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...very similar to other music forms, such as Russian classical, in so far as having a 12-note octave. However, what truly sets it apart is the improvisatory nature of the compositions, based on variations in rhythms with an underlying eight beat cycle and a bass scale, called a Raga. Rudrapatna says that there is no rehearsal involved in the performance process. “It’s more like an oral tradition. You go up there, have a basic idea of lines, and play a dialogue back and forth for three hours. ” While American tradition...
...impeccable musical pedigree; and this year's bill features 16 acts, from Roma (or gypsy) minstrels to Mongolian throat singers to percussionists from the Ivory Coast. Among the must-see musicians are Pakistan's Faiz Ali Faiz, whose trance-inducing qawwali rhythms draw deeply on Sufi traditions and Indian raga, and Florencio Mess, the rootsy Belizian harpist who personally crafts new instruments for each new performance. As well as the eclectic international fare, you can pick up on some local culture: the festival is held on the seven-hectare grounds of the Sarawak Cultural Village, a 45-minute drive from...
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...Mona, 1970: The Jazz Singer of fuck films, Mona was pretty sure of itself for a lonely pioneer. It had a busy soundtrack: clavichord, old pop tunes, harmonica and jug band music, an Indian raga and a long audio extract from The Taming of the Shrew. It revealed Mona as a kind of fellatio virtuoso: when a guy she has solicited for a back-alley blow job tries to pay her, she replies daintily, "I didn't do it for money. I have a taste for these things." It boasts a piquant blend of tease and sympathy...
...musical director of the movie Roja. Scoring an Indian film means writing the songs (with a lyricist) as well as composing and conducting the background music. Rahman proved a master of it all. His songs were recognizably Indian but paraded a world of musical influences, from raga to reggae, from Broadway to Ennio Morricone, with each tune heightening the film's drama...