Go Organic Orchestra + Brooklyn Raga Massive – Ragmala

“To give birth to the ancient in a new time is creation.”

—Carl Jung

Go: Organic Orchestra is a 21st-century vision of an orchestra of the future. Artistic director Adam Rudolph’s prototypical approach to composing and improvisational conducting embraces musical forms and cosmologies from around the world.

For the first time, Brooklyn Raga Massive, known for “preserving the past while blurring genres in an inventive spirit” (New York Times), will collaborate with Go: Organic Orchestra, creating an ensemble of over 25 musicians who will explore new dimensions in and around India’s traditional raga and tabla traditions.

Adam Rudolph, “a pioneer in world music” (New York Times) and a “master percussionist” (Musician), has a creative, forward-thinking vision. He is inspired by his work with countless legends of music including Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Philip Glass, L. Shankar, and Zakir Hussain. This collaboration with Brooklyn Raga Massive, known as “leaders of the Raga Renaissance” (New Yorker), promises to open new avenues of sonic exploration.

Brooklyn Raga Massive Artists:
Jay Gandhi – bansuri
Trina Basu – violin
Swaminathan Selvaganesh – kanjeera
Neel Murgai – sitar
Sameer Gupta – Tabla
David Ellenbogen – guitar
Arun Ramamurthy – violin

Go: Organic Orchestra Performing Artists:

Michel Gentile – c and alto flute, bamboo flutes
Sylvain Leroux – tambin, flute, bamboo flutes
Ze Luis – c and alto flute, bamboo flutes
Steve Gorn – bansuri flute, hichiriki
Sean Sonderegger – contrabass clarinet
Sara Schoenbeck – bassoon, sona
Julianne Carney-Chung – violin
Sana Nagano – violin
Charles Burnham – violin
Sarah Bernstein – violin
Richard Carr – violin
Stephanie Griffin – viola
Gwen Laster – viola
Jake Carkey – cello
Leco Reis – contrabass
Kenny Wessel – electric guitar
Alexis Marcelo – electric keyboards
Damon Banks – electric bass
Dan Kurfirst – cajon, frame drums, percussion
Rogerio Boccato – pandero, zabumba, percussion