Music for deep relaxation and integration of body and mind: [image: Inline image 1]
Vijay Ghate (tabla), Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (bansuri), Darshan Kumari (tampura), Jean-Christophe Bonnafous (bansuri). Photo by Burkhard Meißner, MERU. http://www.maharishi.co.uk/gv/about-maharishi-gandharva-veda.htm Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on Bansuri: Sunset Melody (Raga Marwa) - Vol 9 No 5 http://youtu.be/HDcUvUfMs-M Late Night Melody (Raga Shudh Vasanta) - Vol 16 No 8 http://youtu.be/RCd9pMlb03s http://www.maharishi-gandharva-veda.de/ Notes on the bamboo flute: The flute, along with the drum, may have been man's fist musical instrument. Apparently Neandertals used the flute at least 43,000 years ago. The pan flute was used in Greece from the 7th century B.C., and spread to other parts of Europe and to South Asia with the Sanskrit speaking people before 1500 B.C. The origin of Indian music appears historically to be from Vedas, according to most occidental scholars. The wooden flute, or in India the 'Bansuri', was probably invented over 3,500 years ago. The Samaveda is considered to be Veda of music. A string instrument called Van was also used, along with the Venu. Source: 'String Instruments in Sama Veda' By Dr. lalmani Misra http://tinyurl.com/o4tfme On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 8:27 AM, Pundit Sir <[email protected]> wrote: > Hariprasad Chaurasia > > [image: Inline image 1] > > Flying Beyond - Improvisations on Bamboo Flute > http://youtu.be/0hMF7btkFUQ > > Hariprasad Chaurasia - banuri > Emam and Rik Masterson - tampura > > Music for deep relaxation and integration of body and mind: > http://www.maharishi-gandharva-veda.de/ > > About the Bansuri: > > Bamboo flute (Bansuri) is considered to be the original musical > instrument, and is noted for being closest to the human singing voice. The > richness from the fine nuances of pitch is accomplished by a subtle blowing > technique and by partially covering the seven to eight finger holes. Each > flute can only play in one scale. > > About the Artist: > > Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia (born 1938) is an Bansuri master of India. In > 1981, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music, he was given > the National Indian Award of the Sangeet Natak Academy in New Delhi. In > 1990, Hari Prasad Chaurasia received the Gaurav Puraskar (one of the most > prestigious awards) from the State Government of Maharashtra, India. He > also received from the President of India, the coveted Padmabhushan award. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hariprasad_Chaurasia > > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Kimio Eto - Koto >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> Ryoan-ji Zen Garden, Japan >> >> Yuki No Genso >> http://youtu.be/J7ezuG1ul2c >> >> Koto & Flute - Kimio Eto and Bud Shank 1963 >> http://youtu.be/kTLDZVJcF7A >> >> [image: Inline image 2] >> >> Sound of the Koto: The Music of Japan >> by Kimio Eto >> Vinyl album 33 1/3 RPM >> >> "The koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar >> to the Chinese zheng, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and the >> Vietnamese ðàn tranh. The koto is the national instrument of Japan." >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_%28instrument%29> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Ravi Shankar >>> >>> [image: Inline image 3] >>> >>> 'Festival of Indian Music' - Romantic Ragas >>> http://youtu.be/uzKhb0ypdjA >>> >>> [image: Inline image 2] >>> >>> Ravi Shankar >>> Ali Akbar Khan >>> V.G. Jog >>> Pandit Jasraj >>> Shivkumar Sharma >>> Hariprasad Chaurasia >>> Sultan Khan >>> Alla Rakha >>> Zakir Hussain >>> >>> 'Music of India' >>> http://youtu.be/-f1DNyngKVY >>> >>> [image: Inline image 4] >>> >>> 'Chants Of India' >>> http://youtu.be/bg8uoepX4OI >>> >>> [image: Inline image 6] >>> >>> "This CD is unlike anything you might ever hear. It is not so much the >>> music of Shankar or Harrison or anyone else - it is the music of the Gods, >>> manifested through Shankar and the talent surrounding him." - Amazon review >>> >>> Ravi Shankar - Performer >>> George Harrison - Performer >>> Angel Records - Audio CD >>> >>> 'Shankar Family & Friends' >>> http://youtu.be/euqihRrbtSQ >>> >>> [image: Inline image 5] >>> >>> Dark Horse Records, 33 1/3 RPM vinyl SP-22002 1973 >>> >>> Note: (This album is very rare and out-of-print; my copy is in near mint >>> condition and transferred to cassette tape for listing. Not availableon >>> Audio CD- New on vinyl: $499.00). >>> >>> "Ravi Shankar, KBE often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian >>> musician and composer who played the sitar. He has been described as the >>> best-known contemporary Indian musician." >>> >>> Read more: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Richard Williams >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> George Harrison - "Wonderwall Music" >>>> http://youtu.be/UllxxMkG7uI >>>> >>>> All of the tracks were composed by Harrison, and it was the first >>>> official solo album by a Beatle. It was the first album release on the >>>> newly formed Apple Records, appearing in November 1968, a few weeks before >>>> The Beatles (White Album). It would also be the first Apple record to be >>>> deleted, though it was remastered and reissued on CD in 1992. While the >>>> tracks recorded in England were made on multi-track recording machines and >>>> remixed, the Indian portions were recorded live to two-track stereo. >>>> >>>> 01. 00:00 "Microbes" >>>> 02. 03:43 "Red Lady Too" >>>> 03. 05:41 "Tabla and Pakavaj" >>>> 04. 06:47 "In the Park" >>>> 05. 10:56 "Drilling a Home" >>>> 06. 14:05 "Guru Vandana" >>>> 07. 15:11 "Greasy Legs" >>>> 08. 16:41 "Ski-ing" >>>> 09. 18:31 "Gat Kirwani" >>>> 10. 19:47 "Dream Scene" >>>> 11. 25:15 "Party Seacombe" >>>> 12. 29:51 "Love Scene" >>>> 13. 34:09 "Crying" >>>> 14. 35:28 "Cowboy Music" >>>> 15. 36:58 "Fantasy Sequins" >>>> 16. 38:50 "On the Bed" >>>> 17. 41:13 "Glass Box" >>>> 18. 42:20 "Wonderwall to Be Here" >>>> 19. 43:48 "Singing Om" >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Richard Williams <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bud Shank >>>>> >>>>> [image: Inline image 2] >>>>> >>>>> Pather Panchali with Ravi Shankar >>>>> http://youtu.be/oqO_DxrqX4c >>>>> >>>>> Ravi Shankar - Sitar >>>>> Bud Shank - Flute >>>>> Kanai Dutta - Tabla >>>>> Nodu Mullick - Tambura >>>>> Harihar Rao - Percussion Dholak >>>>> Dennis Budimir - Guitar >>>>> Gary Peacock - Bass >>>>> Louis Hayes - Drums >>>>> >>>>> Bud Shank was a legend in Hollywood where he played with Stan Kenton's >>>>> band, Lalo Schifrin, Gábor Szabó, Hugo Montenegro, and as a first-class >>>>> session muscian. "He also had a strong interest in what might now be >>>>> termed >>>>> world music, playing Brazilian-influenced jazz with Laurindo Almeida in >>>>> 1953-54, and in 1962 fusing jazz with Indian traditions in collaboration >>>>> with Indian composer and sitar-player Ravi Shankar." >>>>> >>>>> Also recommended: Improvisations: Bud Shank, Ravi Shankar, and Paul >>>>> Horn >>>>> >>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Read more: >>>>> >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pather_Panchali >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Paul Horn >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul Horn - Inside the Taj Mahal (prologue) >>>>>> http://youtu.be/NiEUyC72GkI >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul Horn is best known for his Inside the Taj Mahal and Inside India >>>>>> & Kashmir on World Pacific Records. Horn attended one of the first TTCs >>>>>> at >>>>>> Rishikesh and Kashmir with MMY. I first met Paul Horn at SIMS in Westwood >>>>>> in 1967 just after his return from India where he meditated with The >>>>>> Beatles. >>>>>> >>>>>> Another of my favorite Paul Horn recordings is called Inside the >>>>>> Great Pyramid of Giza. He has made numerous other inside recordings - >>>>>> inside a cathedral, in the canyons of the Southwestern U.S. and in 1998, >>>>>> inside the Potala Palace inLhasa, Tibet: "Journey to the Roof of the >>>>>> World." >>>>>> >>>>>> Read more: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Horn<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Horn_%28musician%29> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Richard Williams < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Tony Scott >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Music for Zen Meditation (1964) >>>>>>> http://youtu.be/fp1J8aYzMno >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Fueled by his burgeoning interest in Far Eastern culture, Scott >>>>>>> hooked up with two Japanese master instrumentalists for this classic >>>>>>> 1964 >>>>>>> date. And while Scott, koto player Shinichi Yuize, and shakuhachi player >>>>>>> Hozan Yamamoto produce nine cuts that sound classically Japanese and >>>>>>> really >>>>>>> nothing like jazz, they do actually improvise pretty much throughout the >>>>>>> entire set." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Read more: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-scott<http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-scott-mn0000129778> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Riley Lee >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Photos taken at Strybing Arboretum Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate >>>>>>>> Park, San Francisco. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Three Meditations - From the album Oriental Sunrise >>>>>>>> http://youtu.be/u3VAqPfZjgI >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Listening to this music neutralizes stress and promotes happiness, >>>>>>>>> harmony, peace and balance in your life and in the environment. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Maharishi Gandharva Veda (Raga Marwa) >>>>>>>>> http://youtu.be/HDcUvUfMs-M >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Bamboo flute (bansuri) in both India and Japan is considered >>>>>>>>> to be the original musical instrument, and is noted for being closest >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> the human singing voice. The richness from the fine nuances of pitch >>>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>>> accomplished by a subtle blowing technique and by partially covering >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> seven to eight finger holes. Each flute can only play in one scale. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, born 1938, is an acknoweldged Bansuri >>>>>>>>> master. In 1981, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to >>>>>>>>> music, >>>>>>>>> he was given the National Indian Award of the Sangeet Natak Academy >>>>>>>>> in New >>>>>>>>> Delhi. In 1990, Hari Prasad Chaurasia received the Gaurav Puraskar, >>>>>>>>> one of >>>>>>>>> the most prestigious awards, from the State Government of Maharashtra, >>>>>>>>> India. He also >>>>>>>>> received from the President of India, the coveted Padmabhushan >>>>>>>>> award. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Press Reviews: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "...full of life, rhythm and vocal inflections, charged by the >>>>>>>>> spirit of true improvisation." - Washington Post >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "...improvisations that sizzle without ever losing elegance." - >>>>>>>>> The Village Voice >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Beauty, order and perfection exists at every level of creation. >>>>>>>>> Ghandharva-Ved Music makes everything fit together in one incredible >>>>>>>>> unity. >>>>>>>>> The 'Flying Beyond" CD by Hariprasad Chaurasia is a transcendental >>>>>>>>> experience. Very highly recommended! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Music for deep relaxation and integration of body and mind: >>>>>>>>> http://www.maharishi-gandharva-veda.de/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Also recommended: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> North Indian classical music performed on the bamboo flute. Rag >>>>>>>>> Malkauns, a haunting late night raga perfect for meditation and >>>>>>>>> relaxation: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Flying Beyond" >>>>>>>>> By Hariprasad Chaurasia >>>>>>>>> Improvisations on Bansuri >>>>>>>>> (CD AV-89004) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [image: Inline image 2] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Available from 'Eternal Music' >>>>>>>>> P.O. Box 3612 >>>>>>>>> San Rafael, CA. 94912 >>>>>>>>> http://www.eternalmusic.com/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Richard Williams < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Riley Lee >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [image: Inline image 2] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Satori - Riley Lee and Gabriel Lee (Satori) >>>>>>>>>> http://youtu.be/lP6Xd86uaOw >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Riley Lee is the first non-Japanese person to attain the rank of >>>>>>>>>> Dai Shihan (grand master) in the shakuhachi tradition. Lee holds a >>>>>>>>>> BA and >>>>>>>>>> MA from the University of Hawaii, and he received his Ph.D. in >>>>>>>>>> Ethnomusicology from the University of Sydney. We attended a Lee >>>>>>>>>> performance in San Antonio in 2003. Lee is from Plainview,Texas. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
