Santoor

When the elements of melody and harmony are carefully balanced, the convergence of one world with another results in a beautiful sound. Namaste is a collaborative album crafted by Rahul Sharma a native of Indias Kashmir region and a third-generation master of the exotic, 100-string santoor and saxophonist Kenny G, a multiple Grammy-winning titan on the contemporary jazz landscape for more than two decades. This unusual and daring project captures the best of these two musicians with a chill ambiance set up by mixer/producer extraordinaire Kid Tricky.

"Strings of India" introduces you to the sheer range and power of 6 unique Indian string instruments: santoor, sitar, sarod, veena, carnatic, sarangi.

Shivkumar Sharma & Hariprasad Chaurasia - The Valley Recalls (1995) {2CD+2DVD5 NTSC Sony Music-Navras}
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World Music / Indian Classical / Raga / Santoor & Flute Jugalbandi / Pakhawaj & Tabla Duet

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia reunite some 30 years later for a follow-up to their beautiful and groundbreaking Call of the Valley. Sharma (santoor) and Chaurasia (flute) were highly regarded on their instruments back then, and are now acknowledged as living masters. Although Brij Bhushan Kabra has been replaced on Indian acoustic slide guitar by Jayanti Shah, the overall mood is just as lovely and contemplative, even though the role of the guitar has been diminished. The Valley Recalls is beautiful, gentle work, and a worthy successor to Call of the Valley.

Feng Shui Part 1 (1996). The music for each is meant to evoke the spirit of Feng Shui according to the elements. From the santoor of the Kahmiran Himalayas and the flutes evoking the Andes as well as the sound of the accordion, conjuring the image of folk dance in a mountain village in the first track, we move on to the sounds of the flute, harp, and accordion to suggest the forest in springtime in the second track. Next we are treated to the sounds of the flute again, and combined with the clarinet and the guitar comes the feel of a gentle breeze that will transport us through the landscape. For each element of Feng Shui we hear different sounds to envoke that image…

Deep India is a venture under Deep Forests Projects, where Eric Mouquet experiments with different kinds of music from all over the world. This is a first of its kind collaboration between Indias iconic Santoor Instrument player Rahul Sharma and the legendary Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest fame. The album titled Deep India brings alive a fusion between traditional Indian melodies by Rahul Sharma and Electronica by Deep Forest. Deep India consists of 9 brand new tracks and 1 Radio edit that capture folk melodies from across the country. The tracks draw inspiration from ethnic folk numbers that are rooted within the regions of Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, North East and South India among others.

After first traveling in India, Tikki Masala was inspired by the deep flavors of authentic Indian classical music. Tikki Masala blends together sounds of classical Indian instruments like Sitar, Tabla, Santoor, Sarod, Flute, Tanpura, Harmonium and Vocals with beats, synthesizers, drums and percussion. mixed together with psychedelic hypnotic electronic sounds, rhythms and bass lines.