FACING EAST GROUP CONCERTS
The Facing East Indian Jazz Fusion Ensemble creates
a harmonious blend of East Indian musical styles with
Western arrangements, harmony and instrumentation.
Founded on a deep love and respect for the traditional
East Indian music that serves as a source of inspiration,
gifted flutist and composer John
Wubbenhorst has created a large body of original
compositions that range in energy from meditative
to high-energy. The compositions are based around
the potential of East Indian music systems and the
bansuri flute. Listen to
the recordings of the Facing East Group.
FACING EAST TRIO CONCERTS
The Facing East Trio skillfully blends the textures
of the Indian bansuri with percussion and either bass,
guitar or keyboard. The Facing East Trio delights
the audience with their masterful renditions of original
music. At times meditative, at times exhilerating
and always soulful, the music uniquely blends traditional
Indian Ragas with western and other world elements.
CONCERTS featuring
Flute, Voice & Percussion
Line ups include:
• John Wubbenhorst with
Subash Chandran on ghatam
(clay pot) and konnokol (East Indian vocal percussion)
and Ganesh Kumar on Kanjira (hand frame drum). These
musicians have dazzeled audiences on the Facing
Beloved CD and tour and again on the Sacred
Sound.
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to samples from the Sacred Sound CD
• John, with Humayun Khan on vocals, harmonium
and surmandal. The music features the moving vocals
of Afghan native, Humayun Khan a rising star of Afghanistan.
The music is a result of compositions they created
reflecting the deep desire to bring peace and healing
to the planet and be an example of Spiritual Unity
through music. A heart moving blend of traditional
East Indian classical music and World influences.
• John on bansuri with Marianne
Svasek singing in the ancient traditional East
Indian Drupad style with percussion accompaniment.
•John on bansuri with Marianne
Svasek singing in the ancient traditional East
Indian Dhrupad style with percussion accompaniment.
Dhrupad is one of the oldest forms of expression in
North Indian music and reflects a deep sacred disposition.
Marianne also plays the Sarangi (ancient East Indian
stringed instrument known to imitate the timbre and
inflections of the human voice and for it’s
emotional expression).
