I'm excited to announce that my collaboration with poet and flutist Gordon Korstange, Raga Poems, is set to release on digital streaming platforms September 29, 2023! 

Raga Poems is a collaboration with poet Gordon Korstange presenting spoken word poetry set to ragas and accompanied by Indian slide guitar and bamboo flute. In the tradition of innovators like Robert Bly (who Gordon toured with) and Jack Kerouac, we present the offering of a special experience: traveling together in the world of word and sound and the consequent meaning we may draw from it.

I created a little preview with the album art and music for social media, you can watch it here.

You can help with the success of the new release:

1. Pre-save the album on your preferred digital platform (Spotify, Apple, etc.) so it will be automatically added to your library on release day.

2. Leave a comment on our little promo video and share it with a friend

3. Sign up for the Joel Veena Patronage Hub and receive this upcoming release, all my previous and future recordings plus exclusive full length concerts on Bandcamp ($10/month)


Stay tuned! There's a full-length album in the works and I'm looking forward to launching our new teaching platform with Halcyon Arts New England, the Global Music Institute, in a couple weeks. Thank you all for your support.

 

All the very best to you and yours,

Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer