Thelonious Monk Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Complex, improvisational music. Sometimes droning, othertimes crushing, always beautiful and entrancing. [ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=TXxJGtnOrOE]YouTube - the tabla drum master!![/ame] [ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=qzDx7vgluq0]YouTube - Ali Akbar Khan & Swapan Chaudhuri - Brindabani Sarang[/ame] [ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=hArUiFv2FaY]YouTube - Nikhil Banerjee-BBC performance[/ame] A few names: Ram Narayan (sarangi), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi), Ali Akbar Khan (sarod), Nikhil Banerjee (sitar), Ravi Shankar (sitar), Brij Bhushan Kabra (slide guitar), L. Subramaniam (violin) Lots of the really good stuff is tough to find, both at the record store and online. Check out this blog for some excellent South Asian classical music, plus some great music from other genres and locales, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Not tough to find when you go to India every three years Indian classical is good stuff, great live. Though those videos are more contemporary, IMO the older classics are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Monk Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Not tough to find when you go to India every three years Indian classical is good stuff, great live. Though those videos are more contemporary, IMO the older classics are better. I didn't want to spend an hour picking which videos to use, so I just picked three with great performers. Most of the stuff that gets on YouTube is either showing off or just the fast parts. Albums like Ali Akbar Khan's Bangla Desh will give newcomers a better idea of what the music's really like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I didn't want to spend an hour picking which videos to use, so I just picked three with great performers. Most of the stuff that gets on YouTube is either showing off or just the fast parts. Albums like Ali Akbar Khan's Bangla Desh will give newcomers a better idea of what the music's really like. If you want a webstore to find the stuff Aquarius Records is decent: http://aquariusrecords.org/ /AQ fanboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Monk Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I've bought a lot of stuff from them, but didn't know they stocked Indian classical; thanks for the heads up. Other good stores: http://www.sonarupa.co.uk/itmidx4.htm http://www.raga.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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