Tuesday, 12/11/12
sounds of Thailand Kung Narin Phin Sing, live, Thailand ********** lagniappe reading table Like a tropical storm, I, too, may one day become “better organized.” —Lydia Davis, “Tropical Storm” (The...
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sounds of India Vilayat Khan (1928-2004), sitar, with Kishan Maharaj (1923-2008), tabla, Raga Bhairavi, live, London, 2002 ********** lagniappe reading table Sun and moon, sun and moon, time goes....
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serendipity Every so often, like, for instance, last night, when I was listening to the radio* while working on a brief for a client who’s serving a 20-year sentence for attempted murder, I find myself...
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spellbinding Hariprasad Chaurasia (bansuri [bamboo flute]), Raga Bhimpalasi, 1991 #1 #2 ********** lagniappe radio Today, celebrating the jazz saxophonist’s birthday, WKCR-FM (Columbia University) is...
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There are all kinds of grooves. Dengue Fever, “Ghost Voice,” “Tokay,” “Girl from the North,” “No Sudden Moves,” live (studio performance), Seattle, 2/10/15 ********** lagniappe reading table Life is...
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sounds of Cambodia Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll, 2014
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sounds of India day one Nikhil Banerjee (1931-1986), sitar, Raag Jaijaiwanti, live recording ********** lagniappe reading table Everything only connected by “and” and “and.” —Elizabeth Bishop...
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sounds of India day two Feel like floating? Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938-), bansuri (bamboo flute), Raag Durga, live ********** lagniappe random thoughts What would it be like to live there—a world with...
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sounds of India day three Shivkumar [AKA Shiv Kumar] Sharma (1938-), santoor Raag Hamsadhwani, live ********** lagniappe musical thoughts Indian music, even more than other kinds of music, calls for...
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Ever heard this instrument before? (Me neither.) Kazue Sawai (1941-), bass koto, live, Tokyo, 2009 ********** lagniappe reading table All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No...
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