Passing on the baton - Page 11

"After having played on so many different musical instruments, the bamboo flute seems to me to be the most mysterious and perfect one. It is just a piece of bamboo with seven holes and nothing else. But listen to the miracles that human breath can perform with it!" sangit om

The Indian bamboo flute, also called bansuri, is a transverse flute made of a single piece of bamboo and has nothing else than seven holes. All half notes, accidentals and microtones are produced by a unique fingering technique.

The bansuri is one of the oldest musical instruments. It is already mentioned in the Vedas (the oldest known scripts of humanity). It is associated with the god of dance and music: Krishna. This picture shows Krishna and Rhada.

One of the greatest contemporary masters of the bansuri is HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, but there are many others. Here is a (uncomplete) list of the most known ones: Hariprasad Chaurasia - Rakesh Chaurasia - Ronu Majumdar Nityanand Haldipur - Anand Murdeshwar - Raghunath Seth Sunil Kant Gupta - Prakash Wadhera - Rupak Kulkarni Rajendra Prasanna - Ajay Prasanna - Steve Gorn There is a lot of profound information about the bansuri in the internet. Here are a few links:

thanks quest...still need to read last two pages after i come back...thaks for collecting so much info on these talented kids

Dear Qwest,

Thank you for starting the amazing thread. It is really a matter of great pride that the younger generation is willing to take on and carry forward the heritage and music culture of our country.
Recently I had the opportunity to see live performance of Pt. Ravi Shankar along with daughter Anoushka. The mastero of Ravi Shankar is unparalleled, his playing as clear as spring water and have a calming effect. Anoushka on the other hand is amazing in her compositions. Her compositions are full of life and spirit, coupled with rythem. They make you laugh and dance.
Hats off to her and her father. Though these kids are born with a silver spoon yet it takes in a lot of hard work and dedication to achieve what they have.

Hi,

Here is one from me.Sorry I don't know how to post articles. But I am giving the link below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/awards2005/profile_kaushikichakr abarty.shtml

WINNER 2005
KAUSHIKI CHAKRABARTY (INDIA)


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'Like father like son' goes the old expression, but what do they say about a daughter who follows in her father's footsteps? "My relationship with baba (dad) has always been centred around music. Baba has always been more of a guru (teacher) and less a father for me," Kaushiki Chakrabarty told The Times of India in 2000.

Kaushiki is the child of celebrated Hindustani (North Indian) classical singer Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and his wife Chandna, who was her daughter's first guru. Born in 1980, Kaushiki is said to have been able to sing well since she was only two, and has been accompanying her father on his globetrotting tours since the late eighties. After beginning more formal study at the age of ten, under her father's guru Gnan Prakash Ghosh, Kaushiki eventually switched to training with her father at his Shrutinandan school of music in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).

All the years of practising for up to six hours a day are beginning to reap rewards, and she is now being hailed as one of the brightest emerging artists in Indian vocal music. As critic Ken Hunt put it, "we are talking superlatives". In response to the suggestion that he might have hot-housed his daughter, as celebrities often do, Ajoy Chakrabarty told India Today: "When a flower blooms, one doesn't shove it under the nose. The fragrance travels by itself."

Although she is so far known for her performances of khayal and thumri (the two main 'semi-classical' or 'light classical' styles of Hindustani music), Kaushiki has also studied South Indian music. And, like her father, has dabbled in popular music, contributing a song by A.R. Rahman to the soundtrack for Deepa Mehta's controversial forthcoming film Water (possibly to be retitled River Moon). Kaushiki also holds a first class Honours degree in Philosophy, which doubtless colours her approach to singing.

Kaushiki's slim discography includes her solo debut "Footsteps" (1998) and "A Journey Begins" (2002). Her most recent album "Pure" (2004) is an aptly named document of a performance given in London on 30th August, 2003. Live recordings in most genres are generally a let down, with the notable exception of Hindustani classical music. Backed by tanpura drone, tabla and two harmoniums (one played by her father) Kaushiki displays unique phrasing, breathtaking control, and a tone of astonishing purity.

Jon Lusk (courtesy of fRoots)

Originally posted by: rajarani

Dear Qwest,

Thank you for starting the amazing thread. It is really a matter of great pride that the younger generation is willing to take on and carry forward the heritage and music culture of our country.
Recently I had the opportunity to see live performance of Pt. Ravi Shankar along with daughter Anoushka. The mastero of Ravi Shankar is unparalleled, his playing as clear as spring water and have a calming effect. Anoushka on the other hand is amazing in her compositions. Her compositions are full of life and spirit, coupled with rythem. They make you laugh and dance.
Hats off to her and her father. Though these kids are born with a silver spoon yet it takes in a lot of hard work and dedication to achieve what they have.

rajarani ji,

Thank you very for great post and like you have mentioned about those kids not only Ravi ji but all. I take my Hats off to there family either there father or mother or any one who takes that much of effort to teach them and bring to the next level it takes a lot of hard work and dedication for all. Though these kids are born with a silver spoon yet it takes a lot of hard work and determination also need lot of discipline and there dedication to achieve what they have.