"Purple Raga" for Jimi Hendrix Performed by Matthew Montfort on Glissentar

Guitarist Matthew Montfort of the world music group Ancient Future was inspired to create this modern raga based on the music of Jimi Hendrix after seeing a photo of Jimi Hendrix in the front row of an Indian music concert, in awe of the music. There is a version of it on Montfort's solo CD, 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar.' Matthew Montfort performed this version of "Purple Raga" live at Ancient Future's 30th Anniversary Concert on a Godin Glissentar, an 11 string fretless guitar endorsed by Montfort. This first recording of Montfort performing on the Glissentar is available to subscribers to the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings: http://www.ancient-future.com/afar.html. The video and a lesson on applying the rules of raga to the music of Jimi Hendrix are also available on GuitarPlayer.Com.

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[Pichounator]

Awesome playing - would love to use this in a vid-project on "Dog" by Ferlinghetti.

Out of curiosity:

I doubt that the double-string courses allow for it, but do you know whether the EBow produces a fair sound on the Glissentar?

[ancientfuture]

@Pichounator The Glissentar uses nylon strings, so the eBow wouldn't work....

Please contact Ancient Future via the web site about the video project!

[maya9rama]

beautiful music, seamless understanding.. thank you for sharing, ancient future

[ancientfuture]

@maya9rama Thanks for the kind words!!!

[johnjwilks]

I totally disagree with his metaphysics/theology, but there is no doubt that this guy can is a real talent. What a cool piece of music!

[ancientfuture]

@johnjwilks Thanks for the kind words about my playing! But I think you may have misinterpreted the story I told before playing the music. I'm talking about cultural anthropology, not metaphysics. I'm only using the tools of traditional North Indian classical music as an example to describe an approach to reinterpreting the music of Jimi Hendrix. I'm not endorsing any theological position.

[Gauraonline]

The Beatles, as well as Jimi brought me to Vedic culture with his Axis Bold As Love cover, which originally represents the Virata Rupa or Universal Form shown by Lord Krsna to Arjuna in the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. On the Rainbow Bridge cover, Jimi is sitting with Hare Krishna devotees. In the B Gita, Lord Krsna says " I am the ability in man", so actually the God that deserves the actual credit is Krishna who is the one that empowered Jimi to play his amazing music. Thx for the post

[AXISOFHENDRIX]

this would make Jimi smile. Bravo Bravo I say.

[classicrockNo1]

i broke out in goosebumps at the end