suggests a fusion of the spiritual and the emotive.
David Pontbriand draws from his intimate knowledge of north Indian classical raga, and Shawn P. Russell contributes his extensive background in world, and especially south Indian, percussion.
How to describe the music?
"I like to call it raga fission.....in a way that really describes what is going on here. We have taken our inspiration from raga-tala form and style, but have proceeded toward a more free, and episodic, improvisational format. Our music is dedicated to the process of music-making itself.
---David Pontbriand
The music of OM RASA breaks fresh ground in the genre of instrumental world-fusion, forging a new American music for classical Indian instruments.
Copyright 2007 David Pontbriand Arts
For more information and music samples from our new CD release "RAGA FISSION", please visit the Om Rasa website:
