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...Harrison, besides being a member of the Beatles, was also a godfather of world music. By studying with Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar and playing the sitar himself on songs like "Norwegian Wood" and "Within You Without You," he helped bring the sounds of the East into Western pop. Since Harrison, pop musicians ranging from Sting to David Byrne to Marc Anthony have felt free to sample from music from around the world in their pop and it's partly because of the barriers that Harrison broke down. For Harrison, combining musical cultures came naturally. Said Harrison: "When I first...
...course, recordings--in which people around the world are crossing borders to share their passion for music and rocking old traditions as they create new kinds of sounds. Stories include profiles of international stars like Bjork and Marc Anthony, reports on hip-hoppers in Havana and sitar rockers in London, and an opinionated guide to the 10 best bands on the planet. Months in the planning, the issue went to press before the horrific terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. But we trust that even during this tragic time, it will be heartening to see how people from different cultures...
Signs closes with Badmarsh & Shri's sparest song to date: Appa, which features Sriram's father, T.S. Sriram, playing a delicate sitar raga, backed by the Strings of Bombay. Sriram included the song on the album not only as a homage to his father but also as a retort to those pretenders--the guys who couldn't hold their sitars properly--who once populated the so-called Asian underground. "I thought I'd show people what real sitar can sound like," he says. "Even my father says he never knew he could sound that good...
...look elsewhere. Fatboy Slim himself does contribute a signature track and a Midfield General remix, but overall this is a more sparse, laid back sound. If big beat is your thing, though, Brassic Beats USA is definitely worth checking out. Of special note are Indian Ropeman's funky, sitar-infused "66 Meters" and Cut La Roc's airy, skillfully-mixed "Fallen." A- --Taylor R. Terry...
...David Horn: I don't have much musical training. I just learnt the guitar a little bit and I studied the recorder in school. And then I studied the sitar and tabla, and I taught myself Tuvan throat singing, supposedly...