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Published: March 23rd 2010
Prof Suman Yadav - March 2009 Pushkar
This is a vocalist (just to contradict myself about preferring instrumentals - and I do!) - during a three night music festival at Pushkar Rajasthan held in the Old Rangi Temple courtyard. Classical Indian Music - experienced in India
Not everyone knows or even claims to enjoy Indian Classical Music. But let me tell you that for me - there is nothing more sublime than getting to a live Classical Indian concert IN India - and I tend to be more talking about instrumental than vocal - and a few more than others (including the use of western instruments): sitar, mandolin, sarode, santoor, violin, flute, tabla, shenai etc…
When you go to such a concert - which are invariably at night and often in an outdoor garden or temple setting in the cool night air - where there are soft mattresses to sit on - and you just let the music take you away - I describe it as visiting heaven. I think it’s the contrast to the street bedlam outside. The noise of traffic and horns; the crowds; the dust and movement. There at the concert one is experiencing the sweet sounds of the Indian pantheon.
I am no expert at all (I just know what I like). I do know that in Indian Classical music, there is great innovation and dialogue between artists within the strict discipline of
Pundit Krishna Mohan Bhatt
This reknown sitarist had Ravi Shankar as his guru (teaching master) - again the March 2009 Pushkar concert at Old Rangi Temple musical form. And… that the artists I am privileged to hear have often spent many years studying under a guru/ master to attain the quality and skill being displayed. It has often amused me when a westerner (perhaps visiting India on a whirl wind couple of months ‘tour’ during which they might claim to have “done” India (I hate that term!) also claims there intention (or worse still their achievement to have done so) to learn to play sitar or tabla. These skills take maybe 20 or 30 years of very dedicated application to achieve.
So - I love the fact that in many places in India there will be an unexpected musical concert happening. That often these are free events. That more than often they feature artists who are obviously world class Indian Classical musicians. This is why I love India.
A ref for more info on Indian Classical Music:
http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_gharana/sra_story_guru_gharana_instrumental_index.html
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