George on Rockline 1987

[friar-park]

I've been listening to this tonight. I didn't catch this the first time, but he mentioned another artist that he'd been listening to (other than the Bulgarian Women's Choir):
Brij Bhushan Kabra.
Another one to check out! Anyone know of him?

It's been good to listen to George's voice again.
At the end of the show he sings Every Grain of Sand, as I've said many times I'm so hoping to hear his studio version of this someday.

[FPSHOT]

Here is some info, that is all I know of him

The guitar is a recent foreign introduction to the world of Hindustani music. Its best known exponent player is Brijbhushan Kabra. During the 1960s he was involved in the making of two significant albums through which he came to a wide international audience. The more important of the two was Call of the Valley, a collaboration with santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma and flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia. The second was Two Raga Moods on Guitar (World Pacific WPS 21452). Describing him on the sleeve of Call of the Valley in 1968, G.N. Joshi wrote, "Brijbhushan Kabra hails from Jodhpur and took to guitar playing about ten years ago under the guidance of Ali Akbar Khan. His proficiency and skill in producing Indian classical music on a Western instrument have received acclaimation from critics and listeners alike." It was the start of a long and illustrious career.

[Hari's Chick]

Originally Posted By friar-park:

At the end of the show he sings Every Grain of Sand, as I've said many times I'm so hoping to hear his studio version of this someday.<font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Me, too!! images/icons/smile.gif

Thanks for the reminder on Brij Bhushan Kabra. You know he is on this record then...? But I don't see Zakir listed on this, so is it the same? Hmmm....

http://www.cottageindia.com/callofvalley.html

It has little audio clips too. images/icons/smile.gif

[Hari's Chick]

Wow...this raga (#6 on the link above): DES: Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra...starts very much like My Sweet Lord 2000. images/icons/smile.gif

[FPSHOT]

Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
Wow...this raga (#6 on the link above): DES: Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra...starts very much like My Sweet Lord 2000. images/icons/smile.gif <font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Yeah it does and it's also the nicest of them all, at least in my personal private opinion.

Thanks a lot for posting. graemlins/smile1.gif

[friar-park]

Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
Wow...this raga (#6 on the link above): DES: Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra...starts very much like My Sweet Lord 2000. images/icons/smile.gif <font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">I can't wait until my copy arrives!

[ Sep 26, 2003, 07:57 AM: Message Edited By: friar-park ]

[friar-park]

Originally Posted By friar-park:
[QUOTE]Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
[qb]Wow...this raga (#6 on the link above): DES: Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra...starts very much like My Sweet Lord 2000. images/icons/smile.gif <font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">It's here!! The tracks are in slightly different order than what is listed at cottage india and the cover is different.

I like this a lot!

[ Sep 26, 2003, 07:58 AM: Message Edited By: friar-park ]

[friar-park]

I've also been listening to some of the tribute radio shows that were broadcast after George's death. I really like the one called 'Portrait of a Gardener' on the boot of the show. It's done a bit like The Beatles Anthology, with interview clips from George and other's interspersed with the songs. I also like the Australian J-Files special that I believe was done at the end of 2001.

Anyone else have some favorites?