Kimio Eto - Koto [image: Inline image 1]
Ryoan-ji Zen Garden, Japan Yuki No Genso http://youtu.be/J7ezuG1ul2c Koto & Flute - Kimio Eto and Bud Shank 1963 http://youtu.be/kTLDZVJcF7A [image: Inline image 2] Sound of the Koto: The Music of Japan by Kimio Eto Vinyl album 33 1/3 RPM "The koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar to the Chinese zheng, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and the Vietnamese ðàn tranh. The koto is the national instrument of Japan." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_%28instrument%29> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
