That’s Early Morning Elegance!
author: Johan Wikberg
As long as we’re clarifying stuff, there is nothing late night about Todi and Bairagi. Both are morning melodies. While ”morning ragas at night” IS on my ”in” list, inexperienced listeners likely get a better experience playing this album in the morning ...
Three stars because I haven’t heard the CD. Being from Sweden, though, I’ve heard Sridhar live a few times and I’m going to buy it now!
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Float Away
author: A. Boltz
If you like the earthy sound of the sarod and are looking for something peaceful to listen to as you escape the crazy world around you, treat yourself to this wonderful cd. Instead of a series of songs, this cd is more a "state of mind". K. Sridhar seems to use the sarod as an extension of his own mind to guide the listener through an inner journey of peace. His music creates a very gentle environment, wherever it is played. Great medicine for the overworked nervous system.
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Late-night elegance
author: Andrew Woollock
A two raag set aptly named 'Ocean of Sound' is as the title would allude to, a veritable wave of pure sound rising from the sarod of K. Sridhar and the tabla of Anil Datar. Perfectly matched these two performers deliver a performance full of both technical and emotional excellence. Indian Classical Music can often be daunting for the newcomer and with SO many discs out there, where does one begin? Well, here would be an excellent starting point. This CD is wonderful on numerous levels and will surely satisfy anyone with a desire to seek fulfilment through the spiritual path of music.
N.B.
I would just like to clarify the rather ambiguous first paragraph above because I think it mistakenly links the artiste with the composition of the raag and death of the artiste's father and the cancer research charity.
1) The artiste, K. Sridhar did not compose the raag in response to the death of his father, he is simply the performer.
2) According to the line-notes, the raag was composed in c.16th or c.17th CE
3) The charitable nature of the project is connected to the late C. Douglas McFadyen who was the founder of Eight Gates Music and his partner Barbara McFadyen, the creator of this project. Thank-you.
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