folk song on dotara.mp4

[mannaamin]

Diptanshu, I tune my dotara strings as follows: the first string (inner) G sharp. The middle two strings C sharp and the outer string F sharp. Can you please tell me how you tuned your dotara;s four strings? It seems that you tuned the middle two stings differently. Am I right? Thanks.

[enishantsharma]

Very beautiful...very good job done. Really enjoyed it.

Is it possible for you to arrange one dotara for me, I'm based out of New Delhi and can't find it here.

[shanu2301]

amazing man, m trying to play the dotara my self, its kinda self learning thing, hope if u can help me a bit on this???

[karancm]

beautiful playing! do you know where one would purchase a dotara of this type? unfortunately in the states they only sell a droning variety.

[pinakiroyr]

@neelofazrath : name of the song..."morute elen re mohommod mothura te elen shyam eman khela..............."

[blogkori]

Thanks bro, for your music

[Daedalus294]

someone please send me a message. i just bought a two string tumbi (ektara), and i dont know how to play it well. someone please help me with the basics. Its not the smaller tumbis you see...its the big one with a pumpkin gourd body and goatskin stretched over it. thx.

[lalitkd]

chai ananda chai prem?



[cacofonixx]

diptanshu.. Bless yu buddy.. just for doing what you have to dotara... i play the sarod so i know how tough it is what you have done.. Blees u bro

[diptanshu]

@cacofonixx glad u enjoyed it... i cant play much on it though :p

[Daedalus294]

Where can I buy one of those dotara ? how much would it cost in USD ? I really want to buy one that looks like that. If anyone could help me out, please let me know.

[diptanshu]

@Daedalus294 they dont cost much but they are quite fragile and they do not come in a hard box! this ones about 50 USD. but then the place is like a village and there is cost involved in going there in a train, staying overnight and getting it... and i guess shipping will also cost a lot nothing less than 100 USD... i have to check...

the ideal thing is to ask someone to carry it for you... so unless u badly need it right away its best to wait till u travel this side.

[TheDjinnFizz]

@Daedalus294

I have one for sale. Google my site Keshav-music

don't want to list my email address here

[neelofazrath]

Can you please tell me the name of the song ?? And also I am learning to play dotara, but the person teaching me not dont know about octde ( but he is damn good in playing it ) and and I am having tough time just to hear the misic and playing it, any suggestion ???

[diptanshu]

@neelofazrath folk music is learnt by ear... i dont even have a teacher... just picked it by ear and no clue about the name

[shimanagashimono]

Beautiful folksong. I remember my own stay in Santiniketan 20 years ago. Wonderful musicianship, thank you !!

[masterCm]

omg.. i want to play a dotara.. how'd u learn to play..

[arijeetanubis]

eta ki gaan dada???...shuney mone hoy fokiri...kintu gaan ta ki??

[durdeshi]

@arijeetanubis listen to Diptanshu's post titled, 'basudeb das baul'. The words are there.

[mannaamin]

3rdDerivately - you described the tune very aptly.

[YooTubeSucksMegaCock]

very nice

[fluiera]

Dotara? new instrumet for me!

[thpeter]

love it! starts out slow and serene then picks up speed and energy. Very nice!

[diptanshu]

thanks you...

[3rdDerivative]

If one could hear a desert at sunrise, it would surely sound like this. You play really beautifully. Is this folk song Indian?

[diptanshu]

heya its a folk song from india thats right.

[Mandolin1944]

Beautiful sound -- lovely playing. I'd like to know more about that instrument and for sure the pick is amazing. Great job and fine video. Are you jamming or is that a song with a name?

[diptanshu]

its a song but i dont know the name of this one :(

[mannaamin]

@diptanshu What I see on the screen , the dotara seems to have a single middle string instead of the usual two, which are tuned to the same key - normally c sharp for Bengali folk music. Is it my eyes?

[ormoluinhen]

this is lovely, very evocative

[diptanshu]

hey Eleanor, how are you? thanks for watching me learn the dotara :)

[shinka1911]

great job

[pretourious]

Very nice! Love that sound!

[imdanhoover]

very cool...

[billkilpatrick]

be-a-utiful! - is it yours? (you said you were looking for one ...) interesting picking style. complimenti.

[diptanshu]

i borrowed this from a friend who is travelling :) thanks i have a real long way