Robert Johnson was born in Hazelhurst, Mississippi on May 8, 1911 and died in Greenwood, Mississippi on August 16, 1938. During those 27 years he recorded 29 songs that influenced modern blues and paved the way for the future of blues-based rock.
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When we think of great bass players we only mention the players of the male persuasion. There are many great female bassist who have carved their path into music history. With this interview I like introduce one of those female greats.
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Buckminster Fuller, the acclaimed Canadian scientist who invented the geodesic dome, described the universe, in his book ‘Utopia or Oblivion’ as entropic. By this he meant that energy escapes from ‘local systems’ causing the Law of Increase of the Random Element. Continue reading »
In the two main forms of Indian classical music, improvisation plays a very significant role. In the South Indian variety of classical music, Manodharma comes into the main foray much later into the concert, within a span of 3-4 hours. Continue reading »
I am making an attempt to go into the intricacies of the traditional and aesthetic aspects of Indian classical music and to give a detailed picture of the universal sound known as “Naada.” “Sound” plays a very important role in human life especially in expressions. It is well expressed by the famous French researcher of Indian classical music, the great Alain Danielou in his book, “A study of Indian classical music,” thus: Continue reading »
Since we would be dealing with the theme of originals and reproductions in arts, I must state clearly that this topic of mine is an attempt to decipher the hidden links between Indian classical music, western classical music, and the ancient Indian science and art of Naadi-Astrology. Continue reading »
John Coltrane was always experimenting with jazz standards and jazz classics. Most of his recordings for Prestige label included songs by other composers. He loved Gershwin, Tad Dameron, Duke and Horace Silver. Although his playing was always unique, it was not before 1956 that he’s compositions were first revealed to the wide public. Continue reading »
Around the mid forties, when Duke Ellington was in London as a variety act at the London Palladium, his friend, the late Renee Diamond played him an old 78 of Duke’s ‘Merry-Go Round’ cut in the early Thirties. Duke’s response was ‘My! Did the band ever really sound as good as that!’ Continue reading »
Jazz is no longer the fresh young thing it was. The revolutionaries of the ’40s (and precious few of them still survive) are now respected and venerated as “grandfathers” of today’s music. Indeed, some young musicians seem to assume that everything started with Miles Davis and John Coltrane, but there were, of course, Jazz giants long before them and even long before bebop Continue reading »