Madhuwanti is a collection of guitar instrumentals played sublimely by Jeff Gburek. The title name itself comes from Hindustani music and can read about further here. The playing is as honey-like as the title implies. How, you ask? Let the good man explain further at his Bandcamp site:
“Madhu means honey and sweet in Sanskrit and it is the name of a raga Madhuwanti although this album went astray from the original. Madhu is a word that sometimes refers metaphorically to soma, a divine intoxicating wisdom mood concept cuisine. Divine wine. The word has lingering flavor and resonance in other languages the word for Polish, miód, Bulgarian/Russian, med, Greek methi and it’s even been said that the word for mead derives from madhu. Madhu is the stuff bees make and are made to make and meet flowers to conjure in a mystic life-supporting electrochemical dance. This batch is for you whoever you may bee.“
The album should be a staple for guitar aficionados. It’s impossible for me to find a flaw in it.
