Ravi Shankar [image: Inline image 3]
'Festival of Indian Music' - Romantic Ragas http://youtu.be/uzKhb0ypdjA [image: Inline image 2] Ravi Shankar Ali Akbar Khan V.G. Jog Pandit Jasraj Shivkumar Sharma Hariprasad Chaurasia Sultan Khan Alla Rakha Zakir Hussain 'Music of India' http://youtu.be/-f1DNyngKVY [image: Inline image 4] 'Chants Of India' http://youtu.be/bg8uoepX4OI [image: Inline image 6] "This CD is unlike anything you might ever hear. It is not so much the music of Shankar or Harrison or anyone else - it is the music of the Gods, manifested through Shankar and the talent surrounding him." - Amazon review Ravi Shankar - Performer George Harrison - Performer Angel Records - Audio CD 'Shankar Family & Friends' http://youtu.be/euqihRrbtSQ [image: Inline image 5] Dark Horse Records, 33 1/3 RPM vinyl SP-22002 1973 Note: (This album is very rare and out-of-print; my copy is in near mint condition and transferred to cassette tape for listing. Not availableon Audio CD- New on vinyl: $499.00). "Ravi Shankar, KBE often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician and composer who played the sitar. He has been described as the best-known contemporary Indian musician." Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > [image: Inline image 1] > > George Harrison - "Wonderwall Music" > http://youtu.be/UllxxMkG7uI > > All of the tracks were composed by Harrison, and it was the first official > solo album by a Beatle. It was the first album release on the newly formed > Apple Records, appearing in November 1968, a few weeks before The Beatles > (White Album). It would also be the first Apple record to be deleted, > though it was remastered and reissued on CD in 1992. While the tracks > recorded in England were made on multi-track recording machines and > remixed, the Indian portions were recorded live to two-track stereo. > > 01. 00:00 "Microbes" > 02. 03:43 "Red Lady Too" > 03. 05:41 "Tabla and Pakavaj" > 04. 06:47 "In the Park" > 05. 10:56 "Drilling a Home" > 06. 14:05 "Guru Vandana" > 07. 15:11 "Greasy Legs" > 08. 16:41 "Ski-ing" > 09. 18:31 "Gat Kirwani" > 10. 19:47 "Dream Scene" > 11. 25:15 "Party Seacombe" > 12. 29:51 "Love Scene" > 13. 34:09 "Crying" > 14. 35:28 "Cowboy Music" > 15. 36:58 "Fantasy Sequins" > 16. 38:50 "On the Bed" > 17. 41:13 "Glass Box" > 18. 42:20 "Wonderwall to Be Here" > 19. 43:48 "Singing Om" > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Bud Shank >> >> [image: Inline image 2] >> >> Pather Panchali with Ravi Shankar >> http://youtu.be/oqO_DxrqX4c >> >> Ravi Shankar - Sitar >> Bud Shank - Flute >> Kanai Dutta - Tabla >> Nodu Mullick - Tambura >> Harihar Rao - Percussion Dholak >> Dennis Budimir - Guitar >> Gary Peacock - Bass >> Louis Hayes - Drums >> >> Bud Shank was a legend in Hollywood where he played with Stan Kenton's >> band, Lalo Schifrin, Gábor Szabó, Hugo Montenegro, and as a first-class >> session muscian. "He also had a strong interest in what might now be termed >> world music, playing Brazilian-influenced jazz with Laurindo Almeida in >> 1953-54, and in 1962 fusing jazz with Indian traditions in collaboration >> with Indian composer and sitar-player Ravi Shankar." >> >> Also recommended: Improvisations: Bud Shank, Ravi Shankar, and Paul Horn >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> >> Read more: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pather_Panchali >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Richard Williams >> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Paul Horn >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> Paul Horn - Inside the Taj Mahal (prologue) >>> http://youtu.be/NiEUyC72GkI >>> >>> Paul Horn is best known for his Inside the Taj Mahal and Inside India & >>> Kashmir on World Pacific Records. Horn attended one of the first TTCs at >>> Rishikesh and Kashmir with MMY. I first met Paul Horn at SIMS in Westwood >>> in 1967 just after his return from India where he meditated with The >>> Beatles. >>> >>> Another of my favorite Paul Horn recordings is called Inside the Great >>> Pyramid of Giza. He has made numerous other inside recordings - inside a >>> cathedral, in the canyons of the Southwestern U.S. and in 1998, inside the >>> Potala Palace inLhasa, Tibet: "Journey to the Roof of the World." >>> >>> Read more: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Horn<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Horn_%28musician%29> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Richard Williams >>> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Tony Scott >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> Music for Zen Meditation (1964) >>>> http://youtu.be/fp1J8aYzMno >>>> >>>> "Fueled by his burgeoning interest in Far Eastern culture, Scott hooked >>>> up with two Japanese master instrumentalists for this classic 1964 date. >>>> And while Scott, koto player Shinichi Yuize, and shakuhachi player Hozan >>>> Yamamoto produce nine cuts that sound classically Japanese and really >>>> nothing like jazz, they do actually improvise pretty much throughout the >>>> entire set." >>>> >>>> Read more: >>>> >>>> http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-scott<http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-scott-mn0000129778> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Riley Lee >>>>> >>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>> >>>>> Photos taken at Strybing Arboretum Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate >>>>> Park, San Francisco. >>>>> >>>>> Three Meditations - From the album Oriental Sunrise >>>>> http://youtu.be/u3VAqPfZjgI >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>> >>>>>> Listening to this music neutralizes stress and promotes happiness, >>>>>> harmony, peace and balance in your life and in the environment. >>>>>> >>>>>> Maharishi Gandharva Veda (Raga Marwa) >>>>>> http://youtu.be/HDcUvUfMs-M >>>>>> >>>>>> The Bamboo flute (bansuri) in both India and Japan is considered to >>>>>> be the original musical instrument, and is noted for being closest to the >>>>>> human singing voice. The richness from the fine nuances of pitch is >>>>>> accomplished by a subtle blowing technique and by partially covering the >>>>>> seven to eight finger holes. Each flute can only play in one scale. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, born 1938, is an acknoweldged Bansuri >>>>>> master. In 1981, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music, >>>>>> he was given the National Indian Award of the Sangeet Natak Academy in >>>>>> New >>>>>> Delhi. In 1990, Hari Prasad Chaurasia received the Gaurav Puraskar, one >>>>>> of >>>>>> the most prestigious awards, from the State Government of Maharashtra, >>>>>> India. He also >>>>>> received from the President of India, the coveted Padmabhushan award. >>>>>> >>>>>> Press Reviews: >>>>>> >>>>>> "...full of life, rhythm and vocal inflections, charged by the spirit >>>>>> of true improvisation." - Washington Post >>>>>> >>>>>> "...improvisations that sizzle without ever losing elegance." - The >>>>>> Village Voice >>>>>> >>>>>> "Beauty, order and perfection exists at every level of creation. >>>>>> Ghandharva-Ved Music makes everything fit together in one incredible >>>>>> unity. >>>>>> The 'Flying Beyond" CD by Hariprasad Chaurasia is a transcendental >>>>>> experience. Very highly recommended! >>>>>> >>>>>> Music for deep relaxation and integration of body and mind: >>>>>> http://www.maharishi-gandharva-veda.de/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Also recommended: >>>>>> >>>>>> North Indian classical music performed on the bamboo flute. Rag >>>>>> Malkauns, a haunting late night raga perfect for meditation and >>>>>> relaxation: >>>>>> >>>>>> "Flying Beyond" >>>>>> By Hariprasad Chaurasia >>>>>> Improvisations on Bansuri >>>>>> (CD AV-89004) >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Inline image 2] >>>>>> >>>>>> Available from 'Eternal Music' >>>>>> P.O. Box 3612 >>>>>> San Rafael, CA. 94912 >>>>>> http://www.eternalmusic.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Richard Williams < >>>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Riley Lee >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Inline image 2] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Satori - Riley Lee and Gabriel Lee (Satori) >>>>>>> http://youtu.be/lP6Xd86uaOw >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Riley Lee is the first non-Japanese person to attain the rank of Dai >>>>>>> Shihan (grand master) in the shakuhachi tradition. Lee holds a BA and MA >>>>>>> from the University of Hawaii, and he received his Ph.D. in >>>>>>> Ethnomusicology >>>>>>> from the University of Sydney. We attended a Lee performance in San >>>>>>> Antonio >>>>>>> in 2003. Lee is from Plainview,Texas. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
