From the concert Ragas & Sagas with Yousuf Kerai, held in Greenfield, Massachusetts USA on November 29, 2025 at the LAVA Center downtown. It was a full house in the small venue.
This performance was the second…
The Impact of Joel Veena
Dear friends,
Most of you are on this list because my music has impacted you in one way or the other; either you've attended one of my concerts or workshops, found my music on the internet or through videos, and/or…
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November 14: Kaa's Hunting Broadcast Live from the Kipling House in Dummerston VT
Root Cellar Sound & BCTV Present Performance of Jungle Book Tale Live from the Kipling House November 14
On Friday November 14 at approximately 12:30pm, Root Cellar Sound in collaboration with Brattleboro Community Television will present a performance of the…
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November 29: Ragas & Sagas comes to Greenfield, MA!
Proud to be bringing my show Ragas & Sagas to Local Access to Valley Arts on Main street in Greenfield, Massachusetts on Saturday November 29. GET TICKETS - advance ticket holders are entered into a special raffle to win a…
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Live album out: Ragas & Sagas
Happy Bandcamp Friday! I'm happy to offer a live recording of our concert from last weekend itself, minus the stories and chai, but for the first time featuring tracks from my new electric set with live looping. Also, Mir's tabla…
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Podcast: Joel Veena on Music Inside Out, with Gwen Thompkins
On March 19, 2025 I sat down with Gwen Thompkins and her show Music Inside Out to give an extensive interview or oral history as part of my residency at the New Marigny Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was…
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Review of CARDINAL in Cinematic Giants: "...marks a quiet milestone in contemporary South Asian music..."
I really appreciate what Olivia at Cinematic Giants wrote about my latest album. In particular, they seemed to grasp the significance of Jasdeep Singh and my collaboration in creating ‘Reminder’:
“Reminder” is the first-ever documented collaboration between Hindustani slide guitar…
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