Title: East/West fusion Post by: offthewall on September 20, 2016, 08:56:05 PM I just realised that I don't recall telling you guys about my recent exciting find.
For many years I have had a hankering for a sitar. At last one turned up for a very reasonable price. It needed fully restoring and took an awful lot of work to get it put to rights but I finally got it done and working. More recently my favourite lyricist came up with a story based on some Eastern philosophy so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try a bit of East/West fusion. Sitar teamed with acoustic baritone guitar. Finished out with hand percussion pack from Jamstix and a bit of penny whistle. Lyrics below. WHEN RUMI MET ATTAR song lyrics by Joel Sattler on the day that Rumi met Attar was the day that the star appeared the star of alternate knowledge the ending of ultimate fear the day of the morning forever the night that was only a dream a hand took a hand in friendship and what is was what could have been the son behind the father the father in front of the son the sea being followed by ocean the one being all it becomes Attar gave Rumi a book of the web that is weaved in the world how a man can get tangled in wealth his soul for the love of a girl but the work is worth that you live for and the word is worth all you can say so remember tomorrow's a promise of the labor we put in today on the day that Attar met Rumi was a day of a thousand years the past is the future a circle of joy and the ending of tears listen to the reed and to the tale it tells there are a billion heavens but only a single hell all who you think you seek you seek and no one else his essence speaks through thee you are looking for yourself when we are dead seek not our grave seek not our grave beneath the earth but look into your heart and you will see all that we have become worth Title: Re: East/West fusion Post by: folderol on September 21, 2016, 04:14:11 PM Interesting song, and good performance.
Also congratulations on learning yet another new instrument and as a {cough} mature {cough} student too ;D Title: Re: East/West fusion Post by: offthewall on September 21, 2016, 05:46:00 PM Thanks mate.
Got to say that this is no 'quick learn'. 18 strings all with primitive wooden keys to tune'em with. Movable frets which have to be aligned 'by ear' to get each note of a scale in pitch. A top heavy structure to support and strings like wires to cut your finger-tips up into pieces. And, to cap it all, the playing position is certainly not arthritis-friendly. I've had to invent a sort-of sling system to support the damn thing! Needless to say I am taking it slow! Title: Re: East/West fusion Post by: MarioD on September 22, 2016, 09:45:38 PM James that was excellent :;
That Sitar sounds great. I had a flashback to the late 60's. Love that sound. You are one multi-talented musician! |