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Disco, denim, bell bottoms, flower power, funk and decades of fabulous music. The 1970s: What a time to be alive. For those growing up in that era, life was all about being young and wild and free ...
Shankar viewed the Los Angeles centre as a base from which he could also educate the American public about Indian music. [18] When opening the school there, he emphasised the need to recognise the sacred aspect of Indian classical music, [19] which was defined by Allauddin Khan's phrase "Nada Brahma" ("Sound is God"). [20]
The Ali Akbar College of Music (AACM) is the name of three schools founded by Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan to teach Indian classical music. [1] The first was founded in 1956 in Calcutta , India . The second was founded in 1967 in Berkeley, California , but moved to its current location in San Rafael, California [ 2 ] the next year.
In October 1970, Shankar became chair of the Department of Indian Music of the California Institute of the Arts after previously teaching at the City College of New York, the University of California, Los Angeles, and being guest lecturer at other colleges and universities, including the Ali Akbar College of Music.
Aashish Khan (5 December 1939 – 14 November 2024) was an Indian classical musician and player of the sarod.He was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 in the 'Best Traditional World Music Album' category for his album "Golden Strings of the Sarode". [1]
Young began his music studies at Los Angeles City College, and transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), [11] where he received a BA in 1958. [8] [9] In the jazz milieu of Los Angeles, Young played with notable musicians including Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Billy Higgins, and Eric Dolphy. [12]
Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco on Sunday, his family said. He was 73. “Zakir Hussain, one of the world’s most transcendent musicians, passed away from ...
Produced by Taylor Hackford and filmed in Los Angeles in 1975, the show was hosted by Don Ellis, [60] a pioneer in Indo jazz [61] who had studied Indian music under Harihar Rao at UCLA. [ 15 ] [ nb 2 ] During the programme, Harrison discussed the Music Festival project and introduced film clips from the orchestra's Royal Albert Hall performance ...