Innovators In Music - Jan Garbarek....

by hillary_step 2 Replies latest social entertainment

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  hillary_step

  Okay, I know that I bleat on endlessly about the 'copyist' rot that is imho infecting music of all varieties this past couple of decades, so I will resist and rise above my inclinations.

  Here is one of the most exhilirating innovators in modern Jazz music marrying Jazz and a Pakistani raga in a way that takes the breath away. His name is Jan Garbarek and the Pakistani singer is Ustad Fateh Ali Khan. It takes some effort to listen to, but will I think lift your spirit into another dimension.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X1XQvnohWw&mode=related&search=

  If every person on the planet learned to play and respect music, the misery would be halfed.

  HS
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  tall penguin

  Thanks HS. Great music. I'm already a fan of Ali Khan. I'll check out more of Garbarek.
  
  If you're a fan of Indo-Pakistani music may I recommend Lata Mangeshkar. Here's one of my faves:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WECMQW7PLOI
  
  tall penguin
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  hillary_step

  Tall Penguin,

  Many thanks for that link. I know Lata Mageshkar's work, mainly from the film music that she did. Extraordinary.

  I am trying to dig out an LP that Larry Coryell laid down in the mid 70's with a group of Indian Musicians whose names escape me. It enhanced my appreciation for Indian and Pakistani music and ryhythms, especially the percussive dimension. I will let you know the title when I find it.

  Jan Garbarek is one of a number of Norwegian Jazz musicians signed by ECM in their early days. ECM have yet to produce an album that is not at the pinnacle of innovation, and in this Jan Garbarek has led the field for them. If you like Jazz, another wonderful Norwegian musician is Arild Anderson, who often plays ( bass ) with Garbarek, but is a composer in his own right.

  Cheers - HS