Jana Gana Mana....!
--- In [email protected], "Tapey3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has Hariprasad Chaurasia worked with ARR? He played for Ilayaraja on > his non-film Nothing But Wind album. > > --- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> > wrote: > > > > What is your take on the current music scene? > > The government must do something to revive classical music with > support from the media. Today, > > news channels feature astrology but don't have a show on classical > music. Perhaps, that's > > because very few com posers understand its nuances.AR Rahman is the > exception. > > > > > > > > Flute talkin\' > > > > Hariprasad Chaurasia speaks to Sonil > > > > > > > > On Friday, you paid a tribute to the late tabla maestro Chaturlalji. > Yes, it was an elevating > > experience sharing the stage with Sitara Devi. Her son, Ranit Barot, > along with the father-son > > duo of Ajay and Abhijit Pohankar were a part of the concert too. > What is your take on the > > current music scene? The government must do something to revive > classical music with support > > from the media. Today, news channels feature astrology but don't > have a show on classical > > music. Perhaps, that's because very few com posers understand its > nuances.AR Rahman is the > > exception. > > > > We're told that you were trained in wrestling. True? Yes, but > destiny had other plans. (Laughs) > > The dands and baithaks still keep me in top shape. What made you opt > for the flute? It's Lord > > Krishna's favourite instrument. We are Krishna bhakts and the flute > fascinated me since I was a > > boy. What memories do you have of your guruma Annapurna Devi? Guruma > was to hard a nut to > > crack. She was married to Ravi Shankerji then and wasn't interested > in mentoring me. In fact, I > > wanted to train under her father Ustad Allauddin Khan but my own > father would not permit me to > > go to Maihar. > > > > So, I started frequenting Ravi Shankerji's house pleading with > guruma to take me under her > > wing. She finally gave in. The condition was that I had to forget > everything that I had learnt > > and start from scratch. What drew you to the movies? Hindi movies > were a passion. They gave me > > an opportunity to experiment with orchestration. Yash Chopra was > ready to gamble with Shiv > > Kumar Sharmaji and me. Starting with Silsila in 1980, we composed > for several Yash Raj films > > including Lamhe, Basera, Parampara and Chandni. Despite a classical > base, you've never shied > > away from innovation. You can experiment with the flute because the > sound is so soothing. > > Surgeons have written to me saying that they listen to my music > before an operation to ease > > their tension and enhance concentration. Lately, I have recorded > some alaaps as an aid to > > meditaion. Finally, let's talk about Vrindaban, your music school. I > wanted to revive the > > gurukul tradition with 10 select students. They would study music, > watch fellow musicians > > perform, attend and give lectures and at the same time learn other > subjects too. > > > > The objective was to give them an all-round education. Vrindaban is > not a school for one-line > > performers. The training is for only those dedicated to music. > > > > Hindustan Times > > >
