Need Indian Sitar Info

Discussion in 'Books' started by Ron Ferguson, Sep 11, 2003.

  1. Ron Ferguson

    Ron Ferguson New Member

    Dec 12, 1998
    Sometime in the spring I saw a print ad for a cd collaboration of a prominent English pianist and several contemporary masters of the sitar/traditional Indian music. Does anyone know the name of the recording or is anyone familiar with it? Thanks.
     
  2. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
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    Jan 25, 2002
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    The first poster to spring to mind as someone who might know this: Nicodemus. Thusly I advise thee: Go, seek ye among the final posts of yon "So...what are you reading?" thread within this very forum, forsooth. Of a certainty, thou wilt find Nicodemus therein and perchance he will slake thy thirst for knowledge.
     
  3. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
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    Man, that is pretty vague. I'm not sure. What magazine did you see the ad in? Also, one caveat about Indian music performers, they almost all refer to themselves as "masters" or as the "foremost players of their generation." Not saying that a lot of them aren't, but many westerners don't have the first clue and will believe it just because it is written. For some reason many people are more "wowed" by eastern musicians than they are by the western counterparts. Having worked closely with both eastern & western performers, there are many things to be in awe of about both of them. Not only that, but I've seen sitar players blown away seeing an orchestra perform live for the first time and I've seen classical musicians amazed by the eastern improv ability.

    I for one, tend to abhor most "world music fusion" albums because they are just diluting two different traditions and accomplishing very little. One notable exception is the Indo-Persian fusion group Ghazal. Their "As Night Falls on the Silk Road" album is particularly fantastic.


    All that being said, if you can find any more info about it, I can probably at least point you in the right direction.
     
  4. sebakoole

    sebakoole New Member

    Jul 11, 2002
    Re: Re: Need Indian Sitar Info

    That Ghazal album is amazing. You know they're touring the US soon, right? The ECM site has the dates.

    http://www.ecmrecords.com/ecm-cgi-bin/ustours
     
  5. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
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    Re: Re: Re: Need Indian Sitar Info

    I've seen them twice. Once in North Carolina, and then I promoted a show by them here. We had a sold out house here. It was awesome.
     

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