Ended Wednesday and welcomed Thursday after a swim with Reflection Of Love by Debashish Bhattacharya, released on Rageshree Music Institute in 2000.

Debashish Bhattacharya (Bengali: দেবাশীষ ভট্টাচার্য, Hindi: देवाशीष भट्टाचार्य, Devāśiṣ Bhaṭṭācārya, born 12 January 1963) is an Indian classical musician, singer, composer and educator. He is said to have introduced the first Slide Guitar Syllabus in the world. Bhattacharya redefined Indian classical music on slide guitar through the introduction of a new playing technique and sound, as well as a blending of traditional and uniquely contemporary approaches in designing his music... - Wikipedia

https://rageshreemusic.bandcamp.com/album/pandit-debashish-bhattacharya-reflection-of-lovermi-109

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjDR0K3VzFw

#DebashishBhattacharya #HindustaniSlideGuitar #Hindustani #SlideGuitar #Sitar #Tabla #Music

Ended Monday and welcomed Tuesday after a swim with Sufi by Al Gromer Khan, released oN new Earth Records in 2000.

Review by Jim Brenholts

Al Gromer Khan (aka Aloysius Gromer) has built many soundscapes from his cross-cultural virtuosity. For Sufi, he relies heavily on Indian acoustic instruments and contemporary electronics. The CD is based on the intense poetry of the Sufi and the purity of their spirituality. Khan was deeply influenced by the teachings of Ustad Vilayat Khan and his demonstration of how a small fragment of music begets new realities. He embraces Sufism that works from direct experiences and allows it to affect his music -- deeply. This gentle soundscape is very subtle. The atmospheres are vacuous and large; Al Gromer Khan's sound design is flawless. The music builds and collapses upon itself continuously...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJiQS-PSbeE&list=PLReb1CymWkbjzNRs4HgowJDaqUt8wpPx5&index=1

#AliGromerKhan #Ambient #NewAge #Sufi #Music #Sitar #Hindustani

Flutes Libres by Jean Cohen-Solal, released in 1972 on Daphny as part of their Musiques Et Instruments Insolites series.

"Jean Cohen-Solal studied flute from all angles, and became one of the great French virtuosi, along with Michel Edelin who at the time was with Triode. This was a period (1972) when flutists were very popular with the public, most of whom had been influenced by Roland Kirk, including Ian Anderson in Jethro Tull. Whereas Jean Cohen-Solal tells a different story, richer and centred on the instrument itself, using the magic (yes, that again) of overdubs.

Perhaps Paul Horn rather than Roland Kirk could be an influence, but stripped of a classical background which was too audible and a tendency for easy listening. In fact, in terms of comparison, "open music" by Bob Downes would be the closest to the electroacoustic experiments of Jean Cohen-Solal..."

https://www.soufflecontinurecords.com/product/jean-cohen-solal-flutes-libres-ffl044

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwuWezRmBN4&list=RDDwuWezRmBN4&start_radio=1

#JeanCohenSolal #JazzFlute #NurseWithWoundList #Music #Jazz #Sitar

moin

es gibt indische musik auf die Ohren 🤩

in Iserlohn am 18. April

#iserlohn #nrw #sauerland #music #musik #sitar

Contribution by Shawn Phillips, released on A & M in 1970.

Review by Bruce Eder

Shawn Phillips' first major album, recorded in 1968 with help from the members of Traffic, among others, is a condensation of a far more ambitious studio original that was intended to fill three LPs. The range of sounds on this record is shockingly diverse, from breezy folk-rock ("Man Hole Covered Wagon") to pieces incorporating classical guitar and phantasmagoric lyrics ("L Ballade" finds Phillips' at his most Donovan-like, but with a better voice), and, in between, bouncy throwaways ("Not Quite Nonsense"), bejeweled sitar-ornamented pieces ("Withered Roses"), and topical songs ("For RFK, JFK and MLK")...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJupVclYKSg&list=PL-VNUJUWxaSeS7fzlDXljjOUfWJX0LJNz&index=1

#ShawnPhillips #Traffic #SteveWinwood #ChrisWood #FolkRock #Psychedelia #Sitar #Music

Great International Hits by Balsara & His Singing Sitars, released on Odeon in 1968.

Groovy covers of Beatles, Sound of Music and Nancy Sinatra hits to frug to!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDGjaMOxJA

#Balsara #Sitar #SpaceAgePop #Exotica #TheBeatles #SoundOfMusic #NancySinatra #Frugging #Music

Today is the day:

Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar's daughter and sitar master as well, will perform for the first time in Chile. My father (80 years old) saw Ravi in 1973 in a sold out Theater in Santiago. He told me that a lot of people smoked weed during the show that night: The venue was full of smoke, so, Ravi said to the crowd in the middle of his performance: "stop smoking please or I'm leaving" 🤣
Today I go to this show with my wife and my dad, as a gift for him; a tribute to his musical history and the direct influence he had on me to finally become a professional musician; on my love for music, and my interest in new fascinating sounds from all over the world.

I'm quite excited! Go!

#music #anoushka #anoushkashankar #ravishankar #worldmusic #india #indianmusic #sitar #ethnic #livemusic #gig #concert #theater #weed #pot #santiago #chile

This sunday Anoushka Shankar will play for the first time in Chile. My father (80 years old) saw Ravi Shankar in 1973 in a sold out Theater, where several people smoked weed to enjoy the show. My dad told me the venue was full of smoke so Ravi said to the crowd in the middle of the show: "stop smoking please or ill'get out of here" 🤣 tomorrow I'll go to this show with my wife and my dad, as a gift for him, and a tribute for his musical history.. after all, he is responsible for my love of music and my transformation into a professional musician. Here is a column about her and her first visit to Chile, among other issues! I'm quite excited! Go!

https://www.latercera.com/culto/noticia/anoushka-shankar-en-mi-familia-estan-muy-emocionados-con-las-peliculas-de-los-beatles-y-con-la-de-george-harrison/

#music #anoushka #anoushkashankar #ravishankar #worldmusic #india #indianmusic #sitar #ethnic #livemusic #concerts #gig

Ended Wednesday and welcomed Thursday after a swim with Jazz Meets India by Dewan Motihar Trio, The Irene Schweizer Trio, Manfred Schoof, Barney Wilen released on SABA in 1967.

"This 1967 release, another exploratory J.E. Berendt production, combines a classical Indian trio of sitar, tambura, and tabla with jazz piano trio and two horns striding in between. Sitar player Dewan Motihar leads the Indian trio. A star on All-India Radio, Motihar journeyed to London where he worked on the sound tracks to the Beatle’s “Help”, and with Herbie Hancock on Antonioni’s iconic film “Blow Up”. The Swiss pianist Irene Schweizer has been one of the top European players for years...The three pieces are originals, all based on ragas, classical Indian scales each of which are based on a particular mood, occasion, time of day, year, etc..."

https://www.mps-music.com/releases/jazz-meets-india/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1AEoRZ00A4

#RagaJazz #Raga #Jazz #Music #MPS #DewanMotihar #ManfredSchoof #BarneyWillen #IreneSchweizer #Sitar