Name: Live at The George, Newnham: Michael Messer's MITRA
Start: 2023-06-10T19:00:00+01:00
Location: The George

Live at The George, Newnham:  Michael Messer's MITRA

Paul Manning

Crossing musical and cultural frontiers:  a  unique fusion of Blues slide guitar, Hindustani classical slide guitar and tabla rhythms.

The George

<h1>Saturday 10 June, from 7.00pm</h1><h2>The George,* High St, Newnham on Severn, GL14 1BS</h2><h2>Bar and refreshments</h2><h1></h1><h1>Michael Messer&#x27;s MITRA</h1><h3>M<strong>ichael Messer:</strong> Vocals, Slide and Lap Steel Guitar</h3><h3><strong>Manish Pingle: </strong>Indian Slide Guitar (Mohan Veena)</h3><h3><strong>Gurdain Singh Rayatt:</strong> Tabla</h3>

<h2>A pre-COVID smash hit at Newnham Live in 2018, Michael Messer’s MITRA are back in town with their groundbreaking fusion of Blues and classical Indian raga.</h2><h3>&#x27;Not since the Beatles teamed up with Ravi Shankar has there been such an inspired meeting of musical cultures.’   <em>Music News USA  </em></h3>

<h3>Acclaim for MITRA&#x27;s album <em>Call of The Blues </em></h3><p>‘Magnificent … A remarkable fusion of country Blues with Hindustani music, showcasing the splendour of the slide guitar and the talent of three extraordinary musicians.’   <em>World Music Central  </em></p><p>‘The most exciting and creative Blues innovation I have heard in years’   David Freeman, Jazz FM </p><p>&quot;Quite superb… Messer’s bottleneck Blues tropes blend seamlessly into the structure of a traditional raga as the two guitarists exchange licks with scintillating panache.’   <em>Songlines  </em></p><p>&quot;An acoustic Blues album that takes the music right back to the deltas: Mississippi and Ganges.’   <em>fRoots</em>  </p>

<h3>*For further information email paulmanning54@gmail.com or visit our website at <a href="https://thegeorgeatnewnham.co.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.thegeorgeatnewnham.co.uk</a>.</h3>

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