dhruva'
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dhruva's seven 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 album, Chincoteague Pony and Songs of the Sea, is 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). See NEW RELEASES for her latest digital albums, Made in America and Made in China!
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
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
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
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."
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!