Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is another one, in that case, using the saxophone and flute in classical Indian music. The saxophonist, Dr.Kadri Gopalnath, comes from the South Indian branch of Indian Classical, called Carnatic music; Pandit Romu Majumdar, playing the flute comes from North Indian branch, called Hindustani. The flute has been around a long time, but Kadri is the first to adapt the sax to Indian classical music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzd-VD5Jq_c Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 9:42 AM Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > I am awestruck by the mandolin playing of U.Srinivas > > On 2019-11-10 07:33, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: > > One of the greatest mandolin player of them all, IMHO, actually > > pioneered > > Indian classical music on the instrument - Mandolin U.Srinivas. He was > > a > > child prodigy, and I remember listening to him play concerts when he > > was > > under 10 years old. The word genius is thrown around a lot, but he > > truly > > was one. I say "was", because sadly, he died young a few years ago.... > > > > He later played extensively in Remember Shakti with John McLaughlin and > > Zakir Hussain: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFgYdh1i86c > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >