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Reminder (feat. Jasdeep Singh) - Single by Joel Veena

Reminder (feat. Jasdeep Singh) - Single

Joel Veena

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Reminder was recorded remotely with Joel recording scratch tracks in his apartment in Vermont, then sent to Jasdeep Singh, one of the few exponents of the bass tabla called jori, in the UK. Joel then took the tracks to Guilford Sound and made the final take and mix there. Joel and Jasdeep are building a repertoire while apart in support of a

Reminder was recorded remotely with Joel recording scratch tracks in his apartment in Vermont, then sent to Jasdeep Singh, one of the few exponents of the bass tabla called jori, in the UK. Joel then took the tracks to Guilford Sound and made the final take and mix there. Joel and Jasdeep are building a repertoire while apart in support of a hopeful UK tour. 'Reminder' is a melody to remind us that strength comes from struggle and resistance; nothing worthwhile comes easy. Especially in music.

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Interior Landscapes by Joel Veena & Amit Singhal

Interior Landscapes

Joel Veena & Amit Singhal

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By April of 2022, it had been nearly two years since Amit bhai and I had played together in person. Post-pandemic, my visa was restricted and I had only 28 days to visit family in Mumbai, receive taleem from Guruji in Howrah and meet friends in Delhi. We rented a restored 1920s flat for 3 days in central Delhi and set up microphones around the

By April of 2022, it had been nearly two years since Amit bhai and I had played together in person. Post-pandemic, my visa was restricted and I had only 28 days to visit family in Mumbai, receive taleem from Guruji in Howrah and meet friends in Delhi. We rented a restored 1920s flat for 3 days in central Delhi and set up microphones around the large living room. We sat on the carpet day and night catching up, discussing the state of the world and our plans to live in it, drinking tea and recording alaap in various ragas. Our simple set up yielded a beautiful sound, representative of the calm and thoughtful exploration that was occurring. We played in a gentle way, cautious to try and let the landscapes of our minds and spirits come out from the interior and ring out in the empty hall. These tracks are the music of a previously suppressed and dormant creativity, returning to find the world drastically changed but still thirsting for true music.

This is Interior Landscapes.

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Raga Bhimpalasi in Jhaptaal feat. Jasdeep Singh by Joel Veena

Raga Bhimpalasi in Jhaptaal feat. Jasdeep Singh

Joel Veena

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This rendition of afternoon raga Bhimpalasi is the first known collaboration between the 20-stringed Indian slide guitar and the jori:

The jorī traces its origins to the 18th-century dukkar baaj (a style of playing developed around the kettle drums used in folk music) and developed further in the Punjab region of south Asia. The drums gained favor

This rendition of afternoon raga Bhimpalasi is the first known collaboration between the 20-stringed Indian slide guitar and the jori:

The jorī traces its origins to the 18th-century dukkar baaj (a style of playing developed around the kettle drums used in folk music) and developed further in the Punjab region of south Asia. The drums gained favor in the royal courts and darbars of maharajas as it was able to effectively accompany a wider array of genres than that of the pakhawaj. ​ The jorī gave birth to what has now become the most popular form of Hindustani percussion, the tabla. Due to the tabla's great versatility and popularity, the jorī has declined in popularity during the modern era to the such a rarity that its intricacies are maintained by only a few artists.

Here, the jori is played by one of today's leading exponents and researchers of the instrument: Jasdeep Singh. Singh has published numerous papers on the history of the drums and their usage (www.jasdeep.co.uk/publications) and also builds the drums himself.

Jasdeep Singh and Joel Veena connected over social media during the end of the year in 2020 and started discussing the possibilities for collaboration. In particular they were inspired by the historic early performances of Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and tabla maestro... more credits released April 7, 2021 Composition in Bhimpalasi by Pt. Alok Lahiri, arranged by Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer

Indian slide guitar - Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer Jori - Jasdeep Singh

Recorded by Joel Veena & Jasdeep Singh Mixed by Joel Veena, Root Cellar Sound, Vermont USA Mastered by Tom Hutten, Bionic Mastering, Vermont USA Album art by Sumeru Salla, Design & Story

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Milap by Joel Veena & Amit Singhal

Milap

Joel Veena & Amit Singhal

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On a sweltering hot April afternoon in Delhi, I met my musical brothers Suraj Nirwan and Amit Singhal at NRAI Studios in Delhi. We had prepared one original piece (Jai Love) and one classical raga (Raga Jog) for recording. Magic happened inside the studio: Amit and my riyaz sessions earlier were given fresh rhythmic direction by Suraj as we

On a sweltering hot April afternoon in Delhi, I met my musical brothers Suraj Nirwan and Amit Singhal at NRAI Studios in Delhi. We had prepared one original piece (Jai Love) and one classical raga (Raga Jog) for recording. Magic happened inside the studio: Amit and my riyaz sessions earlier were given fresh rhythmic direction by Suraj as we arranged the pieces to carry our personalities and show our musicianship. During the session, I asked my friends, "Imagine if we could do this everyday, meet here and record music, what a life that would be..." It was a sentiment that resonated with all three of us and we used it as inspiration and focus to make the best performance possible...because it's not everyday that three good friends can record music together, making a musical message of harmony for the world. We are thankful to be able to share this music with you all.

Special thanks to: Our Gurus: Pt. Alok Lahiri, Pt. Subhash Nirwan and Shri Harsh Wardhan also Vidhi Salla, Puraskar Nirwan, Rohit Kullu, Sumeru Salla, our loving and supportive families. credits released September 2, 2019

Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer - Indian slide guitar Amit Singhal - Bansuri Suraj Nirwan - Tabla

Recorded at NRAI Studios, Delhi by Rohit Kullu Mixed by Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer, Root Cellar Sound, Vermont USA Mastered by Tom Hutten, Bionic Mastering, Vermont USA Produced by Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer Photography by Vidhi Salla Graphic design by Sumeru Salla, Design & Story

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Sacred Groves: Live in Europe by Joel Veena & Kees van Boxtel

Sacred Groves: Live in Europe

Joel Veena & Kees van Boxtel

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In April of 2019, Kees van Boxtel, Shabbir Hussein and I loaded up a small hatchback car and took off for a whirlwind tour of Europe. We played in small, humble and beautiful venues in Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Germany while being hosted by friends and music lovers throughout the journey. Thanks to Kees’ ambition, we recorded just about

In April of 2019, Kees van Boxtel, Shabbir Hussein and I loaded up a small hatchback car and took off for a whirlwind tour of Europe. We played in small, humble and beautiful venues in Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Germany while being hosted by friends and music lovers throughout the journey. Thanks to Kees’ ambition, we recorded just about every concert. Now I’m happy to share with you a collection of those recordings in our album ‘Sacred Groves - Live in Europe'. We attempted to make the album follow a similar structure as our performances. In Europe, I learned, it is typical for concerts to have a ‘pause’ half way through or even just 40 minutes in. First we would play a full Raga (on the album, we selected Raga Yaman with alap, jhaptaal (10 beats) and teental (16 beats). Then we would take a pause, followed by some lighter pieces: Kees’ beautiful dhun in Raga Hamsadhwani and guruji Pt Alok Lahiri’s dhun in Mishra Bhairavi to close. credits released August 16, 2019

Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer - Indian slide guitar Kees van Boxtel - Bansuri Shabbir Hussain - Tabla

Recorded by Kees van Boxtel during our concert at Tao Sangha Zentrum in Dornbirn, Austria on April 13, 2019.

Mixed by Joel Eisenkramer, Root Cellar Sound, in Vermont USA.

Special thanks to all our wonderful hosts throughout the tour: Roopa ji, Frans at Art Base, Hannah, and Rolf.

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Chintan by Joel Veena & Amit Singhal

Chintan

Joel Veena & Amit Singhal

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Chintan is a jugalbandi (or duet, literally translated as 'entwined twins') between Indian slide guitarist Joel Veena (USA) and Bansuri artist Amit Singhal (INDIA). Joel and Amit met in 2016 by chance at a sarod concert in Delhi. After several missed connections, they finally sat down to play together in the winter of 2018 in Amit's home in

Chintan is a jugalbandi (or duet, literally translated as 'entwined twins') between Indian slide guitarist Joel Veena (USA) and Bansuri artist Amit Singhal (INDIA). Joel and Amit met in 2016 by chance at a sarod concert in Delhi. After several missed connections, they finally sat down to play together in the winter of 2018 in Amit's home in Chandni Chowk, Delhi. They quickly found a brilliant chemistry while playing together, held three days of practice sessions and then headed to Satish Babbar Studio to record this album. What has emerged is an exciting, fresh rendition of Raga Bhimpalasi by two young artists exploring their collaborative potential. Also, a studio rendition of Joel Veena's original song, 'Jai Love', often performed at his concerts.

Despite the quickness with which this album came together, a good many hours were spent in planning their improvisations and how to make an effective recording even without tabla accompaniment. Hence Amit came up with the title 'Chintan' or 'thought and meditation.' credits released April 30, 2018

Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer - Indian slide guitar Amit Singhal - Bansuri

Recorded at Satish Babbar Studios, Delhi by Manku Gurpreet Mixed by Joel Eisenkramer, Root Cellar Sound Mastered by Tom Hutten, Bionic Mastering

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The Peacock (feat. Suraj Nirwan) by Joel Veena

The Peacock (feat. Suraj Nirwan)

Joel Veena

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Original composition by Joel Veena, livicated to dear friend Jon Harms and performed live at House Concerts Delhi featuring Suraj Nirwan's impeccable tabla playing.

This track was re-mastered in January 2020 by Tom Hutten, Bionic Mastering - if you downloaded it before then, please be sure to download the new version. Tom did beautiful work.

Original composition by Joel Veena, livicated to dear friend Jon Harms and performed live at House Concerts Delhi featuring Suraj Nirwan's impeccable tabla playing.

This track was re-mastered in January 2020 by Tom Hutten, Bionic Mastering - if you downloaded it before then, please be sure to download the new version. Tom did beautiful work. credits released June 12, 2017 Indian Slide Guitar - Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer Tabla - Suraj Nirwan Composition by Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer

Recorded by House Concerts Delhi Mixed by Joel Eisenkramer for Root Cellar Sound in Brattleboro, Vermont USA Mastered by Tom Hutten, Bionic Mastering, Vermont USA

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Unexpected Blessings by Joel Veena

Unexpected Blessings

Joel Veena

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This album is dedicated to tabla maestro Pt. Subhash Nirwan, whose magical appearance in my life opened the doors to Indian music by providing me with my teacher, Dr. Ranjan Kumar, and some of my closest musical companions.

Here, the Indian slide guitar is presented in many different settings; from traditional, to fusion and beyond. In no other

This album is dedicated to tabla maestro Pt. Subhash Nirwan, whose magical appearance in my life opened the doors to Indian music by providing me with my teacher, Dr. Ranjan Kumar, and some of my closest musical companions.

Here, the Indian slide guitar is presented in many different settings; from traditional, to fusion and beyond. In no other recording will you hear the slide guitar playing a duet with the handpan, used as the carrier with a vocoder or in a fusion of Carnatic South Indian music and middle eastern drumming. It is a labor of love, recorded in India and in the US with world class musicians from around the globe.

Please accept my musical offering, play it far and wide, may it bring you peace, joy, strength and inspiration in all that you do. credits released February 15, 2017

Tracks 1, 3, and 6 were recorded and mixed by Matt Hall at Guilford Sound in Guilford, Vermont USA.

Track 2 was recorded at the Red Velvet Recording Room by Varun Gupta in Gurgaon, India. It was mixed by Matt Hall at Guilford Sound.

Track 4 was recorded live at Gratitude Heritage Home by Kees van Boxtel in Pondicherry, India. Kees mixed the track at Bless U Studio in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Track 5 was recorded and mixed at Root Cellar Sound by Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer in Brattleboro, Vermont USA.

The album was mastered by Tom Hutten at Bionic Mastering in Chester, Vermont USA

The album art is by ESK Evan Wilson, Instagram: @evaneskwilson

Special thanks to all who helped to make this album possible, including... Marcia Hylan, Peter Eisenkramer, Dan DeWalt, Vidhi Salla, Suraj Nirwan, Puraskar Nirwan, Matt Hall, Jed Blume, Kees van Boxtel, Gordon Korstange, Jeanne Korstange, Dylan & Megan Richardson, Matt DiLuzio, David Snyder, Todd Roach, Virginia Soukoup, Ranjan Kumar, Tom Hutten, Paul Eisenkramer, and Bhaba Sindhu Biswas and his team for making the instrument I play on this recording.

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Live from India by Joel Veena

Live from India

Joel Veena

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My first album of slide guitar music :) . 'Eco-pak sleeve' printed by Atomic Discs in the USA in 2015 with photography by Shanta LE and art design by Peter Eisenkramer.

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Sacred Groves: Peace at Home by Joel Veena & Kees van Boxtel

Sacred Groves: Peace at Home

Joel Veena & Kees van Boxtel

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During the first 12 days of lock-down here in Mumbai, Kees and I recorded ragas together over Skype and broadcast them live on Facebook. These were our prayers for the health workers, our offerings of peace and joy to those in isolation and our messages of hope for humanity. With the confinement of the population, animals have begun to reemerge in

During the first 12 days of lock-down here in Mumbai, Kees and I recorded ragas together over Skype and broadcast them live on Facebook. These were our prayers for the health workers, our offerings of peace and joy to those in isolation and our messages of hope for humanity. With the confinement of the population, animals have begun to reemerge in the cleaner air and quieter surrounds of the city. In addition to Indian slide guitar and bansuri, you can hear the birds of Mumbai on this recording. credits released May 7, 2020

Indian slide guitar - Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer Bansuri - Kees van Boxtel

Recorded and produced by Joel Veena & Kees van Boxtel Mixed and mastered by Joel Veena, Root Cellar Sound, Mumbai India

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Amazing Grace by Joel Veena

Amazing Grace

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Amazing Grace

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March 28 2020 I was scheduled to perform my concert 'Ragas of Transformation' at the Bandra Base in Mumbai. Then the COVID19 madness struck and all the venues shut and we entered into lockdown shortly there after. I had planned the concert for a long time, so instead of canceling entirely I decided to stream live from our living room. Some

March 28 2020 I was scheduled to perform my concert 'Ragas of Transformation' at the Bandra Base in Mumbai. Then the COVID19 madness struck and all the venues shut and we entered into lockdown shortly there after. I had planned the concert for a long time, so instead of canceling entirely I decided to stream live from our living room. Some listeners were asking me to play the national anthem. But I thought Amazing Grace would be more appropriate, as the situation we are facing goes beyond any one country and we as all humanity must pray for grace.

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