Dear Malathi. This is way off the subject, but do you know of any Indian music as powerful as R. Shankar's for "Pathar Panchali"? I only as because I find the Indian music for sale here rather irritating, and want to know what you consider the finest in Malabar & Coromandal styles . . . Kathie._,___
Dear Kathie, there is *lots* of powerful indian music, yes as you rightly say the variety available in the west appears severely limited :) I can give you a list of stores you can go to if you happen to visit India or share my collection most willingly here in US, if you want to write to me :)
I have a bone to pick with Ray - as someone who pioneered the marketing of 'poor India' so I won't go there :)) What do you mean by Malabar and Coromandal styles? Keralite music?
> > In a single MAIL, Katherine asked us.. > > what is Indian (or sub-Indian ) atleast related to music .! > > Malabar - Keralite > > Coromandal - traditional classical > > Pandit RS - Hindustani > > We have been posting ready-made replies for such queries. > > UNITY in DIVERSITY .. > > regards/ sps > hi sps
amongst all this, i must say that the pari, tarai and tappattai - unfortunately now mostly associated with funeral music ( and kuthu songs), but i found the native rythms - especially the parai as the hide is shown against the bonfire, as the hide heats up - the beats become more sonorous - and pulls you to dance..