- surf raga (10:27)
- arctic raga (10:34)
- fjord raga (11:04)
- pelagic raga (12:44)
- squall raga (11:50)
- reef raga (12:03)
Ocean Ragas explores the tradition of the Indian raga form, for solo piano and percussion.
1 – surf raga
Listening to the rhythm
beating against endless solidity
a fine then violent breeze
frothy, enlivening, pure
2 – arctic raga
Immoveable melting
raging underneath the calm
reversing the unbroken
liquid but unknowable
3 – fjord raga
Funneling from the great north
rockface a cradle
for refuge and new life
maelstrom to stillness
4 – pelagic raga
Out of unforgiving seas
avians return to shore
releasing their young
in trust of survival
5 – squall raga
Axis of the expanse
rapid and overwhelming
then urgently silent
a reverent new peace
6 – reef raga
Protectorate ridge
bathed in the wash
of rejuvenation
barometer of perseverance