Pro-Art presents Raga Rhythms | Clintwood, Va

Master percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Tom Teasley and flutist John Wubbenhorst present a fusion of world music informed by Tom’s multiple tours as a cultural envoy for the U.S. Department of State and John’s deep knowledge and experience of Indian classical music and jazz harmony. The duo utilizes raga (from Sanskrit, meaning “color” or “passion”), one of the ancient traditional melodic patterns in Indian music that provides a framework for improvisation and composition.

​Tom Teasley performs a journey of world music and innovative percussion techniques. This critically acclaimed, award-winning artist has traveled the globe, worked with the National Symphony, and served as artist-in-residence at the Kennedy Center. He’s been called “a percussionist in the widest and most exuberant sense of the word, musical wizard and multi-instrumental genius” by The Washington Post.

John Wubbenhorst is an eclectic world music pioneer who masters both the Western flute and the bansuri (North Indian Bamboo flute). John’s decades of instruction from internationally acclaimed Indian flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia and many years of experience with Western greats such as Paul Horn, Jack DeJohnette, and Victor Wooten have made him a unique force on the world music scene.