Both extremist fundamentalists and Islamaphobes like to use the following passage to prove that the Koran requires that apostates should be killed. They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be (all) alike; therefore take not...
The traditional western keyboard is arguably the instrument least suited for Indian music, because it cannot produce essential microtones and other nuances of color. A keyboard player can choose from many different sound sources, such as a piano string, an organ pipe,...
There is often an element of naïve hero worship for the first musician who taught you a particular style, but introduction to other musicians often cools that initial enthusiasm. Although I still greatly admire fusion guitarist John McLaughlin, most of what I thought...
One way that an Indian music shishya (student) serves his guru is to play the instruments that provide both tonal and rhythmic foundation in classes and performances. The tanpura, which provides the tonal foundation, repeats four notes over and over again with no...
OUT OF STILLNESS. Gopal Shankar Misra. Realworld Records. The Instrumental Artistry of Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Vestapol Video #13068. Available at the Ali Akbar College Store, 215 West End Ave, San Rafael. www.aacm.org. (800) 748-2252. In several parts of the world,...
