Ujjaya
Ujjaya
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UJJAYA is a french ethno ambient musician with malagasy roots . Fond of indian raga and mysticism,yoga practitioner he actually made several trips to India to collect local musical instruments. Ujjaya plays rythmic meditative music with acoustic instruments and sound effects to create heavily processed drone music.
More about him on this interview for Tokafi a german contemporary-ambient music webzine:
http://www.tokafi.com/15questions/15-questions-ujjaya/
Band/artist history
Before being an ETHNO AMBIENT one man project UJJAYA was a heavy-psychedelic prog rock band formed in 1993.
After having recorded an album "Agamas" in 1995, it split. But the guitarist-founder HERY RANDRIAMBOLOLONA , pursued his carreer , aiming for a more experimental , AMBIENT horizons .
In 2004, he keep the band name for his first commercial release.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I play live anywhere anytime, but mainly in gallery art or public library or any cultural place in general.Any place that I feel inspiring spiritually is the right place.I avoid bar.
I play at solstice.
What equipment do you use?
India : Saraswati Vina
Sitar
Tampura
Bansuri ( bamboo flute)(différents sizes)
Murali (idem)
Gopichand (unicord)
Murchang (Jaw harp)
Dilruba (cross between violon and sitar)
Mridangam (ancêtor of tablas)
Dholak (two heads drum)
Dooghi (little tabla)
dagar Drum
Jalra (little cymbal)
Simple Gatham (named Udu in Africa)
Double Gatham
Shank (ritual conch)
Shruti box
China : Bian qin (stone xylophone)
Dan tu (moon guitar)
Flûte
Tibet : tibetan bowl (différents size)
Damaru (ritual biface drum)
Ting sha (little funéral cymbal)
ritual Gong
Bali /Java: Guenggon (bamboo jaw harp)
Gambang kayu (bamboo xylophone)
Gong Burma
Celampung (percussion )
bamboo carillon
ritual bell
Burma : Kye zee (full Triangle)
Vietnam : Dan moi (s) ( multi timbral jaw harp)
Frog
Bird percussion
Japan : Muyu (temple block )
Africa / Madgascar : Yom kwom (Straw Cithare ,Burkina-Fasso)
Sakara (circular frame drum ,Mali)
Dji doundoun ( 7 water drums)
Djembé
Marimba
3 Kalimbas
Valiha (tubular cithar , Madagascar)
Malagasy Shakers
Bagana (little éthiopian lyra)
2 Koras (une grande , une moyenne) Middle-east/ Maghreb : Baglama
Gumbri
Daf
Derbouka
Australia : Didjeridoo
Rhombe
latin America/Brésil : Tortoise ocarina
Ocarina
Guiro
Quica
Sifflet de nez
Yuron (pleureur)
Divers : Guzla (yougoslave unicord)
Wind chimes
Vibraslap
nepalese flute
svarmandala
Ride
Thunder drum
Cymbalettes
Carillons
Rainstick
Guitare classical customised guitar (double neck with 10 strings & 4 transversal mini-strings)
12 string folk guitar
Folk guitar
Bass
électric guitar
Electric piano
Synthesizer
Electronic effects : 3 semi unit racks (YAMAHA FX 500, FX 550, BOSS SE 50)
- numerous Guitar pedals fx (Space station de Digitech,Freezz, Slicer etc..)
- 1 30 bandes equalizer
- 3 Samplers (Yamaha , Boss & Digitech)
- 1 Laptop
- Software synth
- midi keyboard
- 1 mini mixer
- 1 mini-studio
- 2 amplifier (30 Watts)
- 4 microphones
- 1E-Bow
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