Renzatic on 15/7/2017 at 23:06
I've always been partial to the mandolin, myself.
bjack on 16/7/2017 at 19:08
I've tried to play mandolin, but my fingers are just too big for it. Heck, Stratocaster necks are a little too narrow for me. I like the way mandolins sound though. Seals and Crofts "Summer Breeze" comes to mind. What sounds like a distorted guitar is really a mandolin. You probably already knew that though.
bjack on 16/7/2017 at 19:12
Quote Posted by Sulphur
If you're interested in fusion sitaring/someone who can play that thing like a motherfucking
axe rock star, try tracking down Asad Khan's stuff. You're likely to have heard him playing in Slumdog Millionaire, if you need a touchpoint.
Sulphur, that guy seriously kicks MF ass! I like the fusion. Classical Indian music is great, but this stuff rocks. Thanks.
scumble on 19/7/2017 at 16:06
Amjad Ali Khan on the Sarod:
[video=youtube;aCz4tvuA8iU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCz4tvuA8iU[/video]
North Indian vocal - Kaushiki Chakrabarty:
[video=youtube;hAlcD8ffv3k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAlcD8ffv3k[/video]
You have to shift gears in your mind to get the hang of it - a raga can last for over an hour as they shift through all the rhythms and tempos.
Ah yes, Carnatic music. L. Subramanium with Jean-Luc Ponty and Billy Cobham:
[video=youtube;ytrU587-C50]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytrU587-C50[/video]
or solo:
[video=youtube;wZAiKvFIwMQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZAiKvFIwMQ[/video]
Kolya on 4/11/2017 at 16:42
[video=youtube;vEJ3z1vdX-I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEJ3z1vdX-I[/video]
Just stumbled across an old favorite. Probably too mainstream pop-like for you hardcore sitar fans.
But I'm just a shallow westerner who doesn't mind that Guzheng is also easy on the eye.
bjack on 4/11/2017 at 17:15
Koyla, thanks for the addition. And thanks to everyone else too. Non-western instruments are very cool, no matter if they are used to play western style music, or traditional styles from their home regions. I'm now a bit partial to "hang drums".
