Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive

Please join Ars Nova Workshop, in partnership with Painted Bride Art Center, for the Philadelphia debut collaboration of Go: Organic Orchestra and the boundary-pushing Indian classical musicians of Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Master percussionist, composer, and bandleader Adam Rudolph has created the prototype for a “Future Orchestra” with his innovative Go: Organic Orchestra. On the remarkable new album Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas, the Orchestra joins forces with the boundary-pushing Indian classical musicians of Brooklyn Raga Massive, showcasing Rudolph’s game-changing vision by bridging ancient traditions and forward-looking excursions. The 30+-piece ensemble embraces diverse cultures, genders, traditions, generations, and voices to create a breathtaking original sound that invents a communal way forward while reverberating with echoes of the recent and ancient past. Drawing parallels with another groundbreaking and singular epic, Ragmala has already been referred to as a “Bitches Brew for the 21st century.”

An eclectic visionary with a globe-spanning imagination, Rudolph has been hailed as “a pioneer in world music” by the New York Times, having performed with Don Cherry, Sam Rivers, Pharaoh Sanders, Muhal Richard Abrams, Shankar, Wadada Leo Smith, Philip Glass, Jon Hassel, and others, touring and recording extensively for 25 years with the legendary Yusef Lateef. Continually evolving over the past two decades, Go: Organic is an ensemble boundless in myriad senses: in its range of influences, its adaptability, its scale, its potentiality, and most importantly its imagination. With its open, inclusive spirit, Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) has been making waves in the music world by bringing Indian Classical music into new territory, collaborating with minimalist composers, Afro-Cuban maestros, and jazz legends. In this illuminating collaboration, the two already awe-inspiring groups merge into a boundary-blurring sonic experience.