the instrument that is played is called sarangi..it is hindustani classical music only and if u wanna listen to it. then type in ustad sultan khan .. one of the best players of sarangi in the world right now..:)
Do to Karma... You were a indian musician in your past like as one already mentioned. i am buddhist, and do to your interest and attraction to such in no form discovered by your family and only you... you have carried karma in a good way to be reincarnated in america and stil have the desire for the sitar. :]
@BuddhaAdministrator bullshit. He is a white boy from new england who has no recollection of any past life. Past lives are only a falsely perceived reality based in no empirical measurement what so ever. So take your bs somewhere else.
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You realy play well.But if you like to listen to a real talented & a more professional sitar in youtube,then kindly visit the sitar videos of RANJAN MAHARAJ.I found his sitar clips while surfing youtube.After that nobody's sitar is touching me anymore.If you want to have a master's touch in your sitar play,then try to listen to him & adopt some of his techmiques in Sitar.Ranjan Maharaj is a real Maestro!
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That is a performance on sarangi by a young master, Alla Rakha (not Alla Rakha the tabla player) that we recorded at my Guru Ji's house. He is an incredible musician. His is one of many masterpieces that are heard in the film. Its not available for public release yet, but if you like the sound of sarangi you should check out Ustad Sultan Khan or Abdul Latif Khan. Who can name the raga he's playing?
The Raga at 0:37 is Dhun Kafi, from the Album, In Celebration:Highlights, by Ravi Shankar, full length is 12:32. I dunno who played the Tabla (Maybe Bikram Gosh) or what the ending song is.
Hope this helps, I'm not Indian though, but I do have a reasonable collection of Ravi shankar's music, as well as Ashwin Batish, and Rais Khan. But mostly Ravi Shankar. ありがとう !!
Oh my gosh! Love this! Arigatou! I love Indian music! Ravi shankar's 'Mishra Piloo', Sitar Jam, and that 'friar park' is sooo awesome, Oh! And that super awesome Mr. Zakir Hussein, plus! One of my Indian friend (K.D.), electrical engineering student, really handsome (^__^) The culture of India is fascinating to learn! Not to mention the language, the cool curry, and the hot sitar. :D
For the Indians that criticized, "How is this different than the stolen dance moves I see in Bollywood movies? Isn't that Amitabh Bachan break dancing which is of the African American culture?" Hmmm funny how when someone that is not Indian picks up a sitar it so so very different. Huh yaar?
holy fucking...you dont be so mean to a very kind white guy trying to admire the sitar....what do u mean..he is trying to admire n people in the video put him so down...
rudebega, you are rude and begging for attention with your sarcasm. In Indian culture, it is nothing special to be reborn. I am sure many thought of him as having been an Indain in his last life and still retaining memories of it. The same happened to me, my friends always put me into a saree insisting that I had been Indian in my last life. How is that "pushing" your way into a culture ? It means being accepted for being sensitive enough not to offend and to respect.
I remember reading that many Indians were angry at ?Ravi Shankar for taking his sitar to the West because they considered it a sacred instrument, which should not be used commercially. May be that was part of their feelings, too.
I am very proud of you! It's very inspiring to see your devotion to something you enjoy soooo much has paid off. I hope you find some of the comments and topics of discussion on your page as amusing as I do. Your documentary is going to be a success and help education a vast number of people on Indian culture. xoxo
No, it isn't Mongols, they are from the East. Moghuls were what Timorese named themselves who came from the Northwest. Emporor Akbar was a Moghul. It is complicated but please look it up. They invaded India 400 years ago and left with a lot of her treasures, the Peacock throne in Tehran being on of them. To this day, they are called "Barbarians from the North."
so thats what you thought of persia? barbarians from the north who stole your gold? please, just because you didnt have any army, never had a government for yourselves until the english freed you.. but anyway, nationalism is blinding and all this is behind us
You bring up an interesting point...the sitar has a persian name, has persian names for its parts, and was played in north india during persian rule...however, nothing in Persia's musical tradition sounds remotely like it, whereas the native indian Veena is similar to the sitar in many respects. Personally, I think the sitar is more Indian than anything else.
Dude -- Lighten up! In the last two wars, an Islamic country (Iraq) lost, and a third loss will occur again in war with Iran. If there is a conflict between an Islamic country and the non-Islamic nation, the Islamists lose no matter the non-Islamic country is Hindu, Jewish or Christian. On another note; India is a surging economy directly competing with Western Europe and United States. By the way how are your folks performing in the neighboring Islamic country?
Go INDIA!!! YAY!!! I wanna see India kickin' some serious muslim ( | ).........They got nukes, they got some pretty kewl planes......they got the brains and firepower......now, throw in the will to not fall victim to Jihad.....we may have a winner!!
At least India is not running around the world blowing up planes, school children, market squares. Killing people by the millions worldwide just for not being muslim. All muslims are faggots. Turbans are like a big tampon on their heads. They're always on the rag!
Yes, but the Moguls don't won India anymore. IT has been 400 years, man. That is not relevant today. On February 13, 1948 India rose once again to outshine Pakistan by many moons.
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metaphysical,... far greater than entertainment. Wow, you must be a "specialist" mister. All due respect. The musician guy is cool tho. But damn, cheesy documentary style. So 2003.
Wow - 9 of the 10 visible comments right now are spam. I followed the link in the description - they have a place where you can request the film for your area, so if you want to see it you should do that! Also, guys, mention that in your description, you'll probably get a lot more requests :)
I love Indian accents so much. I personally didn't have an iota of trouble understanding the people in the trailer. Seems a bit like subtitling an Irish or Australian film. You can find Americans who have trouble with those accents too (my parents, for instance). But the issue is absolutely not a big deal.
I too have no problem understanding people from other parts of the world speaking English. Most people spoke beautiful English in India everywhere we went. Unfortunately I did need to use subtitles because there are a lot of people in America who are not accustomed to hearing different dialects. It was no reflection on the quality of the English spoken by the people in the film.
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Remarkably he believes he is the lone "American" to compete in an Indian sitar competition. He is undoubtedly not and from an Indian point of view he is not even close to being ready. He is just the only one who is self-promoting enough to let us know how "talented" he is. It's all about mass media access and who does and does not have it. Unfortunately for us, Andrew Mendelson does have access, however a normal boy in India who has twice the talent does not. Very sad but not all surprising.
It is amazing to see a foreigner learn and play sitar so beautifully. It is one of the toughestIIndian musical instrument to play. Good luck to him. I wish he would excell in this feild more and more and become a master and spread this in the west.
Maybe he shouldnt whine so much about having only 5 days to make 3 songs, if he can sit around doing a montage of the sun setting and him chilling on a hill.
"Instruments similar to the guitar have been popular for at least 5,000 years. The guitar appears to be derived from earlier instruments known in ancient central Asia as the Sitara."-wikipedia as I said use your brain and read some book and use internet for some reading not just porn like average american.
2.someone asked that why india is inventor of mathematics, its because we invented calculus in 5 B.C i.e before christianity came to existance.However I am not saying that europe copied anything, they were not advanced enough to travel across continent at that time and what europe have developed is its own exept ofcoarse with few exceptions.
You quoted from wikipedia, which is most infamous for allowing any idiots to post any misbelieve - second only to it being renowned for the idiots that quote from it as if it's fact.
But I'm not getting dragged into a bickering bout which hemisphere better, as the answer is unreachable, irrelevant and subject to opinion.
(And I'm trying my hardest not to make a monkey joke back, seriously it's glaringly obvious)
"Most of the music exponents attribute the guitar as a western instrument but quite a few know that guitar was played in the ancient days in India during the Vedic period; the form of music was Samgan. This instrument later on is believed to have migrated to different parts of the world and acquired different names while it vanished from India. The birth of the guitar can be linked to kachhapi veena which was used for Samgan (Geet) thus got its name as guitar."-world music central
" The name guitarra was introduced into Spanish when such instruments were brought into Iberia by the Moors after the 10th century. (See related article). According to merriam-webster, the English word derives from French guitare, which in turn comes from Spanish guitarra. The Spanish word was borrowed directly from Arabic qitar which was in turn adapted from Greek kithara. The Greek word may have, according to etymonline, its roots in the Persian word sitar."-amazins
I appologise for monkey joke its not good and also for offending anyone not interested in studies because in life studies are not everything, I should make out that I wrote those things in intention to provoke you to write a reply I don't mean them.^^, Hope you understand and I like every kind of people irrespective of races and hope in future everybody does that.^.^
"Instruments similar to the guitar have been popular for at least 5,000 years. The guitar appears to be derived from earlier instruments known in ancient central Asia as the Sitara"-wikipedia, as I said please use your brain and use those internet bandwidth for some good use,not just porn like ALL americans.
-.- please read some book and have some knowledge,our culture started long before dark ages in europe at that time america was not even touched by europe and was inhabited by red Indians.Many music and traditions were borrowed by europe in late 16th century by europian voyges sent by europe when they came to buy our goods.
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Indeed. Ghengis Blues is one of my favorite films. However, the late Paul Pena was a phenominal musician, and I would certainly not compare myself to him. Though there are some parrallels between the two films.
I don't have anything funny or insulting to say except "so what?" Someone from wherever plays an instrument from wherever else and that's worth over 800 comments? Anybody who wants to play sitar knows where it's from, anyone who wants to learn kung fu knows where it's from, anyone who wants to play slide guitar knows where it's from.And some of the world's leading authorities on India are German and American.
this reminds me of Genghis Blues both excellent documentaries . . . . .amazing stories of both men
HRNDONE 4 months ago
this is too good... i have a similar story... got attracted to ICM, but u are a born talent.
kishoriray 1 year ago
Great enthusiasm and grand dedication! Keep it up, you will surely reach your goal someday!
sitarsandy 2 years ago
I'm in love with this man.
exigentrevolution 2 years ago
What would you call the type of music that comes in at 1:15? I'd like to find more of it.
bbs3721 2 years ago
the instrument that is played is called sarangi..it is hindustani classical music only and if u wanna listen to it. then type in ustad sultan khan .. one of the best players of sarangi in the world right now..:)
kumble123 2 years ago
Amazing talent. Just amazing. Keep it up.
naveed17 2 years ago
Do to Karma... You were a indian musician in your past like as one already mentioned. i am buddhist, and do to your interest and attraction to such in no form discovered by your family and only you... you have carried karma in a good way to be reincarnated in america and stil have the desire for the sitar. :]
BuddhaAdministrator 2 years ago 4
@BuddhaAdministrator bullshit. He is a white boy from new england who has no recollection of any past life. Past lives are only a falsely perceived reality based in no empirical measurement what so ever. So take your bs somewhere else.
KillinDaWelfareMCs 3 weeks ago
the song at 39 is actually a raga; bhimpalasi by Nikhil Banerjee; not this guys music!
Carter439 2 years ago
yeah he doesn't take credit for it, lots of people play classic songs
Laubstir 2 years ago
mate, seriously u were an indian musician in ur past life and u have done good karmas.
pravachakan 2 years ago
what is the song that gets loud around :38 seconds?
hahayouguysrdumb 2 years ago
Very interesting. I want to see this!
Hekerui 3 years ago
nice...
malluangel 3 years ago
I love the music.
Fujimoto420 3 years ago
i thought this was awesome, but i havent yet seen the movie, and i cant find anything that says how well he actually did in the competition?
fretlessbass26 3 years ago
very intersting,i like it
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JUDYTHANA 3 years ago
Looks like a very interesting story. Looking forward to see this in its entirety.
ArthurRotfeld 3 years ago
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You realy play well.But if you like to listen to a real talented & a more professional sitar in youtube,then kindly visit the sitar videos of RANJAN MAHARAJ.I found his sitar clips while surfing youtube.After that nobody's sitar is touching me anymore.If you want to have a master's touch in your sitar play,then try to listen to him & adopt some of his techmiques in Sitar.Ranjan Maharaj is a real Maestro!
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autoctonKS 3 years ago
brothers good..got some real talent thats for sure
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Parenchym20 3 years ago
When is this to be released?! This looks great! i really want to see this film. I would buy it.
Poconnor82803 4 years ago
pretty good tho
NanakLove 4 years ago
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just another way for americans to try to be better at the Brown man's culture....Always trying to take over anyone they can...Damn americans
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bma852 4 years ago
Does anyone know a good website for quality Sitars? Or if there are any on Ebay that are good?
polishdog90 4 years ago
lol like you wouldn't turn up your nose to oh i don't know.. an indian pop artist?
or indian band?
better yet what about an governor that has indian heritage
they have prejeuice for one on the most simple reasons
it's so rare that their not used to it
batterboy206 4 years ago
this is trailer,where is the full match?
shailesh2k1in 4 years ago
Yep the Sarangi is nice- Raag Bihag
AmalPianoman 4 years ago
What is the song that the preview ends with and where can I find it
SteveFeces 4 years ago
That is a performance on sarangi by a young master, Alla Rakha (not Alla Rakha the tabla player) that we recorded at my Guru Ji's house. He is an incredible musician. His is one of many masterpieces that are heard in the film. Its not available for public release yet, but if you like the sound of sarangi you should check out Ustad Sultan Khan or Abdul Latif Khan. Who can name the raga he's playing?
ragamalaproductions 4 years ago
The Raga at 0:37 is Dhun Kafi, from the Album, In Celebration:Highlights, by Ravi Shankar, full length is 12:32. I dunno who played the Tabla (Maybe Bikram Gosh) or what the ending song is.
Hope this helps, I'm not Indian though, but I do have a reasonable collection of Ravi shankar's music, as well as Ashwin Batish, and Rais Khan. But mostly Ravi Shankar. ありがとう !!
Kagura785 4 years ago
nope, not even close
it's bhimpalasi by nikhil banerjee
daz199md 4 years ago
@ragamalaproductions Raag Behag
Balraj50 1 year ago
@ragamalaproductions Lat oolajain soolajain more baalam. You play very tantricly... have you tried the gayaki way
diverboy1988 6 months ago
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worse thing about india they smell like curry chicken
Hammadkazmi7 4 years ago
so it is better than your stale food
ajayanki 4 years ago
are you retarded?
Vangali 4 years ago
My whole family's vegetarian.
sakredfire 4 years ago
you re hot!
lerolero99 4 years ago
piquense el ano eso no es happy tree friends
SnakeCosco 4 years ago
soon i will play the turkish baglama
it's no sitar, but it will still be challenge
threelegduck 4 years ago
it will be harder, very harder
i doubt if he will win, but i praise him anyway
threelegduck 4 years ago
How can I see the movie?
veetube1 4 years ago
Oh my gosh! Love this! Arigatou! I love Indian music! Ravi shankar's 'Mishra Piloo', Sitar Jam, and that 'friar park' is sooo awesome, Oh! And that super awesome Mr. Zakir Hussein, plus! One of my Indian friend (K.D.), electrical engineering student, really handsome (^__^) The culture of India is fascinating to learn! Not to mention the language, the cool curry, and the hot sitar. :D
Kagura785 4 years ago
Japanese culture is fascinating, too...Kabuki and Kathakali seems to have some affinity.
sakredfire 4 years ago
damn it... it's not a trap
robbodagreat 4 years ago
hey y dont u post the movie on youtube
tabla524 4 years ago
What is the song that the preview ends with and where can I find it
SteveFeces 4 years ago
lol?
camiz123camiz 4 years ago
nice shredding
simmyuk 4 years ago
lol this is just payback for sending all those H1-B visa engineers from Bangalore to steal our jobs! ;D
Rareflux 4 years ago
For the Indians that criticized, "How is this different than the stolen dance moves I see in Bollywood movies? Isn't that Amitabh Bachan break dancing which is of the African American culture?" Hmmm funny how when someone that is not Indian picks up a sitar it so so very different. Huh yaar?
cunningprose 4 years ago
holy fucking...you dont be so mean to a very kind white guy trying to admire the sitar....what do u mean..he is trying to admire n people in the video put him so down...
good luck
peace
yehan44bro 4 years ago
rudebega, you are rude and begging for attention with your sarcasm. In Indian culture, it is nothing special to be reborn. I am sure many thought of him as having been an Indain in his last life and still retaining memories of it. The same happened to me, my friends always put me into a saree insisting that I had been Indian in my last life. How is that "pushing" your way into a culture ? It means being accepted for being sensitive enough not to offend and to respect.
jonedelleman 4 years ago
give me a break.
Avalancheau 4 years ago
oh - Random. Get off it. Indians are far more prejudiced. The lighter, the better. Much more than here.
jonedelleman 4 years ago
I remember reading that many Indians were angry at ?Ravi Shankar for taking his sitar to the West because they considered it a sacred instrument, which should not be used commercially. May be that was part of their feelings, too.
jonedelleman 4 years ago
O_O Taj . . . Mahal . . . *drool*
CricketsChirp 4 years ago
I am very proud of you! It's very inspiring to see your devotion to something you enjoy soooo much has paid off. I hope you find some of the comments and topics of discussion on your page as amusing as I do. Your documentary is going to be a success and help education a vast number of people on Indian culture. xoxo
sandeesez 4 years ago
GEORGE RULES!
silatyogi 4 years ago
great editing!
.......who did this?
eladbari 4 years ago
Thanks! I edited it actually. You can check our site (address is in the blurb above) for more credits and info.
ragamalaproductions 4 years ago
Very Nice Playing....Solid Stuff!! Made me Watch it all...
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lydianModeX 4 years ago
WOW MOM
Muslimailana 4 years ago
this is really cool.
tehburninator 4 years ago
I LOVE Indian music,,, its the most mystic and special in the planet, so spiritual
kotsekoti 4 years ago
its funny because so much of indian culture is not indian (ie: taj mahal, sitar...).
salarsvids 4 years ago
salarsvids, it is now and has been for over 400 years. Indian culture was so attractive that even the Moguls wanted it.
jonedelleman 4 years ago
what "is now and has been for over 400 years?"
and what are moguls?
salarsvids 4 years ago
Mongols?
Avalancheau 4 years ago
No, it isn't Mongols, they are from the East. Moghuls were what Timorese named themselves who came from the Northwest. Emporor Akbar was a Moghul. It is complicated but please look it up. They invaded India 400 years ago and left with a lot of her treasures, the Peacock throne in Tehran being on of them. To this day, they are called "Barbarians from the North."
jonedelleman 4 years ago
yea, i thought it was mongols too..
so thats what you thought of persia? barbarians from the north who stole your gold? please, just because you didnt have any army, never had a government for yourselves until the english freed you.. but anyway, nationalism is blinding and all this is behind us
salarsvids 4 years ago
salarsvids, no, no... I am just relating it. I am not Indian nor am I Persian. I mean, that's history. And yes, nationalism can be blinding.
jonedelleman 4 years ago
You bring up an interesting point...the sitar has a persian name, has persian names for its parts, and was played in north india during persian rule...however, nothing in Persia's musical tradition sounds remotely like it, whereas the native indian Veena is similar to the sitar in many respects. Personally, I think the sitar is more Indian than anything else.
sakredfire 4 years ago
That was my younger brother^^
Randomrazzle16 4 years ago
great stuff!
InsaneSins 4 years ago
Dude -- Lighten up! In the last two wars, an Islamic country (Iraq) lost, and a third loss will occur again in war with Iran. If there is a conflict between an Islamic country and the non-Islamic nation, the Islamists lose no matter the non-Islamic country is Hindu, Jewish or Christian. On another note; India is a surging economy directly competing with Western Europe and United States. By the way how are your folks performing in the neighboring Islamic country?
RakshaV 4 years ago
Go INDIA!!! YAY!!! I wanna see India kickin' some serious muslim ( | ).........They got nukes, they got some pretty kewl planes......they got the brains and firepower......now, throw in the will to not fall victim to Jihad.....we may have a winner!!
amos2500 4 years ago
u Faggot India's president is a muslim.. And Muslims owned India! Look at the Mughal Empire! U stupid faggot! India Sucks!
IshqEPakistan 4 years ago
At least India is not running around the world blowing up planes, school children, market squares. Killing people by the millions worldwide just for not being muslim. All muslims are faggots. Turbans are like a big tampon on their heads. They're always on the rag!
amos2500 4 years ago
Yes, but the Moguls don't won India anymore. IT has been 400 years, man. That is not relevant today. On February 13, 1948 India rose once again to outshine Pakistan by many moons.
jonedelleman 4 years ago
this isn't the place for this kind of a debate.
sakredfire 4 years ago
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krfilms 4 years ago
i like indian msuic, it effects me somehow
AlexFictionFriction 4 years ago
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Nazza12341234 4 years ago
luv the sound of the sitar. all the best to Andrew :)
nikkigrg 4 years ago
This is awesome, good to see Indian culture spreading
nik28187 4 years ago
metaphysical,... far greater than entertainment. Wow, you must be a "specialist" mister. All due respect. The musician guy is cool tho. But damn, cheesy documentary style. So 2003.
dob90210 4 years ago
Amazing perspective beautiful music
rksobers 4 years ago
fuck off asshole, like the music howeva
AFG007KING 4 years ago
Wow - 9 of the 10 visible comments right now are spam. I followed the link in the description - they have a place where you can request the film for your area, so if you want to see it you should do that! Also, guys, mention that in your description, you'll probably get a lot more requests :)
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brandenTB 4 years ago
Hooah.
skdjfhskjhdf 4 years ago
aaaah! that's amazing! I'm jealous lol. If you decide to release a cd of your music, i'll be one of the first to buy it ^_^ (tell me if you do!!)
InoueManj 4 years ago
Good luck - I hope to hear you play the sitar soon
pranjalYkumar 4 years ago
awesome! good luck :)
leilaflorentino 4 years ago
Good stuff. He does stand a chance I guess. Mostly depends upon his ability to customize the raaga/song into something unique.
TheBigBitch 4 years ago
hahaha this music is sucks
GangsRuleTheStreets 4 years ago
So is your speaking
luluandherzulu 4 years ago
very inspirational
ToughTofu 4 years ago
I love Indian accents so much. I personally didn't have an iota of trouble understanding the people in the trailer. Seems a bit like subtitling an Irish or Australian film. You can find Americans who have trouble with those accents too (my parents, for instance). But the issue is absolutely not a big deal.
JasonMelancon 4 years ago
I too have no problem understanding people from other parts of the world speaking English. Most people spoke beautiful English in India everywhere we went. Unfortunately I did need to use subtitles because there are a lot of people in America who are not accustomed to hearing different dialects. It was no reflection on the quality of the English spoken by the people in the film.
ragamalaproductions 4 years ago
hah agreed
jellybeansies 4 years ago
When is the film coming out? I want to watch it. I studied Indian Classical singing and I love it.
Tranietronic 4 years ago
looks pretty cool
MRCAB 4 years ago
Pretty awesome stuff, if it weren't for the American-style reality show format, I'da given it 5/5 ;)
thedarkener 4 years ago
Looks interesting
I will have to buy the DVD, or see it, if ever a DVD is released or it is shown in my area.
smartalecks 4 years ago
That's pretty cool.
dew87 4 years ago
Absolutely brilliant! Bravo & Good Luck!
MistressMitra 4 years ago
haha
"are you really asking me this?"
that was funny.
sitars own ^_^
mavrick45 4 years ago
listening my song! Se you friends
gabopetrelli 4 years ago
YES 800th rating and where can i get this movie
jankstarrk 4 years ago
Thanks! You can request our film at the link in the blurb above. That way when its ready we can screen it to your area! Otherwise I'll keep you posted.
ragamalaproductions 4 years ago
Wow thats pretty sweet
Madhatter5743 4 years ago
definitly want to watch this, the sitar is my favorite instrument and i didn't even know what it was called, he's pretty sick at it too
arabgoat 4 years ago
I don't really think it strange for an American to play the sitar. Jimmy Page or John Paul Jones (one of the two) played the sitar in Ten Years Gone.
ZeppelinFan122 4 years ago
This is a rather inspiring video, why do you have to pollute it with your chain mail and other shit !!???
smileitsfine 4 years ago
well thats pretty racist
Seiku 4 years ago
how the fuck is this racist ?????
desijatt751 4 years ago
Lame.
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11Sadist84 4 years ago
Pretty much like your life.
audiohifi420 4 years ago
happy for ya buddy!
sa re ga pa ni sa!
make the swans descend with this `hansdwani' raaga
roquelazarus 4 years ago
Is this being shown on TV or is this a documentary of sorts?
wikkedndeviouz 4 years ago
Indian Music is Cool.
( I made no money with YouTube )
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utugenegene 4 years ago
Remarkably he believes he is the lone "American" to compete in an Indian sitar competition. He is undoubtedly not and from an Indian point of view he is not even close to being ready. He is just the only one who is self-promoting enough to let us know how "talented" he is. It's all about mass media access and who does and does not have it. Unfortunately for us, Andrew Mendelson does have access, however a normal boy in India who has twice the talent does not. Very sad but not all surprising.
jaspreetehai 4 years ago
It is amazing to see a foreigner learn and play sitar so beautifully. It is one of the toughestIIndian musical instrument to play. Good luck to him. I wish he would excell in this feild more and more and become a master and spread this in the west.
kallajodu 4 years ago
i'm british & i really really love eastern / indian music...plus the women are really beautiful also.....
maddohartlepool 4 years ago
I want to know how he did in the competition!
wbly 4 years ago
Good luck and have fun while you're there! :)
PurpleCowMoo 4 years ago
Maybe he shouldnt whine so much about having only 5 days to make 3 songs, if he can sit around doing a montage of the sun setting and him chilling on a hill.
jnine58 4 years ago
hehehe that's hilarious!
subz6 4 years ago
That's wonderful. You got it goin' on.
Gongchime 4 years ago
aqd
fahrikaydan 4 years ago
Lol... what the heck you guys. Holy over-reactions xD
Nymphirion 4 years ago
this looks fantastic!
mysteriousminx 4 years ago
Nice video. Beaautifully put together
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PeterBucknell 4 years ago
"Instruments similar to the guitar have been popular for at least 5,000 years. The guitar appears to be derived from earlier instruments known in ancient central Asia as the Sitara."-wikipedia as I said use your brain and read some book and use internet for some reading not just porn like average american.
ash484 4 years ago
lolz at quoting wikipedia and lecturing people about not reading enough, you fool.
luluandherzulu 4 years ago
You just proved that even reading is not enough for,they people need to evolve to humen since some of them all are still monkeys in white suite.
1.Quoting is done that my point is not arbitary.
ash484 4 years ago
2.someone asked that why india is inventor of mathematics, its because we invented calculus in 5 B.C i.e before christianity came to existance.However I am not saying that europe copied anything, they were not advanced enough to travel across continent at that time and what europe have developed is its own exept ofcoarse with few exceptions.
ash484 4 years ago
3.Thing to be noted is that Indian music is simple opposed to be complex it just need practise, just like chess in nature of learning curve.
My point is that its pointless to find who did things first but rather who is doing best at present.
Hope I offended people not having interest in studies while those who study may agree with me.
ash484 4 years ago
You quoted from wikipedia, which is most infamous for allowing any idiots to post any misbelieve - second only to it being renowned for the idiots that quote from it as if it's fact.
But I'm not getting dragged into a bickering bout which hemisphere better, as the answer is unreachable, irrelevant and subject to opinion.
(And I'm trying my hardest not to make a monkey joke back, seriously it's glaringly obvious)
luluandherzulu 4 years ago
"Most of the music exponents attribute the guitar as a western instrument but quite a few know that guitar was played in the ancient days in India during the Vedic period; the form of music was Samgan. This instrument later on is believed to have migrated to different parts of the world and acquired different names while it vanished from India. The birth of the guitar can be linked to kachhapi veena which was used for Samgan (Geet) thus got its name as guitar."-world music central
ash484 4 years ago
" The name guitarra was introduced into Spanish when such instruments were brought into Iberia by the Moors after the 10th century. (See related article). According to merriam-webster, the English word derives from French guitare, which in turn comes from Spanish guitarra. The Spanish word was borrowed directly from Arabic qitar which was in turn adapted from Greek kithara. The Greek word may have, according to etymonline, its roots in the Persian word sitar."-amazins
ash484 4 years ago
I appologise for monkey joke its not good and also for offending anyone not interested in studies because in life studies are not everything, I should make out that I wrote those things in intention to provoke you to write a reply I don't mean them.^^, Hope you understand and I like every kind of people irrespective of races and hope in future everybody does that.^.^
ash484 4 years ago
"Instruments similar to the guitar have been popular for at least 5,000 years. The guitar appears to be derived from earlier instruments known in ancient central Asia as the Sitara"-wikipedia, as I said please use your brain and use those internet bandwidth for some good use,not just porn like ALL americans.
ash484 4 years ago
-.- please read some book and have some knowledge,our culture started long before dark ages in europe at that time america was not even touched by europe and was inhabited by red Indians.Many music and traditions were borrowed by europe in late 16th century by europian voyges sent by europe when they came to buy our goods.
ash484 4 years ago
terrorsit music...
currytim 4 years ago
Obviously the stereotypical stereotyping American... I hate saying I live in the country because of people like you...
dnammoctatohs 4 years ago
you know that guy is just tryign to start some drama
Seiku 4 years ago
Dude, go suck an egg. You're so retarded.
falidanfan 4 years ago
in 1:43 that girl is cute btw im from nepal highest place on earth!!!
Sulkingkid 4 years ago
your sick.
Splinters511 4 years ago
Indian music rawks!!
Indiewench 4 years ago
Just so you know, Indian music sucks.
tabber87 4 years ago
have any problems with foreign music or just indian music??... and why?
7b0ne 4 years ago
LOL that means alot coming from a slipknot fan you deaf fuckin cunt.
audiohifi420 4 years ago
I absolutely believe that the crazy Indians will save the world one day with their intelligent insanity!
Striker9001 4 years ago
and I think you gonna ruin the world with your stupidness..^^
7b0ne 4 years ago
sir, if you believe that, then you are trully retarded....Indian people are very different, but very intelligent...if you don't believe that, then you are the typical american....
Striker9001 4 years ago
of course they are, but your statement is more than racists!and of course i'm american as much as you are an iraki ^^
7b0ne 4 years ago
Idiot....
Striker9001 4 years ago
JImi Hinduricks
theMello99 4 years ago
imagine this guy on a 12 string guitar O.O
megotrice 4 years ago
falopian tube
icon54 4 years ago
looking forward to seeing the full thing :)
swaysaint 4 years ago
DUDE U SHOULD TRY INDIA RAP. LMFAO!
currytim 4 years ago
DERKA DERKA LAUGH MY ASS OFF.
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Seanb275 4 years ago
good luck to him. it's a beautiful instrument and he plays it well.
tommyk77 4 years ago
Indeed. Ghengis Blues is one of my favorite films. However, the late Paul Pena was a phenominal musician, and I would certainly not compare myself to him. Though there are some parrallels between the two films.
ragamalaproductions 4 years ago
Polyrhytms RULE!!!!!!!!!
Striker9001 4 years ago
poignant words :-)
tommyk77 4 years ago
I don't have anything funny or insulting to say except "so what?" Someone from wherever plays an instrument from wherever else and that's worth over 800 comments? Anybody who wants to play sitar knows where it's from, anyone who wants to learn kung fu knows where it's from, anyone who wants to play slide guitar knows where it's from.And some of the world's leading authorities on India are German and American.
Cricket should learn to bowl off spin though...
bmaj7 4 years ago
I want to hear about the guy who learns kung fu. Its a true artform and I'd love to learn more about it. I bet it'd make a great film.
ragamalaproductions 4 years ago