Edward Powell
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6 raga lessons on sitar
Hi Folks... a sitar student came over today and we touched on 6 ragas.
This is not oud, but ragas have a great similarity to makams... so perhaps this can be of interest to some 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OllYpRUFf4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fww...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVO3Q0OZveQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K63aESSULRI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUNlziTi2A
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More More!!!! Thanks Thanks!!!
You are a renaissance man!!! You can do everything!
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Thank Nicola
Will you try these ragas on oud?? ...they can make very sweet sounding
modulations!
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I have a sitar ( don't play like you...just a bit)! I practice yoga and i like indian music ! But i 'll try also with the oud!!
I'm fallowing your work and i find it extremally intersting!
In my performances I use also a medival lute (I'll send some pictures,) an acustic guitar, a sitar and an oud! But is amazing how you have
concentrated most of that sounds in your incredible instruments!
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Quote: Originally posted by Nicola  | I have a sitar ( don't play like you...just a bit)! I practice yoga and i like indian music ! But i 'll try also with the oud!!
I'm fallowing your work and i find it extremally intersting!
In my performances I use also a medival lute (I'll send some pictures,) an acustic guitar, a sitar and an oud! But is amazing how you have
concentrated most of that sounds in your incredible instruments!
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You are very kind! Your appreciation feels very warm, thanks. Sometimes I feel that I have spent so much time learning and developing things, and very
little time focusing on the career side of things --- so at times I am in a bit of a vacuum.
My long term goal is to combine the two systems of raga and makam, and in fact my "ragmakam CD" is almost finished and will be out soon. I really hope
some people will also catch on to this idea and that it will develop. When the CD is out, I will post lesson vids which will explain how all the
"ragmakam" on the CD work. This way hopefully the music itself will have more interest and meaning.
I am interested to hear and see you performance - and instruments. Sounds WONDERFUL! Please post. Yes, I am trying to condense a lot of these sounds
into just one instrument. ...and, yes, it sort of works ...however, I
have finally realised that an oud is an oud. I tried to combine it with a sarod, but in the end I am letting it find it's own way, it's own soul and
sound - since it is not an oud anymore. But the main point is that makams can be played on it. (and ragas also)
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it would be fun to met you some time!
Actually my family ties me down! Babies, works (I teach classic guitar), but ..whooo ..sound so intersting your reasearch! I'll post some music...just
i need time ! So i will soon as possible!
My best regards
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| Quote: Originally posted by Nicola | it would be fun to met you some time!
Actually my family ties me down! Babies, works (I teach classic guitar), but ..whooo ..sound so intersting your reasearch! I'll post some music...just
i need time ! So i will soon as possible!
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What part of Italy are you from? I used to go very often to Ravenna and Venice, also Roma... but not so often these days.
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South Italy very near Bari on the cost!
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Wow, just a small swim from Tunesia
...must be beautiful!
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Hi Edward, yes though it's a bit off topic thanks for posting the sitar clips; and like Nicola I also am learning to play this amazing instrument and
interested in Indian and Arabic musics. I agree- an oud is an oud and a sitar a sitar, each with it's own sound and technique.
 on the subject of sitars, have you come across Niladri Kumar who
plays both regular and electric sitar? here he is on electric sitar- it's a bit over the top, like steve vai on sitar-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6XthRCBB8&feature=related
regards, MW
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| Quote: Originally posted by MatthewW | Hi Edward, yes though it's a bit off topic thanks for posting the sitar clips; and like Nicola I also am learning to play this amazing instrument and
interested in Indian and Arabic musics. I agree- an oud is an oud and a sitar a sitar, each with it's own sound and technique.
on the subject of sitars, have you come across Niladri Kumar who
plays both regular and electric sitar? here he is on electric sitar- it's a bit over the top, like steve vai on sitar-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6XthRCBB8&feature=related
regards, MW |
Wow... super player--- however if you notice he does not pull the string even once, not even any tiny hint of a gamak... but the clip is short,
too short to judge.
otherwise, is it quite amazing :-)
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