Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass - Ragas In Minor Scale!

[xodarap]

This is lovely! I think that a lot of PG's music has a seriousness and darkness which, while beautiful, makes it hard to take for too long. The Indian side of this music here gives it lift and buoyancy, which is really refreshing.

I wonder what a collaboration between PG and Ravi Shankar's nephew Lakminarayna Shankar would sound like. The latter's Celestial Body album is one of the most uplifting musical works I have ever come across.

[xodarap]

@xodarap oops, that should be 'Lakshminarayana' Shankar, often just referred to as 'L Shankar' for some reason. :-)

[TrejosEd]

Universal. Music of the Spheres. Cosmic and telluric.

[sitarel]

please, would someone tell me how is this RAGA,similar to the Dorian mode called?

Thank you!!

[altareggo]

@sitarel I agree.. this certainly isn't anywhere CLOSE to being a "raga" in the traditional sense (and not all ragas are "dorian" in character - they use a variety of scales).  I'm not very impressed at all: the piece goes nowhere: its almost completely static from start to finish, whereas a raga builds to a climax, in an often completely fantastic and electrifying manner. Both Glass and Shankar have produced much wonderful music - but this isn't part of it.

[tiad]

Thanks for your comment.

@altareggo: "..Both Glass and Shankar have produced much wonderful music.".

Yes!

@altareggo: "..but this isn't part of it"".

You can't be serious. Why must we categorize those music? No matter how a "raga" should be in "traditional sense", this track IS simply wonderful. At least for me ;-)

Regards. ** TIAD **

[eddabed2]

@altareggo you miss the point

this music is about the rhythm, not the harmony

that is Glass's fundamental and most original contribution to Western music a rethinking of phrase length, timing, rhythm and melody

[INeverWanted2010]

Pretty chickeny if you ask me!

[ihdosari]

wonderful music

[wgodoi]

brisa monstra, fui para outra dimensão com esse som

[Telitiba]

Thanks !

[yaolamas]

Excelente!

[peppersax]

I love Philip Glass!!!

[khbgkh]

In case anyone is still wondering, this piece in no way reflects harmonic minor. The recurring motif of sol la ti do is clearly heard at the end of the track, as is the sustained lowered supertonic harmony. If you wanted to be technical, you could say this piece is constructed through the use of melodic minor and phrygian scales. But composers don't necessarily think that way when they write. They either hear a certain sound or experiment with option until they find the right one.

[khbgkh]

@khbgkh also, very few composers will go out of the way to use only one form of the minor scale. In fact this piece often travels to other major tonalities with the occasional chromatic inflection. Now that you know the theory, shut the fuck up and listen.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

things just fall into place

simplicity

time as well, lucky us to be here at such a special time of geological history, considering the aliens and sasquatches and knowledge of cats and dogs and fish and things

[abe6556]

Thank you for sharing.... I made this (see my channel) after listening to this Enjoy

[19ZeldaLover95]

Damn bots disliking this wonderful thing.

[rainbowave777]

wasnt this number 1 in the charts last week? oh no it was some garbage trash skank slut hore shit.

i see a future where good music is in the charts again

[satyu131089]

So Indian yet so western!! 

[vicentegab]

One of the best albums I've ever heard.

[bluebellbaby1]

Wonderful

[narutofan9tf]

Ravi Shankar is like Phillip's water, together they are complete...

[kindra7707]

what' s wrong whits those 20?!

[robbiebryant]

very nice!



[Aynur1953]

the best!!!!!!!

[SidiAbdulhadi]

wonderful - thank you so much for sharing this.

[tiad]

@15waq1e3w2 : Please no insult! Thanks. - ** TIAD **

[afghanmusician]

Ecoute mon fils, CA, c'est de la musique!

[somenteeurafa]

Amazing



[pesteprajitpodcast]

So captivating, I pressed 'like' after several auditions..

[zarathoustraish]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaawesome !

[rammsteinTOtheMAX]

I like that instrument alot..

[FlauschigeFeder]

@rammsteinTOtheMAX aber du stehst auf Rammstein. Deine Meinung ist deshalb nix wert.

[bossmarion]

Boring, pretentious and uninspired. I'd rather hear tracks from the Beatles Help! as far as my lust for sitar goes. The arangements just dont flatter any instrument or style, and what is with the two note polka bass line( like listening to some hillbilly jug player). let me guess, this album only sold in Germany, if at all.

[TheWOParmy]

@bossmarion Thats what bass lines sound like in most forms of music. and please, explain why it sounds boring and uninspired, please. Im not sarcastic I would like to know

[proman84]

@bossmarion

Let me guess, the fact that this track has an over 99.25% like ratio implies that it could only find appeal in one place, right?

[JamesPurcellie]

@bossmarion its got some cool sounds to it, I think in all fairness its Philip Glass letting down the side

[TheBhargavsai]

@bossmarion Well this was your opinion. In my opinion, your opinion is very pretentious, boring and highly hypocritical. I mean if your opinion is really offensive, keep it to yourself. It makes one look very uncool, when one's ego is displayed in full force, as your opinion did.

[Rashaad0605]

@bossmarion VERY NARROW MINDED HERE.....BE MORE OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES. IT IS VERY GOOD FOR THE SOUL.......

[hippiehippiehoorah1]

What is the photo from 2:57 to 3;28?

[kreativHeiler]

Great , Beautiful,

[dadgadable]

awesome

[machotacreuse]

Why THE best indien musicien ? Personnaly I find Ustad Vilayat Khan even better. How can it be ONE best ? Thank you for posting

[jazzmunky]

Could someone tell me what type of flute this is, Please? It doesn't sound like an ordinary transverse flute but I could be wrong.

[kingas1992]

@jazzmunky sounds like a wood recorder

[LilDrummerBoy74]

@jazzmunky @kingas1992 Its actually the Bansuri, a native Indian flute. It is a transverse flute but it is made of bamboo (I think). I love it :P

[joebstarsurfer]

an interesting idea kind of works.

[susiesbubble]

love love love this song!



[pillowsinmypants]

i am high getting higher

[pillowsinmypants]

oh yea it is.

[pillowsinmypants]

hey is that the guy that taught george harrison to play the sitar?

[passiize1]

@pillowsinmypants yea, ravi shankar it was

[pillowsinmypants]

@passiize1 amazazing!

[xXRoMpEcAmInOsXx]

@pillowsinmypants yes

[opethforlife]

Super creative and beautiful.

[geniusumistian]

Just what my mind needed after a shitty day

[tubsmcgee101]

Some one please tell me what show/movie this is in?

[genvieve25]

We all know this is above and beyond. I know classical, traditional, and improvised. Is it not enough we have great music? Let love be your learning experience. Love is the answer.

[cyutaeha]

i can't dig it : ( the tonality and structure is rather simple, it ends up just sounding really cheesy

[Pranaysood1]

this is what you call DIVINE

[Clartynha]

Adorável!

[maestrostring00]

melodic minor scale

[monktrane325]

@maestrostring00 you think it leans more towards a harmonic minor scale. Listen to Ravi

[monktrane325]

@maestrostring00 sorry it is a harmonic minor scale. The harmonic minor is also occasionally referred to as the Mohammedan scale[2] as its upper tetrachord corresponds to the Hijaz jins, commonly found in Middle Eastern music. The harmonic minor scale as a whole is called Nahawand-Hijaz[3] in Arabic nomenclature, and as Bûselik Hicaz [4] in Turkish nomenclature. And, as an Indian raga, it is called Kirwani.

[maestrostring00]

@monktrane325 you have to be completely deaf so say this is a Harmonic Minor, definitely a Melodic Minor, search a video of someone playing it, the same intervals and sound dude

[squiresuzuki]

@maestrostring00 It's not melodic or harmonic minor. You can clearly hear the minor 2nd, so it's more like a locrian/melodic minor mix.

[xaramoi]

What an incredible fusion of music, just amazing. I love it.

[KioomarsMsb]

Das ist super.... Ich mag diese...

[hardlawd]

this guy would be nobody without george harrison

[prithvixlri]

@hardlawd And you will be no body through out your life

[shimeonmorpheus]

@hardlawd probably...but in the whole grand scheme of things george harrison himself is a nobody

[OxyMiracle]

@hardlawd

A white man who was trained by an Indian artist - you lack sense. Ravi's music is cultural, and much of the Indian musicians were much more talented than George ever was. This is not to say Harrison is not a good musician, nor that he didn't give tremendous impact to the music industry - but at the same time he was not the source of Indian music.

[chizulch4]

@hardlawd  You are obviously not ashamed to display your crippled intellect in public. Sad.

[soaringvulture]

@hardlawd He probably gained greater popularity because of his connection with Harrison but he was a widely recognized artist before that. I remember going to a concert of his in 1963, well before the Beatles were interested in that sort of thing. So he was "somebody" without George.

[DalueCommentarys]

@hardlawd Not necessarily... he would still be a great Sitar player.

[lexsite]

@hardlawd Who's harison?

[soeffingwhat]

@lexsite George Harrisson from the Beatles. He and Ravi Shankar were very good Friends.

[brittonalex]

Used to have this on tape I bought in India. Thanks for posting this!

[meshmomken97]

WOoooooOW

[robstolze]

Where East meets West you find creativity at its best.

[slobbydag]

@robstolze you're damn right my friend, I grew up in manchester where their were a lot of Indian music radio stations like Radio Sunshine. It was Indian music that eventually made me go to India. This piece of music captures everything I like about east and west scales.

[AkkiSantana]

No living Human can dislike it ..... if they did they probably thought its download button !!

[docmart71]

It is in the details, Samantha, precious, beautiful STAR

[Dhragonfly]

Damn...this is Nice.

[criticoacidosalta]

excelente! este señor le enseño a George Harrison a tocar el sitar. Esta todo dicho.

[TheHumanoidTyph00n]

YouTube : Remove the comments section. Simple Fact.... Without comments, the music is still able to be listened to and enjoyed.

[criticoacidosalta]

excelente !! este señor es quien le enseño a Harrison a tocar el sitar. es un maestro de la musica. buen video.

[Callofduty4nub]

tat guy is 91 damn

[Dresmor]

I fucking like this song! This is really music!

[docmart71]

@Dresmor Yeah. Init just. =)

[julioparedes22]

buenisisisimooooooo!!!



[felistrepidus]

This Ritm and melody is exactly Like a " Chacarera" a North-West Argentinian melody

[keykeeperwingo]

i love that every comment here that i see so far is positive. sometimes people give me a reason to like them:) i have respect for you all:)(as well as the musicians that made this beautiful work)

[diafana07]

ABSOLUTLY LOVELY! Thanks!

[RicardoMadGello]

Music Language

Who needs words?

[sedighazimi]

a masterpiece!

[autobotftwww]

Ravi Shankar is nowhere near the greatest indian musician of the 20th century, or even the best Sitar player, or even the best student of his Ustaad. He has done great things, but it's an insult to a lot of greater men to claim he is what is in the video description.

[smakaol]

@autobotftwww is there anyone you recommend i check out?

[sutemohpab]

@autobotftwww I think millions worldwide would disagree with you. Peace.

[sosofresh360]

This music acts as a medium for a spiritual journey

[KrockDrummer]

Its Awfully sad to think people can't find the beuty in a masterpiece like this... =/

[lansinekouyate]

ça voyage! c'est Enormeeeeee

[dr24shweta]

beautifuuuuuuuullllllllllll ..............

[shAidawn]

love love love love love lovvvvvvvve this.. one of my favorites...

[Danthepianist]

This is actually pretty westernized for Shankar. The scale does a lot of that, obviously, but this piece is missing a lot of the microtones that gives sitar its exotic sound, and usually turns me off.

[TheFarfallo]

come dire...7 minuti...ANDANTI....:-)

^ì^

[MiAmMiJah]

Two heroes for the price of one! :-)

[Medsrechiling]

Ravi Shankar,the MASTER of the sitar.

[UprisingOfTheYawn]

deeply sturring 

[JuanMamaril]

Wow! This sounds like it could be theme track on a Final Fantasy Fantasy game :)

Could Nobuo Uematsu have been inspired by artists like Philip Glass & Ravi Shankar?

[rickhoffman34]

@JuanMamaril Dude get a life

[Schaezen]

@rickhoffman34 lmao

[ilushaFireMan]

UGLY SONGG!!!!

[ShinjiTomi]

@ilushaFireMan get the fuck out of here kid

[Dzongka]

@ilushaFireMan There's a reason most people hate us Americans; you're definitely a part of the problem, buddy.

[maccaBable]

i love all his music :)

[aristotle358]

This is an example of Ravi collaborating with western classical music. Interesting fusion. I quite like Philip Glas ever since I heard his Subterrainian Symphony many years ago on radio 3. Not sure whether it brings out the genius of Ravi Shankar or Glass, but it is a likable piece (if a little "film-scor-ish").

[09dedalus]

@aristotle358 ''a little film-scorish''? i thought there was a term reserved for it in western classical music: incidental music. please give these two great musicians (geniuses as you acknowledge) the respect they deserve.

[laelamarie1]

Incredible and wondrous mix of music - how well the sitar fit! Apparently magical for others if "gamers" agreed!!! I don't know what you call those who love to play video games but this is an American term.

[Liantotjahjoputro]

Bravo..... really great

[coyalino]

91 years old-  VELIKI SHANKAR

[s148b]

Great Music

[ritupm]

Gosh! A surreal, blissfully mesmerizing music experience! :)

SO gentle, SO delicately played, an outstanding masterpiece ! :)

A composition that could stir the soul to new ecstatic heights with its invigorating, almost galloping notes on the orchestra, or melt your heart with those tender notes of the raag on the Sitar, or flute! :)

Tough to decide what captivated me more, or what moved me more ! :)

Been in my treasured "Gems 4 Sweet Pa" Playlist since long !

"THIS" is True Music ! :)

22July,11'

[KioomarsMsb]

Das ist super...

[Pranaysood1]

@ritupm you are right. this is actually true music

[digo44]

Uma das canções mais lindas já feitas. Thank you, Ravi Shankar. Beautiful.

[Revolvingsound]

West Eats Meat

[stigmaticwinky]

feel bad for the 7 people who did

nt like. pff

[pradip1951]

Superb........................­

[grashiano1]

excellent!

[l3054]

words are worthless anyways whats important is the meaning implied

[Alexjr1543]

Philip Glass is a new addition to my list of favourite composers as of today.

[riderfreee]

music that heals the soul!

[pneumosilacosis]

वाह, बहुत खूब अति सुन्दर भावार्थ की रची है ये रचना

सबसे बड़ी और भव्य बात है दिल किसी का ना दुखाना ….

रचना के लिए हार्दिक बधाई

[junk4dimeji]

is it just me or does this song sound better the more you listen to it?

[g4rdenspoon]

@junk4dimeji It does for me too, which is unusual as I get bored with music usually.

[junk4dimeji]

is it just me or does this song better the more you listen to it?

[Metayounis]

Now i know where norah jones got her talent from..

[AlexChristianR]

Qué gran mezcla, placer para mi sentido musical!

[g4rdenspoon]

This really is the most wonderful piece of modern music ever written. At 4:46 there is possibly one of the best uses of the melodic minor scale I've ever heard.

[infectedmushroom3]

loverly



[MrGovi76]

sitar)))))))))) ı love this sitar voice,from Turkey

[nyerr00]

year i was born.

[MechaOmnissiah]

Welcome to the spirit world my friends.

[SharpFinale]

this sounds divine

[sagitaire17]

Maravillo...Bellísimo.

[NovaScotiaChick]

Merely by focusing on other people's opinions that do not match yours, i.e. those that don't like it, you diminish your own enjoyment. Do you like Rachmaninov? No? So what? I certainly couldn't care less and that is how it should be on youtube. Many people make comments on those who have disapproved and then they even get votes for such inane comments!

[Tibbettsify]

Ravi is Nora Jones dad.

[giorgoskarakatsanis7]

@Tibbettsify unbelievable,isn't it?!!

[MrFELEK54]

Dreams are coming all over the sky. I with them. I thank Ravi.

[iscottm]

i like the beginning a lot

[DrowSpiderking]

6 people dont know what music is

[ela07rs]

the people who disliked it are SAD!

[LibertangoVieenrose]

amazing, astonishing, fascinating - beautiful and perfect.

[tiad]

@denwp: Please do not offend or blame people because of their opinion, language, way to speak ... Just be tolerant. Enjoy the music which doesn't need any spoken language. ;-) - Thank You. - ** Tiad **

[denwp]

@tiad or speak your own :| i said lol thats tolerant

[Superape613]

@tiad I love you.

[Mentox2]

@tiad @denwp "Maybe music is a language that we forgot the words and remember only the melody" I dont remember who told this. =)

[tandlaguilera420]

@tiad Well said! I wish more people all over the world would think that way. Then again if more people listened to Ravi Shankar maybe they would be more peaceful and understand what you are saying.

[miakolo07]

@denwp you need to learn manners and how to be a respectful human being before telling someone to learn English. I completely understood what ligialamari55 was saying so maybe it's you who needs to learn the language.

[fabianstraregy]

@denwp On this format correct english is not required . So piss - off . Opps --- that's not correct english either .

[ditoway]

@denwp You don't even know how to write a sentence in your spoken language correctly. Hahaha.