Chopping wood (and carrying water)
Chopping wood (and carrying water) – that’s what this year has felt like so far. We’ve been grinding things out. Sometimes its been hard. …
A Flow of Light
NEW RELEASE – A song played on the bamboo flute by Anton van Rensburg. Now available for streaming on all the various music services including: …
After the Storm
An original soundscape including many layers from the elements and nature, accompanied by my own composition on the Indian bamboo flute – an evening song. …
African Roads
This is my second composition / bandish in this mood. Following the first in October, it has taken more than two months to release and …
A Tropical Forest Song
A TROPICAL FOREST SONG on the bansuri And finally setting pen to paper. A bandish is a fixed, melodic composition in Indian Classical music and …
Tvameva | You Truly Are
A Sanskrit mantra and universal prayer of love and gratitude played on the bansuri (Indian bamboo flute). Tvameva Maataa Ca Pitaa TvamevaTvameva Bandhush-Ca Sakhaa TvamevaTvameva …
The Gayatri Mantra
THE GAYATRI MANTRA When I studied mantras it was suggested to select a personal mantra and use it as the basis of starting a mantra …
Feathers and Flutes – Part 3
The importance of breath – A sunrise meditation. Today I am playing an E flute, and then the smaller A flute. In other words, Sa …
Feathers and Flutes – Part 2
“The bansuri – the way you hear is the way you play.” Getting in and staying in tune on the bansuri requires long and meticulous …
Feathers and Flutes – Part 1
Raga Bhopali is a pentatonic scale – it uses 5 notes in ascending and descending scale. This raga is normally played in the first part …