Dhara Country

Releasing on Holi (March 4th), the Hindu festival of color, love and spring, Maxton Hunter’s “Dhara Country” arrives as a special companion to his 2024 sitar release “Dhara / Jaya.”

Beginning with “Dhara Country,” Hunter trades sitar for acoustic guitars, weaving in cosmic textures from the award-winning pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte (Liam Gallagher, Billy Bragg, Big Star’s Jody Stephens, The Hanging Stars) alongside gently expressive tabla rhythms from the acclaimed Robin Sukhadia (disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri). As the b-side, “Dhara Drone” expands the original piece into a stunning 10-minute meditative break highlighting the D major soundscapes, coastal field recordings and pedal steel melodies.

Together, the entire Dhara series is an invitation, celebrating the relationship between eastern and western traditions, while also encouraging deeper listening practices.

Artwork by graphic designer Cecilia James with photography by Roberto Johnson.

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