Recommendations for Sitar-based Music

So, Ive always heard sitar in a number of different songs, starting with George Harrison when I was a tiny tot. I really want to get some almost meditative, beautiful slow vibrant sitar compositions to play while I do grading and desk work in the background. Something like this is very close:

 

[youtubehd]igDsu5QWhpo[/youtubehd]

 

I figured Ravi is the obvious go to, but I have no idea where to start. The first two minutes of this are absolutely and exactly what im looking for.

 

 

Can you wise Watmmers recommend me stuff to zone out to?

Is that the Bollywood remake of Deliverance ?

no

so youre looking for a more traditional style? i took a world music class awhile back and we studied this a bit. ill see if i can dig anything up for ya.

  On 8/29/2012 at 7:48 PM, Frankie5fingers said:

so youre looking for a more traditional style? i took a world music class awhile back and we studied this a bit. ill see if i can dig anything up for ya.

 

thx man! i mean, ill start with ravi but anything you can suggest would be appreciated.

  On 8/29/2012 at 7:51 PM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

  On 8/29/2012 at 7:48 PM, Frankie5fingers said:

so youre looking for a more traditional style? i took a world music class awhile back and we studied this a bit. ill see if i can dig anything up for ya.

 

thx man! i mean, ill start with ravi but anything you can suggest would be appreciated.

itll take awhile cause i barely remember much from the class but for now try this guy out. it not exactly what you asked but you might like it. his name is Solar fields and this album is called leaving home. its a combination of ambient electronic with sitar melodies. i love this dude for background music. here something to see if you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpRBP-O6t-c

Edited August 29, 2012 by Frankie5fingers

k so heres some traditional sitar players to look up. hopefully this will be all you need. each one of these guys' have massive dicogs.

 

Pandit Nikhil Banerjee

Anjan Chattopadhyay

Al Gromer Khan

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan

 

and heres a nice little website with some more to look up but their list also contains artist that don't play traditional raga type music.

http://www.sitars.net/famous_sitar_players.html

traditional:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZX8zXZzCs

i heard this yesterday and liked it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoiLMtNJRUY

That first thing you posted is really cool, I also really dig those typical watery boing boing drums.

thx for the recommendations lads!

 

 

btw, this is one of the top 5 coolest musical things Ive ever seen/heard:

 

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I can do that any time.

 

But really nice, especially Ravi Shankar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KXk_8_8oLY

 

Please tell us when you find some other good stuff :D

Edited August 30, 2012 by th555

I used to put on this recording in my room and turn on my red rope light and meditate on the floor. I know we can't post dl links but there is 0% you will find this recording for sale anywhere.

01__Sarasiruha_.m4a - 20.4 Mb

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Edited August 30, 2012 by BCM

 

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB_7Xmiy_GQ

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7wREhjZOAc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sptUKDlptvo

 

i'm not dropping any real knowledge here, but the last.fm Sitar tagged station would probably help you expand your horizons: http://www.last.fm/listen/globaltags/sitar

 

been listening to it for the last hour or so, haven't heard anything disagreeable yet

I wish pandora was still accessible...