Music for the day: Ravishankar and Menuhin

I think I had listened to this album of the Ravishankar-Menuhin collaboration (West Meets East) many years ago (late 90s? early 00s?) but had forgotten about it. It was a selection on a flight I took recently and I loved this particular track so much, I heard it 3-4 times on the plane and am listening to it again this morning. ♥ it!

Carnatic music

I am not an avid listener of Indian classical music but do enjoy the occasional Hindustani and Carnatic music (mostly instrumental; rarely vocal).

So, 3 videos today from Carnatic music instrumentalists who I have enjoyed in the recent past.

First up, U. Shrinivas on what is not a traditional Indian musical instrument - the mandolin.



Next a performance by Lalgudi Jayaraman on the violin, which also is not innately an Indian instrument but has been adopted by Carnatic musicians for quite a long time now.






and last but not least, a mridgangam solo -- shout out to my childhood friend, Rama, who used to play this instrument quite well.



A post with some of my favorite Hindustani instrumentalists next week...

Shakti - The power of music!

Rare footage of a young Vikku Vinayakram and Zakir Hussain .. must-see!



And this live performance from 1974 in Copenhagan featuring the group, Shakti, featuring John McLaughlin on guitar, L. Shankar on violin, Vikku Vinayakram on the ghatam, and Zakir Hussein on the tabla.



And one last video of Shakti from 1974..



















 
Thank you, Youtube and all those who upload these wonderful treasures for free viewing online!