Gaz Lom says "(Eric) Dolphy's "Improvisations and Tukras" from 1960 just flute, tabla, tamboura." is definitely worth inspecting."
Marcus Rephlex says: "Bit harsh on the Joe Harriot tho' Imo - the great thing about that is it has this Indian stuff in it but it's could very well be the music to Paddington Bear* or something like that... it's english music of an era thru and thru!" LOL, same applies to all the KPM/Library strain of Indian-flavoured music.
I'd get a comments box, but couldn't rely on anonymous cretins not leaving vicious remarks in it. Though presumably now I'm languishing in Coventry I'd get no comments whatsover :-D
Forgot to mention Paul Horn's "Inside", him playing echoey flute inside the Taj Mahal. Part "World of Echo" precursor/part daft musical tourism. And about a zillion other things :-(
All this stuff seem totally anachronistic? Maybe with the Missy "Get UR Freak On", Erick Sermon "React", Bollywood/Egyptian Riddim thing it is rearing it's head again; though the flavours (Tabla/Sitar/Dhol/Tambura/Voice) now empty signifiers. On the other hand (in relation to giving the "fake" props) does that make any difference?
Part Two next week. I'll endeavour not to be TOO boring.
Posted by Woebot at September 19, 2003 08:59 AM