Month: January 2020

Indian Classical Music; Its Evolution and Influence on Music Today

This month on Sonosphere we hear from Ken Zuckerman, co-founder of the Ali Akbar College in Basel, Switzerland and sarod aficionado.  Peter Lavezzoli, author, percussionist and vocalist also joins us as we discuss how Indian Classical Music has influenced modern rock, pop and ambient music today.

Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpgA significant figure in North Indian Classical Music is musician, composer and teacher Ali Akbar Khan.

With the opening of his Ali Akbar College in San Rafael California in 1967 Khan opened up an extraordinary interest from Western students and more mainstream musicians like George Harrison of the Beatles, Mickey Hart from the Grateful Dead, and cellist and avant-garde dance music composer, Arthur Russell. Kahn has taught over 10,000 students.Ali_Akbar_College_of_Music,_San_Rafael_2

While we only scratch the surface of Indian Classical Music, you’ll find how one man in particular took America and popular music by storm through his teachings that span across the world and across musical genres.

Enjoy this month’s episode on Indian Classical Music.

 

Smiling Wildly: Andrew Earles, Once WEVL Host and Long-time Music Journalist Shares Some Tunes

Welcome to Sonosphere Radio. This month’s host is Andrew Earles.

Andrew Earles has been a music/cultural critic, journalist & biographer since 1999 and has authored three books as well as writing and editing work in 14 other multi-author titles. He has contributed writing in both a staff and freelance capacity to over 55 online and print outlets since 1999, including Spin, Pitchfork, Vice/Noisey, The Onion, Decibel, The Washington City Paper, Numero Group, Magnet Magazine and many others.

Andrew was also one half of Earles and Jensen Present… comedy duo, whose Matador Records releases can be sampled on Spotify. He is currently working on making a few things happen.

Enjoy Andrew Earles mix below.

Tracks:

  1. Mouthus – Your Far Church
  2. The Dead C – World
  3. Labradford – Pico
  4. Bardo Pond – Tommy Gun Angel
  5. Sun City Girls – Omani Red Light
  6. Bowery Electric – Slow Thrills
  7. Village of Savoonga – One More Dark Love Poem
  8. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – Empty Cup
  9. Jessamine – Say What You Can