Mood T
December 29, 2002 04:06 AM
Even on a cool night of fusion music at Mood I, you can't escape the firm clutch that technology has over us today. From the relative low-tech sound equipment of yesteryears to the two ton arrays of mixers/equalisers/amps/drives, we have become too dependant on technology. For the first time, I saw a traditional percussionist Sivamani using beat detection and looping devices, live, to enhance the effect of his performance. But that does not reduce the weight of his feat of using more than twenty types of percussion instruments. However, there is nothing as uncomplicated and pure as listening to a rendition of Megh Malhar from the flute of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasiya, sitting near him and far away from any electronics whatsoever.
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Lazy Geek said...
Hey,
Sivamani is one hell of a drummer. Has a natural talent to talk his different varieties of drums. Had a chance to listen him playing twice in IIT, Chennai. With Zakhir hussain and Vikku Vinayakram( Katam) he was at his all time best. While playing with hariprasad chaurasia, looked like a budding artist.
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Hey,
Sivamani is one hell of a drummer. Has a natural talent to talk his different varieties of drums. Had a chance to listen him playing twice in IIT, Chennai. With Zakhir hussain and Vikku Vinayakram( Katam) he was at his all time best. While playing with hariprasad chaurasia, looked like a budding artist.
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