joy that we experience from respecting and surrendering to each other’s musical heritages.”
Read MoreRecording this composition while it was brand new enabled Sandeep and I to capture a unique energy, as we were still very much in the exploratory phase of our relationship with the music we were creating.
Read MoreGlory in the Meeting House video feature.
Read MoreHear excerpts from recordings that focus on mystical or spiritual connections of East meets West.
Read MoreThe Bluegrass Situation features the video release of “Glory in the Meeting House”.
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