I play guitar, tabla, sitar, & santoor in London, recording and performing with open-minded collaborators. I release sounds as ‘Rāga Junglism’, mixing jazz, Indian classical, jungle, etc…
• Showreel | Rāga Junglism •
Salaman (Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko): I’ve loved this composition since ripping it from a Frome Library CD when I was 14... Originally performed by the legendary kora duet on their ‘New Ancient Strings’ album, Based on ‘Tita’, a love song from Western Mali (...the b6 has a ‘between minor and major’ tuning...handled here with a messy bend)
And if you like this stuff then check out Derek Gripper, the true master of arranging Toumani Diabaté for the guitar! @derek_gripper
#kora #worldmusic #mali #africanmusic #guitarsolo @toumanidiabatemusic @ballake.sissoko
Sep 2
Raag Jog: exploring different ways the electric guitar can support a Dhrupad-ang nomtom (syllabic improvisation)...
(From ‘Around the World in Eight Ragas’: my show with Ashwin Baliga & Marc Clayton at Mehfil Space on 11 Jun 2026) @ashwinbaligaofficial @marc_plays_tabla @mehfilspace
#dhrupad #raga #indianmusic #icm #worldmusic
Jun 28
Raag Kafi: Electric guitar improv around the adha bandish ‘Aaj Khel Shaam Sang Hori’
(From ‘Around the World in Eight Ragas’: my show with Ashwin Baliga & Marc Clayton at Mehfil Space on 11 Jun 2026) @ashwinbaligaofficial @marc_plays_tabla @mehfilspace
#raga #indianmusic #icm #worldmusic #ragaguitar
Jun 22
Raag Jog: some sawal-jawab (‘question-answer’) fun with Marc Clayton on tabla
(From ‘Around the World in Eight Ragas’: my show with Ashwin Baliga & Marc Clayton at Mehfil Space on 11 Jun 2026) @ashwinbaligaofficial @marc_plays_tabla @mehfilspace
#raga #indianmusic #icm #worldmusic #ragaguitar
Jun 15
• No Kanjira •
- Acoustic guitar, sampled kit drums, and my (broken-skinned) tabla – plus a shattering of Jesse Bannister’s soaring Indo-jazz sax improv…
• Guitar World studies •
Dozens of short, fully-scored etudes for my Fresh Repertoire lesson series: focused on distilling core concepts from various global musical traditions, and reappraising some familiar guitaristic ideas along the way…
- Ornamented jazz walking bassline (Guitar World, 2020):
- ‘Santoor-ifying’ a Kafi/Dorian lick (Guitar World, 2019):
- Malian kora harps – melodic ideas (Guitar World, 2019):
[more on the way…lemme do some mastering]
• Odds & ends •
…assorted sonic things…
- Session projects: e.g. recording guitar parts for a BBC1 wildlife soundtrack (The Great British Year) – I remember playing along to a surprisingly violent deer chase.
- From wayback: some fingerstyle acoustic flamboyance as a teenager (Blues for Tommy):
