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About Prasanna Ramaswamy
Instrument: Guitar
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by John Kelman
Prasanna's Be the Change (Susila Music, 2003) was a remarkable combination of the South Indian Carnatic tradition with a fusion energy comparable to better-known guitarists like John McLaughlin. Electric Ganesha Land moves away from jazz, paying tribute to legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix. The lineup features Prasanna alone or with a number of Indian musicians playing traditional percussion instruments, and it is far from imitative.
Be the Change focused on Prasanna's strong compositional skills and rich harmonic language. Electric Ganesha ...
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