After many decades of personal inquiry, I’m finally beginning to understand and acknowledge the power of emotions and their importance to our wellbeing. My interest in spiritual practice and traditionContinue readingMy Journey with Bhakti

  There are those states of deep absorption, where time disappears, where the body and its needs fade, where the mind is focused relentlessly on its task and where theContinue readingSinging in the Flow: Heightened immersion in Indian Raga music

Dhrupad is thought to be the oldest tradition of Raga music in India.  It possibly evolved from the singing of the Sama Veda, but also seems to have absorbed influencesContinue readingDhrupad: Meditations on sonic ecstasy

I love facilitating kirtan. I love seeing people come together to share an experience of the sacred through song. I love the genuinely warm vibe that I feel among theContinue readingKirtan: A personal reflection on its meaning and history

‘Music isn’t something that happens out there, but in here.’ –W.A. Mathieu I’m excited to let you all know about a series of workshops exploring rhythm through our own music-making body.Continue readingThe Rhythmic Body workshop series

I've been reconnecting a bit with my roots in my one of my latest musical projects. With Irish musician Mahon MacCarthy, we've created a duo called 'Twa Corbies' to explore someContinue readingThe Twa Corbies

Most of us know that we are losing bio-diversity, but few ponder the concurrent loss of cultural diversity. And in a way, cultural forms are natural forms, since no oneContinue readingGalaxy of the Raga 2: temperament

To me, art is very much about ideas, as much as it is also about a direct experience. Our society and the way we live and think could be veryContinue readingThe Galaxy of the Raga: 1

In keeping with my vow to produce a new album every year, I’ve just released a collection entitled Through the Heart of Night. Recorded in India earlier this year, theContinue readingLate night passions light the altar of beauty

When I tell people that I’m a musician, they often ask what sort of music I play. When I tell them that I sing Indian Classical music the conversation usuallyContinue reading“How did you get into this?”

I’m back in the luminous land of West Oz, port of Fremantle, after a month performing in the USA and 3 months in India imbibing the essence of the dhrupadContinue readingTales of a Migratory Dhrupadi

I am currently staying in West Orange, New Jersey -overlooking the lights of that Babylonian metropolis, NYC- and working on a traditional raga music collaboration with friend and gurubhaai, DrContinue readingNew World Dhrupad Tour, Oct 2015

Last month I had the pleasure of touring the USA as a dhrupad singer, playing in a number of cities across the country. I performed traditional ‘jugulbandhi’ (duet) with gurubhai Sou Inoue from Japan, accompanied on pakhawaj by Dnyaneshvara Deshmukh from India. We all trained with the Gundecha Brothers and met at their school, the Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal, India. The tour was instigated by our teachers and organised by the Dhrupad Music Institute of America. … Continue readingDhrupad in the USA

Yogah chitta vrtti nirodha‘ — Patañjali According to Patañjali, yoga is that which clarifies the turbulences which alter the mind from its pure (shuddha) state. To put it differently, yogaContinue readingNada Yoga: sound, soul and yogic experience

I am set alight by the Bhakti movement. What a rich and exciting part of Indian history, of which so little is known in our corner of the world. Yet,Continue readingA Little Light on the Bhakti Movement

The concept of Shunya or ‘emptiness’ has kept on popping its evanescent head into my practices recently. I recognise my natural inclination towards the nirguna path: that is, understanding theContinue readingWhat Comes from Nothing: Encountering Emptiness in Music.