ravi shankar!

Discussion in 'UK Music Forum' started by jesikhaviolet, Feb 3, 2005.

  1. jesikhaviolet

    jesikhaviolet Member

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    ok, who else loves that man?
    don't know who he is? i shall enlighten. on a lot of beatles tracks there are sitar parts. he did them. he also taught george harrison and john lennon to play sitar. he is a god. a superior being to the rest of us.
    until recently, both me and my dad assumed him dead (he's oooooold now) but i found out he is doing a gig on 21st of june at manchester's bridgewater hall. if you're a fan of ravi shankar, a fan of indian music in general, or just feel like going...... GO!!
     
  2. Spyder

    Spyder La dah de dah

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    he's also norah jone's dad!
     
  3. jesikhaviolet

    jesikhaviolet Member

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    o.0 ok...
    he's also anoushka shankar's dad :D wo0o
     
  4. Merlin

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    You find out something new every day heh.

    I think he's pretty cool. I've got a couple of his compilation albums, 'From Dusk To Dawn' and 'Master Of Sitar'.
     
  5. jesikhaviolet

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    i can't find "from dusk to dawn" but i REALLY am desperate to find it = D
     
  6. Merlin

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    You can bet your bottom Euro that amazon.co.uk or .com have it. I bought mine in Virgin Megastores in Manchester, which has now closed down eek.

    But check out Amazon.
     
  7. jesikhaviolet

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    yeah... it kinda sucks that that one closed down, but it was ridiculous how many record shops are on market street... there's 2 HMV's for smeg's sake!
    i'll find it some day...
     
  8. Hippie_Girl

    Hippie_Girl Innit!

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    What a man!!!!

    He made me cry when I saw him on A COncert For George... beautiful!
     
  9. Merlin

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    Yeah good point. There's Music Zone as well.
     
  10. jesikhaviolet

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    hang on - that's just clicked - you're from blackburn. howdy, fellow lancastrian/manculian
     
  11. Jaz Delorean

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    he is an amazing sitar player, he sure has a gift. :D
    i highly doubt he's a superior being to the rest of us, we're all created equal :p
    jaz
     
  12. all_rhodesian_reject

    all_rhodesian_reject Sonskyn Elvis

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    *looks ashamed* who is he?
     
  13. jesikhaviolet

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    no you are wrong mr delorean! he is divine! he is a man of godlike sagacity! :p ok maybe not - but he does rock my socks
     
  14. all_rhodesian_reject

    all_rhodesian_reject Sonskyn Elvis

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    Sitar...Indian guitar right?
     
  15. jesikhaviolet

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    yup yup yup ^_^
     
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