Friday, November 17, 2006

I don't consider myself a Beatles fan, but I bought a DVD of a concert that was held in London for George Harrison. It contains a wicked set of Indian music that is played with sitars & bongo-type drums. The music is composed by Ravi Shankar; and played/conducted by his beautiful daughter. The second half of the DVD has old Beatles songs that are played by George Harrison's friends (Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne, etc). I recognize some of the songs (such as Whilte My Guitar Gently Weeps, Taxman, Isn't It a Pity, etc), but my favorite part is the Indian orchestral pieces. I've been watching the show over & over, or just letting it play as background music while I work. Check it out or stop by my place and give it a listen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_for_George
http://www.amazon.com/A-Concert-George-David-Leland/dp/B0000CEB4V

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