Simon Thacker's unique nine piece East/West group The Nava Rasa Ensemble perform the final movement of Nigel Osborne's The Birth of Naciteka for guitar concertante. Based on a Hindu myth, the piece was recently premiered on an acclaimed UK tour and will be released on CD later in 2010. Hear previews at http://www.myspace.com/navarasaensemble. It continues Nigel's search for an Indian classical modernism.
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The Nava Rasa Ensemble are:
Simon Thacker: classical guitar
Jyotsna Srikanth: Carnatic (South Indian) violin
Sarvar Sabri: tabla
The Edinburgh Quartet: string quartet
Mario Lima Caribé da Rocha: double bass
Iain Sandilands: percussion
Film by Ruth Barrie
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