TeedRock
20th March 2004, 10.56 pm
Dear Friends,
On Friday, March 26th, at 8:00 P.M, I’m going to be doing a concert of Hindustani Ragas on my twelve string Raptor Warr Guitar®, with Ferhan Qureshi on Tablas. These ragas are among those played by Ravi Shankar and my teacher Ali Akbar Khan. Except for the fact that I am the first person to play them on a touchstyle instrument, I am following the rules and traditions that I have learned from years of study of this lineage.
My last concert of this music was at Amar Sachdev’s Bansuri Gallery, and was extremely inspiring for several reasons. For one thing, Amar’s father, the great Bansuri player G.S. Sachdev, came to the concert, and told me he enjoyed it. It was gratifying to see that every time I looked in his direction, he was smiling and keeping “taal” with the music. For another, I had many people come who were not familiar with Hindustani Ragas and their response was very enthusiastic. Usually at free concerts of unusual music, you lose a lot of people at intermission. But for this one, everyone stayed, including several people who had just wandered in off the street, and everyone urged me to keep performing this music.
For these reasons, and because I was pleased with my own performance, I’ve decided to take this music out in the world. I think I have managed to strike a balance between Hindustani and Western influences that has a beautiful and profound impact. I think you’ll enjoy what you hear, and I would love to see you if you can come.
The Concert will be at Open Secret Gallery at 923 C Street in San Rafael. Take the Central San Rafael Exit of Route 101 to Fourth St, then turn towards downtown (left if you’re going north), and go until you get to C street. Admission is $12.
Teed Rockwell
On Friday, March 26th, at 8:00 P.M, I’m going to be doing a concert of Hindustani Ragas on my twelve string Raptor Warr Guitar®, with Ferhan Qureshi on Tablas. These ragas are among those played by Ravi Shankar and my teacher Ali Akbar Khan. Except for the fact that I am the first person to play them on a touchstyle instrument, I am following the rules and traditions that I have learned from years of study of this lineage.
My last concert of this music was at Amar Sachdev’s Bansuri Gallery, and was extremely inspiring for several reasons. For one thing, Amar’s father, the great Bansuri player G.S. Sachdev, came to the concert, and told me he enjoyed it. It was gratifying to see that every time I looked in his direction, he was smiling and keeping “taal” with the music. For another, I had many people come who were not familiar with Hindustani Ragas and their response was very enthusiastic. Usually at free concerts of unusual music, you lose a lot of people at intermission. But for this one, everyone stayed, including several people who had just wandered in off the street, and everyone urged me to keep performing this music.
For these reasons, and because I was pleased with my own performance, I’ve decided to take this music out in the world. I think I have managed to strike a balance between Hindustani and Western influences that has a beautiful and profound impact. I think you’ll enjoy what you hear, and I would love to see you if you can come.
The Concert will be at Open Secret Gallery at 923 C Street in San Rafael. Take the Central San Rafael Exit of Route 101 to Fourth St, then turn towards downtown (left if you’re going north), and go until you get to C street. Admission is $12.
Teed Rockwell