San francisco international arts festival announces in. Standing up for fusion best indian american magazine. Pandit habib khan sitar and matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar featuring pandit habib khan sitar, matthew montfort guitar, and ferhan qureshi tabla jugalbandi is a classical north indian musical duet meaning literally tied together. Check out the third stream sitar and guitar jugalbandi by ashwin batish and david harnish on amazon music. The guitar sitar jugalbandi version of ancient future featuring matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar, pandit habib khan sitar and arshad syed tabla performs montforts composition, dawn of love. Jugalbandi is a classical north indian musical duet literally tied together, in this case with the unusual configuration of sitar and guitar accompanied by tabla. This playlist features their songs that we have found so far on youtube. Pandit habib khan sitar and matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar have enthralled audiences in india, lebanon, and the usa. Elaboration presents abhinaya dance companys creative expression of the ancient. Tuesday, august 15 through thursday, august 17, 2000. If the members of the united nations formed a worldfusion band, it might look and sound a little something like ancient future s reissue of their seventh recording. Ancient future, guitar sitar jugalbandi public hosted by san francisco international arts festival. Matthew montfort band director ancient future linkedin.
Books for sitar tabla indian classical music books book training materials the sitar junius ravi shankar my music my life and more from rain city music. World fusion music ensemble ancient future presents jugalbandi a classical north indian musical duet meaning literally tied togetheras part of sfiaf. Hindustani high in san francisco best indian american. Events on thursday, june 01, 2017 in san francisco. History and origins of the sitar indrajit banerjee. Ton vincent improvisation on the sitar guitar by vincanthony.
The guitar sitar jugalbandi version of ancient future featuring matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar, pandit habib khan sitar and arshad syed tabla performs montforts composition. Ancient future performs prelude and bookenka the adventurer at. World fusion music ensemble ancient future presents jugalbandia. It features doug mckeehan on piano, kash killion on bass, ian dogole on percussion, matthew montfort on scalloped fretboard guitar, jim hurley. The san francisco international arts festival takes bertolt brechts rhetorical question as its theme for 2017 and beyond and forms the bedrock of a. Sitar the sitar is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in classical music in north india. A guitar sitar jugalbandi concert by ustad habib khan sitar and matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar with ben mawhorter tabla. Remastered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first ancient future concert, the seventh ancient future recording, planet passion, features 19 top masters of world music traditions performing music inspired by the mythology of love.
When i decided that i wanted to learn sitar, i did buy a book from a local landmark store. Matthew montfort has assembled a fantastic group of musicians sitar, violin, tabla, vocals, percussionists and many more for this world fusion cd. If music is the food of love, then feast on planet passion. Guitar and sitar jugalbandi classical indian and eastwest fusion music featuring maestro matthew montfort and pandit habib khan. He is also known for his work on glissentar 11 string fretless guitar, electric guitar, flamenco guitar, bass guitar, sitar, charango, mandolin, and gamelan, and as ancient future s main composer. Do the sitar and guitar share the same origin, or is it. Etymologically, the word sitar means threestringed in hindi.
San francisco events, thursday, june 01, 2017 page 3. History and origins of the sitar in the western world the sitar is perhaps the most well known musical instrument of india. There actually are now a few world music festivals, and montfort was hailed as a pioneer for his innovative work on the scalloped fretboard guitar when he performed at a recent guitar festival near barcelona. Pandit habib khan sitar and matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar have. A scalloped fretboard guitar and tabla duet youtube guitar sitar jugalbandi by ancient future duration. A kithara or cithara is an ancient greek lyrelike instrument. Sure, right after you finish your swimming 101 book. David harnish guitar biography of ashwin batish composer, performer, teacher of music, recording artist speciality sitar and tabla. One of my favorite books ever, and love leonardo dicaprio.
Hires cover art 300 dpi, 5 x 5 planet passion by ancient future ancient future. The sf bay area independent media center is a noncommercial, democratic collective serving as the local organizing unit of the global imc network. Sound check for the first night at the atlantis club is a surreal experience. The guitarsitar jugalbandi version of ancient future featuring matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar, pandit habib khan sitar and. A complete system for understanding the fretboard for. San francisco international arts festival announces lineup. Jugalbandi is a classical north indian musical duet literally tied together. Montfort, whos studied sitar and is a pioneer of the scalloped fretboard guitar. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. It is believed to have evolved into its present form in the 1700s, during the collapse of the moghul empire, as a marriage between. Ancient future arabic fusion music program san francisco. View matthew montforts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. It underwent many changes starting in the mughal courts.
Ancient future is the worlds first and longest running band dedicated to the creation of world fusion music. Ancient traditions future possibilities is the world beat bible by the leader of the popular world fusion music ensemble, ancient future. Guitar sitar jugalbandi by ancient future by ancient future. Contests for prizes such as concert tickets each issue. The book takes the student on a musical voyage through these great ancient rhythmic traditions with a series of exercises that require no instruments to perform. The guitar sitar jugalbandi version of ancient future featuring matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar, pandit habib khan sitar and arshad syed tabla performs montforts composition, dawn. Ancient future has now sold hundreds of thousands of albums, and their place between the cracks has now become a niche of its own. Soulful sweet voice of geeta dutt is as beautiful, sweet n full of expression, as were the lyrics of her well chosen songs befitting the wholesome sweet emotive depth in her voice, be in in chirpy lighthearted songs, or soulful melancholic ones, full of romantic intrigue, but always true to her real being as an emotive, sentimental person in real life. Is it possible to learn how to play the sitar from a book. Ancient future guitarsitar jugalbandi at sf international. Pandit habib khan sitar and matthew montfort scalloped fretboard guitar ancient future. The word guitar is derived from spanish guitarra, which came from arabic qitar, which in turn came from the greek word kithara. I especially like the flute work and matthews guitar is compelling.
Classic instrumentl jugalbandi of praveen gokindi mp3 we have. San francisco international arts festival announces 2017. Ancient future has definitely hit a highwater mark with this cd. It is believed to have been derived from the veena, an ancient indian instrument. Ancient future visions of a peaceful planet discogs. A scalloped fretboard guitar and tabla duet copyright 2014 ancient future music director.
The third stream sitar and guitar jugalbandi by ashwin. The third stream sitar and guitar jugalbandi by ashwin batish and david harnish about the artist. Matthew monfort seven serenades for scalloped fretboard guitar. Listen to your favorite songs from the third stream sitar and guitar jugalbandi by ashwin batish and david harnish now. Sitar book books tabla books indian classical music book. At a time of anxiety and uncertainty in many parts of the united states, the san francisco international arts festival is proud to announce its 2017 lineup. Konarak reddy, matthew montfort, teja gerken ancient future. Its sound evokes thoughts and feelings of the subcontinent. Sf station is the san francisco bay areas definitive online city guide for arts and culture, festivals, comedy, live music, nightlife, food. Official facebook page of sitar duo abhishek adhikary and murchana adhikary barthakur. This debut recording by ancient future leader matthew montfort showcases his. He is also known for his work on electric guitar, flamenco guitar, sitar, ukulele, charango, mandolin, and gamelan, and as ancient future s main composer.
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