Chinmaya was born in 1954 in England and started playing the classical guitar at 15. After taking sannyas in 1982 he took up playing the sarod.
The Osho Commune in Pune provided him the ground for musical experiments over the next quarter century until, today, he has nine CDs released on New Earth Records and a further four (three of them under the band names Bhakti and Akasha) on Malimba Records.
Chinmaya is also involved with environmental / social justice issues in his adopted homeland, India, which takes him around India with the Green Ragas Band. He also creates awareness-raising films on these issues.
One of his passions is also the production aspect of music of which he has a deep knowledge.
He lives in Goa with his partner Naveena and daughter Koyal.
Record Production in Goa
Let me help you produce your music in my Goan village! Over the past five years I have produced CDs here for Venu Gopal from Canada, Sparrow Grace also from Canada, Grant Macreadie from New Zealand, Vidyasagar from South India, Sandeep from Delhi and for many others. Why not for you, too?
Call +91 9763295036 or contact me via the contact form on this website.
Latest CD
Chinmaya latest CD Gaia’s Garden was released by New Earth Records in 2011. To listen to the sample tracks go to our page: Gaia’s Garden where you will also find the links where you can purchase the album.
Needless to say, there is, of course, another one in the pipe-line!
We will keep you posted!
Chinmaya and Paul McCartney
After being invited by Paul McCartney to play at his wedding in 2002, Paul had this to say:
"I love the unique blend of Irish and Indian style music of Chinmaya Dunster’s ‘Celtic Ragas’. It has become one of my favourites."