Anybody here into classical Hindustani music? I picked up the sitar last year and it turns out that Indian music is pretty god tier. This is a favorite of mine that I've been working on recently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtfF_Q6o0gc
This is not the place for discussion. Be gone
That feel when no sitar-playing friend to listen to while I lie down and smoke pot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t7GYCkQOKw
>>26430051
I got you senpai, what raag you want? I got bhupali, asavari, kegar, that good shit yo, what you want
>>26430157
J-just give me a quarter hour of whatever you consider your best. I-I'm kinda new to this.
>>26430219
Aight, check this shit out. Anoushka Shankar will fuck your shit up homie, she's pretty qt too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aWIuJGZHGU
>>26430226
Absolutely exotic. I lol'd at the one lone white guy playing the drums though.
>>26430315
Yeah he's a hindiboo
>>26430432
So what made you get into the sitar?
>>26430496
Played guitar for several years, got bored with it, wanted to try something exotic. Plus I'm a little bit of a hindiboo myself tbth. Strongly considering picking up the guqin next though.
Here's another one of my favorite sitar tracks, though it isn't classical hindustani. It's Anoushka with Norah Jones, who's actually her half-sister.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOBchxRL_Zw
>>26430011
that thing looks complicated as fuck what the hell is going on with those pegs
Yeah man, I love me some Ravi Shankar. Sound of the Sitar, Spirit of India and Chants of India are my favourite albums.
>>26430543
So you actually only finger 1 string, called the baj string. There are also a couple others that are strummed for the harmony, like the chikari strings. All the tiny pegs are strings that aren't actually played, called sympathetic strings. Their purpose is to simply resonate with the rest of the instrument.
>>26430553
>spirit of india
GOAT
>>26430573
damn so you can't do sweet sitar arpeggios?
Not classical, but still really cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB4RYBpwV0A
>>26430608
Kind of, but all the strings besides the baj would just be plucked open. What you're talking about is more suited to the veena, this instrument.
>>26430522
It's a very romantic song desu. Although so far I do prefer the older (possibly religious?) ones.
>guqin next
If you're trying to cover the entire Orient, you should also learn pic related.
>>26430640
Interesting use of bhairav lmao. I've played in that before, but it was more like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7QP_QdoNqU
>>26430682
>it uses a bow
No thx
>>26430682
Also, yeah, all those older ones are all very religious. Here's a really popular one that virtually all Indians know. This is a little bit of a more modern version though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEyvAZOvADw
>>26430658
what the fuck india
what is that bulb for
>>26430757
Some sitars have that too. It's called a tumba and helps create a fuller, warmer sound.
>>26430750
It's such a voluminous religion. The intricacies are mind-boggling. The Vedas alone probably dwarf the entire body of Jewish rabbinical writings.
>>26430757
It's a common personal care item in India. The two halves open up to reveal a miniature city, with a street running right down the middle of the model.
>>26430776
>>26430808
are you sure they it's not their mobile poo in loo station
Pretty much all the best classical compositions are prayers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Am1iq5a9D8
Next lesson: pic related is called a tanpura. It's a drone instrument that creates that wall of sound buzzing sound you hear in most Indian music. You don't fret the strings period, they are only plucked, meaning the instrument has to be tuned to each individual piece it's playing along to. For this reason, a lot of times nowadays live musicians will just use a machine for the sound, sort of like a drum machine.
Another one I enjoy playing sitar with. It's in raag kedar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsK-cxB5ZE
>hindustani thread
>not posting aey malik
jesus christ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snN9rjgf4gw
>>26430839
T-that song is very, very nice Anon. Gives me feels. No homo.
>>26430011
Man an actual Indian classical music thread?
Used to bang ragas hardcore at my last job, no fucks given
What the name of the dulcimer-like instrument?
Really liked the stuff Sharma&Chaurasia did with it.
>>26430953
You're thinking of the santoor.
