I had found this on the shankarandgingger.com website when I was in college. Those were before the days of youtube and other similar sites, so music and videos could not be found so freely. I extracted the video (made using QuickTime) from the website (which was pretty easy in those days of simple HTML-based sites). I have heard it many times over the last 10 years or more and it doesn't grow old. I felt the world needs to hear this, so here goes.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
A rarely-heard style on Indian violin
This is a special track, a rare one, a radio recital by Pt Joi Srivastava on the violin. He was a reclusive artist and teacher of North Indian classical music who lived most of his life in New Delhi. I have the fortune of learning violin from his grandson, which is what brought me in touch with his music. His playing outlines his personality -- deeply immersed in the depths of Indian classical music, yet totally against any glamour or show-off. The classical 'raag' being played is Vrindavani Saarang.
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