dhruva'
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dhruva's eight solo CDs of original music and her duo project with Erik Hanson, Symbiotic, are available through all the major streaming services and on Bandcamp. Her children's albums, Chincoteague Pony and Songs of the Sea and Wild in the Woodlands are available through Etsy Contact the artist directly for physical CDs of the other recordings as well as limited copies of Angel Patrol (with Angel Patrol) and Stories and Songs of Creative Creatures (with Gail Neary Herman and Elaine Wine).
"Wild in the Woodlands" takes listeners on a journey to the forest to meet many of its wild inhabitants: "Bear," "Deer," "Skunk," "Raccoon," "Peepers," "Rabbit," "Bat," "Fox," "Possum," "Hiking," "Campfire," and "Whippoorwill." Put on your hiking boots and come on a wild adventure!
Children's album of thirteen original songs with accompanying mini-coloring book. "The lessons learned about turtles, dolphins, seashells, seahorse, seabirds, ghost crabs, and Chincoteague Ponies accompany dhruva's soothing alto vocals, along with the many instruments she plays so well." Amazon review
"Made in America" is a collection of musical snapshots of American scenes, seven new songs with videos available on YouTube and five others selected from previously released albums. It is a companion album to the co-released "Made in China."
"Made in China" is a collection of original bilingual English-Chinese songs and instrumentals featuring traditional Chinese instruments. These songs depict some of my experiences in China and my respect and love for the Chinese people and their culture. Videos for all the songs on "Made in China" are on YouTube.
Journey from China to Costa Rica with stops along the way in Minnesota, Texas, Vienna and beyond in this acoustic collection of story-songs and ballads sung in a soothing alto voice and accompanied by harmonica, flute, recorder and more. "Singing in three languages throughout the twelve new creations, interspersing Chinese, Spanish and English, she artfully weaves personal stories and the tales of others to just plain 'sing about life.'" Amy Shuman, Cumberland Times-News reviewer
Memorable songs ranging from acoustic guitar blues to piano ballads to island sounds. dhruva's signature deep contralto voice coaxes the listener to take a deep breath and journey to another place. Sublime guitar accompaniments provided by Erik Hanson as well as dhruva's own flute melodies mingle with cello, steel drum, harmonica and percussion in bringing these songs to life. Thirteen original songs plus a tasteful cover of the classic "Summertime."
Tessitura is the blending of many musical textures together to create an experience in which dhruva's earthy alto voice invites listeners to relax, to ponder, to groove, to laugh, to remember and to celebrate the simple joys of being alive. "Anyone hearing this for the first time will say, 'No one is writing music like this nowadays.' And yet it is absolutely in touch with our times." John Farley
Debut recording on which the artist provides all vocal and instrumental accompaniments, with the exception of one track. Instruments include guitar, piano, bass, flute, mandolin, harmonica, bowed psaltry, congas and other percussion instruments. The songs range in style from funky folk-rock and sultry jazz to haunting piano ballads. Fourteen original songs plus!