d halfnote Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Sarod playing & multi-instrumentalist Ali Akbar Khan died yesterday (6-20-09). http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/arts/music/22khan.html?_r=1 [note the occasional melodic similarity to George Harrison's "Within You, Without You" (such as at 1:20 or 4:04...that must be a common lick)] 4 part interview & demonstration of instrument the info starts about 6 minute mark...though he never explains why Ry Cooder's playing tabla [at 8 minute mark, AAK plays "Greensleeves"! which also opens the next segment, before he plays a bit of Bach] [starts w/"Greensleeves", then Bach, then a piece featuring some wonderful interplay from the tabla player---catch how he matches the melodic statements perfectly] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 A very good and influential musician. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 One of the heroes of my youth, along with Pandit Ravi Shankar. (Although I never called any of my modal noodlings a "raga". LOL) I'm going to be listening to some of my cassettes of his music... he was really an exceptional musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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