Hitch hikers guide to Music
Part 1
hello everyone
ill write about the only thing im capable of bragging about and that is music.you can call me a ( self professed) audiophile but like all others who have chosen this path you can never comprehensively agree with my tastes.So feel free to roam about freely not giving reverence to this article.
Precisely how to navigate among the vast repertoire of artists and band that are available.
One of the most dirty secrets is that the majority of music reviews you will hear from your friend is nothing but a mindless babble he has imbibed from a distinct friend of his or bless the MTv or VH1. Dont get me wrong in underating Mtv (or others ) but commercialism is one of the foremost vandals in audio culture.I will call it culture because like people the music ranges from place to place ,country to country,planet to planet( Blame that on the Hitch Hikers Guide)
.ANd as always we have this inscrutable fascination for the western culture or the western Pop and rock idols.
One thing you can never comprehend is the reluctance to listen to classical artists.India is as rich in music as it is in myriad other feilds (like corruption or bombing ).Musical prowess was attained by our people(ie Indians for people from other planet)
We have an entire genous of people who are exemplary in their music which has traditionally been excepted only by an erudite clique who can afford such pastimes.we have the masters of santoor or mridangam,we have the greatest flute and table players in the world ,we have such vocals gems who can sing you in all the channels it is possible for the voice to commute.although not a dedicated listener to Indain classical my personal bests would be ravi Shankar and naushad.The gazals by Naushad are immortalised for their poetry and music.Carnatic classsics have artists like yesudas,whose are immensely proficient with their works.There r other immortals like Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma,
Alludin Khan,pandit jasraj etc
From Indian classics we move on to contemporary Indain Music.Im skipping the golden era of music in Hindi cinema (the era of Rafi,Burman ,Kishore Kumar,etc)because frankly i havent started listening to them.Although some of them have very pleasing sound.One of the most admired band in contemporary music scene is 'Indian Ocean'. They have performed in concerts in over 100 countries and still havent commercialised their music.Of all the three albums they have made they come out with video of only one song.its not just their exclusivity but also their music which makes them special.Songs ike Kandisa and Ma rewa were chanted religiously by the whole crowd when they performed in the IIT techfest.Their first commercial venture in producing music for the Anurag Kashyap film 'Black Friday' has also given them global appraisal.their music expolores the essence in indian life which is the conflation of a commom voice with simple instruments.There is no sophistication and everthing is visible for the audience to comment.Who else can explain the country as
" India sir ye cheez durander
jeeb Dalinder per dil hai Samundar"
Do not miss the poetry in lyrics of songs like 'Ma Rewa'-which praise the river narmada,"Bhor"-which describe a bird who is drunk wuth honey"or "hille le"
'silk route' are too one of the decent bands who have consistently produced good music.Their first two albums have beyond doubt very soothing music.There are many other good bands in the fusion category like Mrigya,Parikrama,euphoria,Junoon,Fuzon etc
....To be Contd
