World Music

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But you like a lot of Senegalese music, MG - and the traditional lutes from that country are fretless, so.... they're microtonal by default. (The point being that we've likely all encountered microtonal music of may kinds, but probably aren't aware of the label in connection with the music(s) per se.)

Beach Boys, barbershop qt., American folk/country music, Nirvana, the blues are some examples.

[7/4]

now playing:

The Valley Recalls

Peace, Love and Harmony

Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaursia.

Edited January 31, 2008 by 7/4

[7/4]

now playing:

Ustad Hafizullah Khan - Khalifa Kirana Gharana

sarangi

Edited January 31, 2008 by 7/4

[jostber]

The early stuff:

http://www.yazoorecords.com/7015.htm

That Ugandaen song here is pre Free Jazz!

and:

http://dust-digital.com/black-mirror.htm

[7/4]

now playing:

The Valley Recalls

Raga Bhoopali

Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaursia.

Edited January 31, 2008 by 7/4

[7/4]

now playing:

Gopal Krishan - L'Art De La Vichitra Vina

the Vichitra Vina is sort of like a slide sitar, played with a large glass bead.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

But you like a lot of Senegalese music, MG - and the traditional lutes from that country are fretless, so.... they're microtonal by default. (The point being that we've likely all encountered microtonal music of may kinds, but probably aren't aware of the label in connection with the music(s) per se.)

Well, to me there's a BIG difference between someone who plays an instrument that may be played in a microtonal way (and sometimes is, as a result of slight misfingering or whatever, or as part of a musical language that includes it as a normal element, such as bottleneck guitar) and someone who actually does play that way, deliberately, in order to get somewhere else. I haven't got anything against the latter group of people, I'm just not there.

MG

[7/4]

now playing:

Bismillah Khan - Maestro's Choice

Raga Rageshwari, Raga Shivaranjani

[7/4]

now playing:

Pran, Raga for the Rainy Season

Stuart Dempster and Greg Powers

I'm giving this another spin - Dempster plays the drone on a big brass didgerido and Powers plays trombone in the slowly unfolding dhrupad raga tradition.

[mandrill]

Few of the recent finds

Badi Assad- Verde

Cristina Branco- Ulisses

Both are a bit of crossover items, but whatever the compromise here it rather adds than takes IMO

[7/4]

now playing:

The Valley Recalls

Peace, Love and Harmony

Shiv Kumar Sharma

and

Hariprasad Chaursia.

I've been giving this a few spins yesterday and today. Sharma on Santoor (hammered dulcimer) and Chaursia on Bansuri flute create such a beautiful relaxed atmosphere.

[7/4]

now playing:

The Valley Recalls

Raga Bhoopali

Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaursia.

And now this again. Wheew!

[7/4]

Hariprasad Chaurasia

Raga Darbari Kanada. Dhun In Raga Mishra Pilu

Hariprasad Chaurasia, flute; Fazal Qureshi, tabla; Rajiv Chaurasia, tambura; Nandu Kamat, tambura

[7/4]

Kishori Amonkar and Hariprasad Charuasia - Great Jugalbandis

I was listening to this recently...

[Chuck Nessa]

Kishori Amonkar and Hariprasad Charuasia - Great Jugalbandis

I was listening to this recently...

More Great Jug Bands

[paul secor]

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Kishori Amonkar and Hariprasad Charuasia - Great Jugalbandis

I was listening to this recently...

More Great Jug Bands

That's how I read it at first, too

MG

[7/4]

A jugalbandis is a duet.

.

[king ubu]

I saw Chaurasia live again a couple of weeks ago - great experience, as always! He still has plenty of power and well - fire is the wrong word, but imagination and sometimes a youthful exuberance totally denying his age. It took him quite a while to get warm though, but then he played for about two hours or more, and in the break someone sold home-made samosas... good Sunday morning entertainment!

Will have to dig up the few discs of his I have and play them again.

[7/4]

now playing:

...and now again.

[WD45]

now playing:

The Valley Recalls

Raga Bhoopali

Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaursia.

And now this again. Wheew!

Clever play on that album title. Is Brijbushan Kabra still with us? He would complete that group. If not, they could introduce another guitar player to round it out. There are many out there, anymore. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Debasish Bhattarchaya, etc.

[WD45]

This is one of my favorites from last year, now playing:

[7/4]

Is Brijbushan Kabra still with us?

I think so.

Now playing:

Exotic Sounds on Guitar

Brij Bhushan Kabra - gtr, Zakir Hussain - tabla

Edited July 11, 2008 by 7/4

[AllenLowe]

well, someone once asked me if I wanted to take a trip around the world - I said I'd rather go someplace else -

[7/4]

now playing:

Raga Ahir Bhairav

Brij Bhushan Kabra - gtr, Zakir Hussain - tabla