Clem Alford Raga Charukeshi

[SufitMusic]

Lovely, Clem! xx

[sunilanandatheertha]

very nice sir.. a very good achievement... Keep it going sir.. All the best to your musical sadhana

[mistrymusic]

Wah! Wah! Kya Baat He Ustad Clemji

[snafitzer]

So beautiful, so much emotion! Thanks for sharing such great music!

[99991ray]

Nice, very sweet..............OM GUY

[dog2ofwar]

Not bad Clem san. U still living at the top on the corner? How about posting some more. Malkauns would be good.

[hdadhich]

ya allah..this is too awesome

(this is Himanshu & Harsh - from Bhuj trip)

[hdadhich]

ya allah..this is too awesome

(this is Himanshu & Harsh - from Bhuj trip)

[faqirsilki]

great

[JRguitarsitar]

Hi Clem, I really enjoy this piece you are playing. My wife bought me a sitar. Your work with Magic Carpet helped inspired me to play the instrument. What a great album! I hope my local record shop up here in Cleveland, Ohio starts to carry the second Magic Carpet album. Thanks alot and take care. Jason.

[verymicro]

lord krishna said that wherever u c excellence, know that i am there... i just saw God :)

thanks for posting this :)

[swani7]

Dear Clemda - very sweet beautiful touch. Our world is a better place with your music. your playing is an inspiration to me. Your have done your guru proud. Love and blessings!

[clemalford]

Thanks for your kind words.

[sridharkrpadas]

Thanks a lot for this posting...if i wasn't seeing you at your room, i'd easily think atht you are an indian sitarist hahaha... I don't know you, but hearing this beautiful rendering of Charukeshi, full of pathos, i am sure you had a great sitar Guru.. Keep on posting, please..God bless you..

[clemalford]

Many thanks. My Guru was late Pandit Sachindra Nath Saha

[sitarnut]

Hi Clem- I have your book as well- what a great book it is!!... love the Charukeshi- you are great inspiration for all of us.... many Blessings- Namaste

[clemalford]

Many thanks......

[penta15786]

Hello Clem - I have your book that I bought back in 2007.

Are you still giving recitals around UK.

It is so refreshing to hear a sitarya of your calibre. Your riyaz is at least 2 candles worth according to Late Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib.

Keep on playing. I enjoy your style.

[clemalford]

Raga Charukeshi is a south Indian (Karntik) Raga that has been adopted into north Indian Raga Sangeet.

The ascending and decending is the same 7 notes that is Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha kommal (flat) and Ni kommal.

The first half of the scale is Bilawal and second half like Bhairavi.

if you take C as tonic then it is C D E F G A flat B flat. It is difficult to place a time on it as the time system is not so pronounced in the south but I usually play it evening. It has a very distinct character.

[Hypocrisyhunter]

This sitar playing is so soothing !  I enjoyed your music.

[clemalford]

Many thanks

[Hypocrisyhunter]

Hi ! I tried so hard to find the Samay for this Raag. The time of the day, the season. What specific time ? what are the Komal notes called in Western Notation, please ?

[dpaddem]

Kya baath hai!!!

Well done brother. You got some soul and I'm feeling it!

[clemalford]

Thanks Kalyan

Regards

Clem

[KalyanPillay]

Really nice raga, well done :)

[barkingbasher]

What crap.

Typical loser socialist

[clemalford]

Very cultured response. What are your qualifications mate?

[CarnaticConnection]

Um, excuse me? So anybody who plays sitar is a hippy socialist? What crap. Typical stereotyping asshole. This man is actually very skilled, much more so than you probably. So shut your hole.

[ekirthi]

Am I hearing Pt Nikhil Banerjee?. His style is more similar to the late Pandit Nikhil. Very beautiful. Post more clips of him please. Bravo!!!! 10 out of 10. Keep up the good work. Very soothing. heavenly music

[tripmonk0]

Nice to see you after so many years now. Still keeping up the standard!!!!

Different place it seems as opposed to the basement flat when I first met you in the 80s.

Nick

[sachinsre]

way clean Charukeshi then anyone on youtube, God Bless.

[Seobis]

i am from argentina, and i want to learn this beautiful instrument. Its not very popular here, but i am going to learn it

[regalparks]

sounds very nice, .. 5 stars

[kayleb15]

wonderfull

[tarrytarry]

Very enjoyable.

Do you give recitals in the Midlands.

[drofla135drofla]

Thanks, sometimes give programmes there. I teach at B'ham Conservatoire.

[oktabios]

i luv that sound, im from monterrey mexico

i wanna buy a sitar but i cant find someone

you are amaizing

:)

[trippermann]

sounds like Tajikov is jealous

[ragamalaproductions]

Awesome! Very talented.

[erike3a]

Amazing!

[theflorist09]

amazing. play more of your ragas for us!

[drofla135drofla]

follow the meends and the hand movements.... It's the real thing. The computer's for youtub, so you can HEAR!

[Tajikov]

hahaha it seems like you are acting. sound is comming from back computer.

[drofla135drofla]

In my reply to FretlessSix I did say that the western scale is evenly tempered as fixed by the piano but Raga sangeet is not. However there is approximation as ragha88 states. The western scale however does not catch the auti Kommal Re of Raga Marwa or the Kommal Ghandar or Darbari. The shruti (microtonal) link between notes is also not present in western music.

[ragha88]

the temperament on western music is the same as indian music. We do have simalar scales to western music but much more.Bilawal or shankarabaram indian scales are equivalent to the major scale and keerwani is equvilent to minor scale.

[FretlessSix]

I always wondered...is there a western equivalent to the notes in the Indian scale, or are they all microtones?

[Shafi1]

grat stuff i play an afghan string instument itcalld rubab but i relly like sitar too but never ever seen one from near ahhah

relly want to play and lern it

[dazedandconfucious]

I've never even laid my hands on a sitar before so what i say may be quite obvious to you people who know how to play it: so how does it work? do you play a lead and pluck all the other strings open?

[rashomon88]

Great playing clem. May I know the title of your book? Got to get it. Thanks

[drofla135drofla]

Thanks...Easy to remember 'The Sitar Book'

[circle200]

nice

[drofla135drofla]

My sitar is tuned high, it's D. Raga Charukeshi is Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha (flat) Ni (flat) both Araho and Avaraho

[subsic]

I'm curious as to what tune set tonic and number of tarafs you have on your sitar. I'd like to try this tonic. Would you know the western notes they're tuned to?I'd be interested to try this tonic.

[sitariya]

Thanks for beautiful Charukeshi. I have liked your expert comments here and now enjoyed your sitar.

[SacredSerpent]

Hey Clem...

Awesome playing! I've heard a lot about you from Manjit. Hope we can hook up at some point and have a jam - electric gtr and sitar will make a great combination...

...J...

Jay Parmar

[clemalford]

I did a session with Amancio d' Silva (electric guitar)on Mirror Image, have you heard it?

[SacredSerpent]

Hey Clem...

No I haven't. I would love to check that out though...

...J...

Jay Parmar

[ojoowen]

Genius. Superb playing as always.

[Nulanula]

An absolute inspiration! Can you tell us what make of sitar you are playing here?

[clemalford]

Thanks. It's a Hiren Roy sitar but made by Barun Roy, late Hiren's son.

[Nulanula]

I have a Hiren Roy, too. How come my playing doesn't sound as beautiful as yours does? Did you teach yourself or with a teacher? Anyway, I'll keep practising...

[clemalford]

I studied with late Pandit Sachindra Nath Saha, principal of the Midnapore Music College W. Bengal, India in 1968 and until his death about two years back.

[daz199md]

good stuff

you wrote a book on sitar right?

[clemalford]

Thanks. Yes I published a book some years back.

[takeitupthesitar]

Great playing as always!

[tripmonk0]

Naughty name there!!!

Nick