Indian Slide Guitar, Guitar

Conjuror of mysterious sounds from 7-string nylon, electric and 20-string Indian slide guitars, able to bring authentic Indian, African, Spanish and Gypsy flavor but completely fluent in American Indie rock, blues and songwriter traditions. Willing and able to geek out on Bowie, Afrobeat, post-punk, Django, and Indian music at a moment's notice.

Award-winning guitarist Dave Cipriani plays mystic 7-string hybrid guitar, 7-string classical (nylon-string) and Indian slide guitars. Hybrid electric guitar originated with jazz virtuoso pioneer Charlie Hunter - it is a combined guitar AND bass, it goes to 2 amps and in the right hands sounds like 2 people. Dave Cipriani also sings while he plays the instrument.

Dave also is a highly accomplished player of Indian Slide guitar, the 20-string Indian instrument pioneered by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Debashish Bhattacharya, and Barun Kumar Pal, one of Dave’s most important teachers.

He has been featured in the soundtracks for “Basmati Blues,” “Jaya,” and “The Tiger Hunter” as well as the live DisneyWorld show “The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic.,” and has self-produced 5 CD’s and has received awards from the Maryland State and Baltimore City Arts Councils for his unique guitar style.

Dave’s heartfelt songs, rhythmic guitar style and untethered improvisations draw on Indian, African, Balkan and Latin music, Jazz, Folk, Blues and rock/singersongwriter traditions for an exhilarating. Besides Dave’s original songs and instrumentals, you might hear a Van Morrison or Bruce Springsteen tune with African guitar style, Leonard Cohen in odd meter or with Indian slide guitar, or traditional African, Balkan or Celtic tunes that GROOVE.

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