Drala was first played on NTS on 28 April 2023. Songs played include Drala's Theme.

Mark Egan (bass); Bill Buchen (tabla, percussion); Randy Crafton (percussion). Drala is songwriter/producer David Nichtern on keyboards and guitars, and Steve Gorn, an accomplished flautist with many solo albums to his credit, on flutes and reeds. Together, they play breezy, jazz-inflected pop instrumentals that, with the help of tablas and sitar, detour briefly into Indian ragas and back to pop again. The program of songs is paced to accompany hatha yoga, its flowing, sanguine sound lending itself to a fairly upbeat but non-strenuous yoga regimen. The timing of the program…