Ragamuffins: Baraka Moon and "Raga Bayragi"

Raga Bayragi - with Baraka Moon from Ken Adams on Vimeo.


Today's randomtune is a fusion of Indian raga and Sufi trance music. Raga Bayragi is by Baraka Moon, a Pakistani, Indian, Australian, American band which fuses the above with didgeridoo, global drums and guitar to create music that transcends boundaries. Legend has it that they were founded on the night of a full moon eclipse in 2008. Raga Bayragi can be found on their 2011 CD Baraka Moon.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: http://www.barakamoon.com/home.html

Please Do: Indian Ocean and "Let Me Speak"

Today's random tune is called Let Me Speak and is performed by Indian Ocean. A rock band formed in Delhi in 1990, Indian Ocean creates a fusion of folk, rock and Indian raga music, and are widely considered to be pioneers of fusion rock in India. They are also outspoken critics of record labels, releasing an album in 2010 completely online for free and preferring to generate revenue through concerts and sponsorships. Let Me Speak can be found on their 2003 album Jhini (re-released in 2011).

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_(band)

Who's That?: Baraka Moon and "Allah Hoo"

Take a little Indian raga and add a generous helping of Sufi trance music and you have our random tune today. Allah Hoo is by Baraka Moon, a Pakistani, Indian, Australian, American band which fuses the music listed above with a dash of didgeridoo, global drums and guitar to create music that transcends boundaries. Legend has it that they were founded on the night of a full moon eclipse in 2008. Allah Hoo can be found on their 2011 CD Baraka Moon.

Trancy Pants: Baraka Moon and "Raga Bayragi"

Raga Bayragi - with Baraka Moon from Ken Adams on Vimeo.

A fusion of Indian raga and Sufi trance music provides the basis for our random tune today. Raga Bayragi is by Baraka Moon, a Pakistani, Indian, Australian, American band which fuses the above with didgeridoo, global drums and guitar to create music that transcends boundaries. Legend has it that they were founded on the night of a full moon eclipse in 2008. Raga Bayragi can be found on their 2011 CD Baraka Moon.