planetery (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I suppose you could do better?So which gharana did YOUR family found?Anyway, he wasn't complaining about Classical musicians being ignored, he was calling into question her validity as a Modern musician.Regardless, read ausrotten9's comment below- he hit the nail on the head.

kidcaper007 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

lets not get ahead of ourselves here. She is no musical genius by any standards. She just happened to have Mr.Shankar tutor her day in and day out. The originality is not there. Like the previous poster said, if you did know anything about Indian classical music, there are far greater musicians who do deserve such attention, however, did not achieve the same success as Mr.Shankar.

SunsetGraffiti (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Word.

lvan046 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

this is a fantastic piece of music imo, if ne1 can link more of the same id be very grateful

ausrotten9 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Music dogmatism is risen from its ashes every now and then, by people who, for reasons I don't understand, feel an urge to categorize and pigeonhole music. Whether they tell you not to play Bach with pedal, that stoner metal can't survive outside of the scene, that Schubert MUST be played lyrically ala his art songs, or that miles davis is no way akin to Anoushka Shanker, they box music in Imo this music isn't of Davis' Calibur, to hell with you for condemning Shankar's honest attempt at fusion

planetery (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Bullshit. You're just hating.Anoushka Shankar knows more about music than you or I could hope to learn in a dozen lifetimes, bet that.

p3ac322 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

whoa, i was just reading through comments, and someone compared anoushka shankar to miles davis? are you serious? if you are in any way well versed in indian classical music and western forms of music, you'd be able to tell that this is a pathetic, consumerist excuse for genuine fusion music, music that effectively brings together the two idioms

sahnyn (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

She is clearly talented, and people pay to see talent. There's your answer.

rezeski (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Really, I serously doubt that she needs any money. If she didn't get any from Dad, with her money, she could surely marry into a very prominent family in India and be set for life. No doubt she is one of the best sitar players in the world today.

pukarokhan (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

amazing form of work, amazing musicians, rock on anoushka and karsh, peace and blessings