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Subject: [Leica] Absolutely OT - Indian Music Examples
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Tue Dec 18 15:31:05 2007
References: <3cad89990712121855x3a5c642dj5aa150393f8fbb36@mail.gmail.com>

This one I neophitely liked too:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3208267736974985954
Philippe



Op 13-dec-07, om 03:55 heeft Jayanand Govindaraj het volgende  
geschreven:

> Philippe,
> The easiest way to get a flavour is through the many reincarnations of
> "Shakti", which is a sort of East-West fusion actually, but Zakir  
> Hussain on
> the Tabla, and U.Srinivas on the mandolin are full fledged  
> certified musical
> geniuses. I hear them here often, because John Mclaughlin (Mahavishnu
> Orchestra, Miles Davis, etc.etc.) has been on and off here learning  
> advanced
> Carnatic music over the last 2 years or so. They are playing South  
> Indian
> Classical or "Carnatic" style. The other is the North Indian  
> Classical, or
> "Hindustani". An unexpected advantage is that if your ears get used  
> to this
> type of music, then John Coltrane or Ornette Coleman and their ilk   
> will
> make perfect sense. This is an absolutely brilliant concert:
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6430258844891880760
>
> Alto Sax, Carnatic Style:
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay? 
> docid=-2885916593662038132&q=gopalnath&total=10&start=0&num=10&so=0&ty 
> pe=search&plindex=0
>
> Two masters of Hindustani music, playing about Kashmir, Shivkumar  
> Sharma is
> a Kashmiri, and plays a modified folk instrument, the santoor,  
> which is an
> ancestor to the zither:
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay? 
> docid=654251892554096821&q=Shivkumar 
> +Sharma&total=53&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3
>
> These are, I think the easiest to start with. The high point of Indian
> classical music is vocal, but I think it is more of an acquired taste,
> remember the usual exposition of a raga would take upward of an  
> hour at
> least:
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay? 
> docid=712964157966482685&q=Jasraj&total=112&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=s 
> earch&plindex=4
>
>
> We are actually in the middle of our music season, which is from end
> November to early January, and IMHO is the greatest yearly cultural  
> event in
> the world, and its been going on longer than I care to remember.  
> Take a peep
> at the concert schedules to see what I mean.:
>
> http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/decseason2007/default.asp
>
> http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/decseason2007/schedules.asp
>
> Another fusion CD which is fantastic, and a Grammy winner is:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Meeting-River-Cooder-V-M-Bhatt/dp/B000005L9Z/ 
> ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1197513839&sr=1-1
>
> If you need more info, get in touch offline
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
> On Dec 13, 2007 4:11 AM, Philippe Orlent  
> <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jayanand,
>> Although very rare, there are things that seem to appeal to every
>> culture.
>> Mostly ancient art, but still.
>> Any examples of Indian classical music? I'm really interested to
>> discover.
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>> Op 12-dec-07, om 03:31 heeft Jayanand Govindaraj het volgende
>> geschreven:
>>
>>> I do not believe that any art is universal - most art is a
>>> reflection of the
>>> society that produced it. It becomes sort of universal because we
>>> become
>>> familiar with that culture. Music is similar - how many on this
>>> list are in
>>> a position to appreciate Indian classical music, even though the
>>> general
>>> culture is somewhat familiar?
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 11, 2007 11:29 PM, Philippe Orlent  
>>> <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do believe that there is some art that is universal.
>>>> And analysing one's feelings post the initial event that caused  
>>>> them
>>>> always reveals alot. For future actions f.i.
>>>> Because of my job (influencing mass behaviour) it became an
>>>> instinctive reflex.
>>>> It all starts with never ceising to ask 'why'?
>>>>
>>>> Philippe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Op 11-dec-07, om 01:40 heeft Don Dory het volgende geschreven:
>>>>
>>>>> Philippe,
>>>>> By definition, art is an attempt to reach your soul; bypass the
>>>>> analytical
>>>>> part of our thinking.  Also, art will not be universal: what
>>>>> reaches me may
>>>>> leave you cold.  So, Jackson Pollack does nothing for me but  
>>>>> Braque
>>>>> and
>>>>> Matisse sing for me.  Likewise I can spend hours looking at  
>>>>> Moore's
>>>>> bronzes
>>>>> and learn about myself but many Rodin's just leave a shadow in the
>>>>> grass.
>>>>>
>>>>> So yes, art is only practical as it brings us to places we could
>>>>> not get to
>>>>> without a little help from someone else's vision.  People could
>>>>> go on
>>>>> without art, it just would be a lot grayer.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 8, 2007 12:10 PM, Philippe Orlent
>>>>> <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Following that principle: no rococo, no art nouveau, art deco, no
>>>>>> Pollock, no Braque, Matisse, ...
>>>>>> I love Bauhaus, but Bauhaus was developed for practical purposes.
>>>>>> Art does not have to be practical.
>>>>>> Philippe
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Op 8-dec-07, om 17:39 heeft Lottermoser George het volgende
>>>>>> geschreven:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For me the term indicates a use of clever or cunning devices or
>>>>>>> expedients, for their own sake; above the desire or need to
>>>>>>> express
>>>>>>> from the heart and soul; or the need to express thoughts or  
>>>>>>> ideas
>>>>>>> which "ring true."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The dictionary suggests "esp. as used to trick or deceive  
>>>>>>> others,"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't know if I'd go that far in my personal definition of the
>>>>>>> term.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Bauhaus principle of "form follows function" stuck with  
>>>>>>> me as
>>>>>>> student and ever since. Ornament for its own sake does not  
>>>>>>> appeal
>>>>>>> to me. For me, artifice stands very close to ornament.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>>>>> george@imagist.com
>>>>>>> www.imagist.com
>>>>>>> Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Dec 7, 2007, at 7:15 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Does artifice mean the same as untrue, then?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Don
>>>>> don.dory@gmail.com
>>>>>
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