Trina Basu

Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy: Nakshatra

by Dan McClenaghan
January 2, 2023

“Nakshatra: A Sanscrit word evocative of constellations, stars and interconnectedness." Meera Dugal Two violinists immersed in the sounds of India—that would be Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy. Nakshatra, the duo's debut recording, opens with “Offering." An expansive drone backdrops a deliberative melody. They sound as if they are looking for God--or something similar. They sound, indeed, like the universe after the cosmic blast of the big bang, when things began to coalesce and gravity started to assert itself, ...