I know Walt's gonna hit this thread, but wonder if anyone else out there is into Indian Classical music, either North (Hindustani) or South (Carnatic) or both.
I spent a few years literally listening to only Indian classical stuff, back in the mid 1990's. I have a bunch of recordings from the Nimbus and Raga labels, as well as a bunch of Ravi Shankar stuff. My favorite musicians are Nikhil Banerjee and Zia M. Dagar, on Sitar and rudra vina, respectively. I like the South Indian stuff, too, but have woefully little of it in my collection.
I also studied it for a bit, though with no real comprehension of the whole thing...it's a completely different system, for sure. I own a sitar, and fiddle around a bit....had one quick lesson with a teacher, so I know roughly how to strike the strings and finger stuff, but.....
Anyone else out there into rags, Dhrupad, and the like?
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