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Ragas Live Festival has received attention in 100+ outlets across North and South America, Europe and India.
Financial Times, Review 10/17/2023 New York’s Ragas Live Festival brings together past and present, east and west
“★★★★★”
The way the festival squared the circle, between past and present, with historical precedents and influences leapfrogging each other, was invigorating. It’s a special experience to hear cultures speak to each other across time and space, and how supposedly old ideas are so vital.
Gothamist 10/14/23 Sleep overnight at this 24-hour, ecstatic music festival in Red Hook “This is the festival in the world that I look forward to the most every year.”
WNYC/NPR New Sounds, Feature story, 11/20/2020, #4432, The Indian Influence (1hr feature)
New York Music Daily, Event preview, 11/16/2020, A Global Cast of Characters Reinvent Classic Indian Themes With a Massive Webcast
The Wild City, Feature story, 11/17/2020, Terry Riley, Zakir Hussain, Toumani Diabate & More To Perform As Part Of Ragas Live Festival
Pioneer Works, Event preview, 11/19/2020, Color the Mind: 24 Hours of Ragas, Live!
The New Yorker, 11/16/2020, Ragas Live Festival “A global online celebration.”
CKCU, Feature story, 11/19/2020, David Dalle features Ragas Live
The Vinyl District, Event preview, 11/19/2020, Ragas Live Festival to be reimagined as an epic 24-hour live broadcast, 11/21–11/22
The Wire UK, Airplay, 11/09/2020, Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music
Mundofonias, Airplay, 11/09/2020, Mundofonías 2020 #79 Mares y ragas / Seas and ragas
India Currents, Event preview, 11/06/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020 is 24 Hours of Global Resonance
Avant Music News, Mention, 11/25/2020, AMN Picks of the Week
Avant Music News, Album review, 11/23/2020, AMN Reviews: Brooklyn Raga Massive – In D (2020; Bandcamp)
NYCity123.com, Event preview, 11/22/2020, Stream 24 hours of music from around the world
Club Free Time, Event preview, 11/22/2020, Concert | 9th Annual Ragas Festival: Indian Music From Around the World (live-streamed, virtual)
Thrillist - New York, Event preview, 11/20/2020, 9 Actually Fun Things to Do in NYC This Weekend
Liberissimo, Album review, 11/20/2020, Brooklyn Raga Massive - In D
Musicalnews.com, Album review, 11/20/2020, Brooklyn Raga Massive – In D
Unidivers.Fr, Event preview, 11/18/2020, TOKO TELO au Ragas Live Festival 2020 NYC – (sur Internet) Pioneer Works Broadcast New York
WRIR's Global a Go-Go, Highlight, 11/18/2020, #1 Chart position, November 10-16, 2020
Anti-Music.com, Event preview, 11/16/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020
Green Man Review, Album review, 11/16/2020, Brooklyn Raga Massive’s In D
WRIR - Global A Go-Go, Airplay, 11/16/2020, Back to Soweto
NYS Music, Event preview, 11/16/2020, Wave Farm to Host Ragas Live Festival on November 21-22 <a href="https://nysmusic.com/2020/11/16/wave-farm-to-host-ragas-live-festival-on-november-21-22/">Read more at NYS Music... </a>
Chronogram.com, Event preview, 11/16/2020, WGXC Airs Ragas Live Festival | November 20-21
Newsbreak.com, Event preview, 11/16/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020 to Feature Legends of World Music from 13 cities Around the Globe
World Music Central, Event preview, 11/16/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020 to Feature Legends of World Music from 13 cities Around the Globe
WFMU, Event preview, 11/14/2020, The Annual Ragas Live Marathon Goes Virtual - and International!
Classic FM, Event preview, 11/12/2020, The best classical music and opera online streams available
95bFM, Airplay, 11/12/2020, The One to Four with Sigrid: November 12, 2020
Grateful Web, Event preview, 11/10/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020 reimagines the world music festival with an epic 24-hour, 24 set Live Broadcast
WPR (Wisconsin Public Radio), Event preview, 11/10/2020, Ragas Live Festival
WKCR, Airplay, 11/10/2020, Rag Aur Tal/ Ragas Live Preview Sunday!
WKCR, Event preview, 11/10/2020, Ragas Live 2020!!!!
Classical Music Daily, Mention, 11/05/2020, November 2020 Newsletter
Afropop Worldwide, Event preview, 11/03/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020 reimagines the world music festival with an epic 24-hour, 24 set Live Broadcast
Desi News, Event preview, 11/03/2020, RAGAS LIVE FESTIVAL 2020 WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL REIMAGINED
Saathee Magazine, Highlight, 11/02/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020
India Currents, Event preview, 10/30/2020, Ragas Liove Festival
Brooklyn Vegan, Listing, 10/28/2020, This Week's Livestreams
NYC Noise, Listing, 10/28/2020, Nov 2020 listings
The Jazz Mann, Event preview, 10/28/2020, Ragas Live Festival - 24 Hour Livestream Event - 21st - 22nd November 2020. Thursday, October 22, 2020
WKCR, Event preview, 10/25/2020, Ragas Live Festival – Crossroads: Jay Gandhi & Yacouba Sissoko
Clouzine, Social media mention, 10/22/2020, Ragas Live Festival 2020 reimagines the #worldmusicfestival
The New York Times: 3/14/2021 Jason Mantzoukas Has Had Time to Really Geek Out on Music
NYT: I know that you studied transcendental music. Was that something you came back to this year?
Jason Mantzoukas: Huge. I feel like holy music has been reintroduced into my life. I’ve gone back to Moroccan Gnawa music. Also a lot of great spiritual jazz stuff — the Alice Coltrane record from a couple of years ago. Did you watch “Ragas Live,” by any chance? You can sign up and watch the whole thing: 24 hours of uninterrupted, absolutely incredible music performances. They had Zakir Hussain, Terry Riley, all these names. They’re all playing from home, so they’re like, “Here’s Terry Riley from Japan!” They went to Venezuela and played this band I’ve never heard of, fronted by this woman named Betsayda Machado. Do you know who this is? I’m going to send you a song. The visual of them out in this beautiful, idyllic, lush green setting, with the river behind them and people going by and boats, and they’re singing and playing this — I was, like, mouth agape. I stood up, I got so excited.
One of the true surprises of the year was that I listened to a lot of music that made me want to dance around. The Machado song makes me move. All I do is sit and read, sit and type, sit and watch — I don’t need music that just pushes me further into the chair. There’s something about forcing myself to expend energy, even if it’s just out on my porch for 10 minutes. There’s something about that release. That is such a part of my normal life, either through performing or being with friends.
The BEST NYC CONCERTS OF 2017 (New York MUSIC DAILY)
"Prime time for haunting, rarely heard morning ragas reinvented by an adventurous cast of Indian musicians"
Summer Sounds: Eight Concerts to Catch in NYC (the Village Voice)
Indian classical music being a long-form proposition, immersion is highly recommended. The diving doesn't get much deeper than this 24-hour festival, which has been produced since 2012 as a radio program by NYC Radio Live and Brooklyn Raga Massive. ..
A Raga Renaissance Flowers in brooklyn (NY times)
The jeweled raiment and serene kohl-rimmed eyes of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and the arts, were projected on a screen behind the stage one recent evening at Pioneer Works, the exhibition and performance space in Red Hook, Brooklyn. ....
Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works (Star Revue)
Whether you are a devoted student of Ragas, Indian Classical Music, an avid admirer, or a casual listener who has simply heard it streaming out of yoga studio sound systems, the Ragas Live Festival, now in its fifth year, is an awesome joy to behold. ...
First Ever Marathon Live Radio Broadcast of Indian Ragas (News India Times)
Years ago while traveling around the world, David Ellenbogen, executive producer at New York City’s WKCR radio station, ended up in Calcutta, “at the feet” of Debashish Bhattacharya” whom he describes as “the greatest guitarist in the world” and the experience as akin to “climbing the Himalayas.” ...
Mundofonías (41 radio stations) / RNE (Spanish National Radio), Event preview, 09/18/2018, Mundofonías 2018 #75 | Ragas Live Text
Bandcamp Daily, Feature story, 11/02/2017, Brooklyn Raga Massive Revives India’s Classical Sound Text
The New York Times, Event preview, 10/04/2018, 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend Text
Gothamnist, Event preview, 10/02/2017, The Best Things To Do In NYC This Week Text
Songlines, Event preview, 10/10/2018, 24 hour raga people
India Currents, Event preview, 09/08/2018, Ragas Live Festival Returns Text
Saathee Magazine, Event preview, 09/27/2017, Ragas Live Festival 2018 Text
World Music Central, Event preview, 09/21/2018, RAGAS LIVE FESTIVAL 2018, A 24 HOUR MUSIC EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY Text
Broadway World, Event preview, 08/25/2018, Ragas Live Festival Brings Music to Brooklyn Text
News India Times, Feature story, 09/24/2018, 24-hour ragas music festival to be held in New York City Text
New York Music Daily, Mention, 09/26/2018, Magical, Cinematic Jazz Nocturnes From Aakash Mittal at Lincoln Center Text
My Brooklyn Calendar, Listing, 09/28/2018, Ragas Live 24 Hr FestivalText
I Love New York, Listing, 09/28/2018, Ragas Live 24 Hr Festival Text
Explore Brooklyn, Listing, 09/28/2018, Ragas Live Festival Text
Red Hook Star Revue, Event preview, 10/01/2018, Things to do this October Text
NYC's City Guide, Listing, 09/28/2018, Ragas Live 24 Hr Festival Text
Desi News, Event preview, 09/24/2018, 24-hour ragas music festival to be held in New York City Text
Brokelyn, Listing, 09/24/2018, Ragas Live Festival Text
Masalahq, Listing, 09/20/2018, Ragas Live Festival 2018 Text
MASALAHQ, Event preview, 09/05/2018, Ragas Live Festival 2018 Text
BKLYNER, Listing, 09/24/2018, Ragas Live Festival Text
Brokelyn, Event preview, 09/23/2018, Ragas Live Festival Text
TremendAgenda, Event preview, 08/25/2018, Ragas Live Festival 2018 Text
NewMusicUsA, Event preview, 09/09/2017, RAGAS LIVE RETROSPECTIVE ALBUM RELEASE PARTY WITH KARUNA TRIO Text
Diwali Festivals Grow in US, From Disney to Times Square (The New York Times)
New York City's Rubin Museum will mark Diwali with an overnight Ragas Live Festival featuring more than 50 Indian classical musicians performing amid the museum's collection of sacred Himalayan art. The event begins Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. ...
24-hour Indian classical music marathon in New York over weekend (Economy Lead)
A unique 24-hour Indian classical music marathon, the Ragas LiveFestival, with a multi-national and multi-ethnic cast of over 60 musicians is set to be broadcast this weekend here and streamed live on the Internet for listeners around the world. It is billed as longest broadcast of Indian classical performed live. ...
World Music Day: The Ragas Live Festival in New York to hold 24-hour long Indian classical music marathon! (Bollywood Life)
This is the fourth Raga Festival and this year it will add a six-and-a-half-hour free concert at the Central Park on Sunday, which is the day of the Summer Solstice. Sunday is also International Day of Yoga when there will be a yoga session in Times Square with the expected participation of 30,000 people. ...
