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Raga Gospel Ministries part 2 neerajprem 173 views This is a television show on the Vision television network. This show is produced by the Raga Gospel ministries, where we try to bring the different taste and style of gosp...
Raga Gospel Ministries neerajprem 335 views This is a television show on the Vision television network. This show is produced by the Raga Gospel ministries, where we try to bring the different taste and style of gosp...
Cable14 Hamilton Life neerajprem 403 views This is a recording of the Hamilton Television cable14 where Neeraj Prem is supported by his son Sajan Prem on Tabla. This is a christian song based on the Lords prayer.
Punjabi Cooking show with Nikki and Joe neerajprem 4,129 views This is a punjabi cooking show where the two chef's starts fighting beacuse they are punjabi's.
Go Back Stage part 3 neerajprem 349 views Neeraj Prem's ragaffaire performs for the Hamilton Spectator for the south asia heritage month festival. Karthik Ramalingam on flute and Hindol Majumdar on Tabla. Hosted by...
crossroads neerajprem 115 views Neeraj Prem performing for the Crossroads centre in Burlington, Ontario for the mission services in India. This was a telethone which was done for the devlopment of the sch...
Himachali Dhun neerajprem 511 views This is Himachali folk tune. Himachal is the north of India and is very rich with it's traditions and culture. Neeraj Prem is playing for the omni TV in Toronto.
Bhatiyali neerajprem 1,833 views This is bangali folk tune called Bhatiyali. It was made very popular by Ustad Vilayat Khan. This is Neeraj Prem performing for the television
Badhai ho neerajprem 289 views This is a television interview of Neeraj Prem on the show Badhai Ho on the Omni TV in Toronto
Cable 14 neerajprem 133 views A television interview for a festival promotion.

About Ragaffaire

Indian Classical and folk music.
Indian music fused with western sensibilities and sounds.

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Dec 7, 2011

Date Joined

Oct 16, 2006

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Indian music occupies a vivid place in our Western imaginations. Exotic scenes of colourful silks and spiritual love affairs fill our every breath as we allow the sensual sounds to penetrate our being. Through artists like Peter Gabriel and The Beatles, Indian music has been made accessible to our ears. With the increased popularity of Bollywood films, Indian music spreads even more into our cultural landscape.

With the growing expansion of Indian music into our mainstream culture, it becomes important to maintain the heart of its heritage while simultaneously evolving it. Terms like 'fusion' and 'cross-over' are being used as a way to categorize what is happening all over the world. People, cultures and traditions are mixing and mingling. This is a revolutionary time where new sounds are emerging from ancient rhythms.

Neeraj Prem's Ragaffaire is a performance group that harnesses the classical tradition of Indian music while penetrating their sounds into this modern day and age. Founded by virtuoso sitarist Neeraj Prem, the ensemble is a potent blend of highly accomplished musicians from a myriad of cultural backgrounds.

What started as a quest to render the Indian Raags and Taalas in complex and simple ways, has developed into a musical language of union between cultures. Initially, the group was a collection of musicians focusing on the heart of Indian heritage, but as their music grew, so too did the people who wanted to play with them. Karthik Ramalingam plays the Indian bamboo flute with Ragaffaire. He was trained by Pt. Janardhan, a disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar. He says of the group's leader Neeraj Prem, "He is extremely open-minded, fearless, and treats all fellow musicians with equal respect."

It is this openness and fearlessness that has invited new sounds to enter the sphere of Ragaffaire and carry it to where it is today. Now the ensemble includes musicians of other strongly rooted backgrounds such as Africa, Afghanistan, Iran, along with integrating styles like jazz and hip hop.

As Ragaffaire travels through North America and abroad sharing their music, they have been attracting the attention of other high profile musicians who want to be part of their fusing musical conversations that are erupting in dynamic mystical experiences of musical alchemy.

It is 'World Jazz Fusion' at its best, as each performance by Ragaffaire stirs up a musical conversation between the hearts of multiple backgrounds. It is a journey into the mythology of all our cultural roots, calling us to experience the spiritual union of where we came from. The mystical Indian sounds blend with the African beats, accompanied by jazz compositions and hip hop rhythmic treats.

All geographic barriers are dissolved, and a new sense of Indian music is felt, as it no longer seems to come from a distant and far away land Instead it is right where you are, intertwining with your roots, and melting the barriers to your heart.

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