StudioTalks… a deep going insight for Indian Classics…

Joachim Ernst Behrendt

The special format “StudioTalk” offers to the listeners some very exclusive themes and talks about the world of Indian Classical Music ! – StudioTalk gives Indian music maestros, music scientists, event organisations and other specialists  the chance to present themselfs in a dialogue directly to an international and European audience.

“… it will be the consciousness of listening people. No more the eyes – as it is common in our times – will have higher preference to the ears. The hearing, sound will become more important than the visible.“
(editorial for “Nadah Brahma” written by Joachim E. Behrendt – journalist/writer/producer)

A StudioTalk isn’t an interview form of 5 to 10 minutes small talk about concert tours, new editorials , CD or DVD projects etc. … Much more by a detailled planning and research work IMC OnAir delivers by StudioTalk a frame for specific themes and aspects to contribute an approach and deep going insight for Indian Classical Music – especially for the Europeans.

IMC’s ongoing StudioTalk productions…

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top row (f.l.t.r.): 06/2006 – Sri Sugato Bhaduri (Mandolin), 06/2007 – Ranajit Sengupta (Sarod), 05/2008 – Kala Ramnath (Violin), 05/2008 – John McLaughlin (Guitar)
bottom row (f.l.t.r.): 12/2008 – Trilok Gurtu (Tabla/Percussion), 10/2009 – KCP3/Ramesh Shotam (Carnatic Percussion), 10/2009 – Rinki Roy Bhattacharya (Writer/Filmmaker), 05/2010 – Arun Ghosh (IndoJazz Clarinetist), 03/2011 – George Brooks (IndoJazz Sax), 04/2011 – Sanghita Nandi (Vocalist)

Mit dem Format “StudioTalk” bietet IMC OnAir dem interessierten Hörer exklusive Themengespräche aus der Welt zur indisch klassischen Musik ! – Mit den StudioTalks haben indische Musikmeister, Musikwissenschaftler, Event-Organisatoren u.a. die Chance, sich dem europäischen/internationalen Hörer in einem direkten Dialog zu präsentieren.

“… bestimmend wird das Bewusstsein von hörenden Menschen sein. Nicht mehr das Sehen, wie es weit verbreitet ist in unserer Zeit. Da Hören wird von größerer Bedeutung sein. Klang wird wichtiger als das Visuelle.“
(Vorwort für “Nadah Brahma” – Author: Joachim E. Behrend (Jouranlist/ Schriststeller/Produzent))

StudioTalk ist kein klassisches Interview von 5-10 Minuten “small talk” zu Konzerttourneen, CD/DVD-Neuerscheinungen o.ä. Vielmehr bietet IMC OnAir mit einer aufwendigen Sendeplanung und detaillierten Vorrecherchen den Rahmen für spezielle Themenaspekte, die einen Beitrag zu einem tiefergehenden Verständnis (aus europäischer Sicht) für die indisch klassische Musik leisten sollen.

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The StudioTalks will be broadcasted from time to time via radio (analogue/cable + Internet Radio) beside the regular shows Raga CDs of the Months and “Thought Experiment(s)“:

StudioTalk No. 1: Sugato Bhaduri (mandolin) – Music follows Behaviour!
StudioTalk No. 2: Ranajit Sengupta (sarode) – Music awareness by Love… from Love to Music.
StudioTalk No. 3: Kala Ramanath (violin) – Nada (sound)… 66 notes (shruti-s) on the Violin.
StudioTalk No. 4: John McLaughlin (guitar) – Miles from India (original: TV special)
StudioTalk No. 5: Trilok Gurtu (percussion) – The Purity of Music… The truth about spirituality in ICM.
StudioTalk No. 6: Ramesh Shotham (Carnatic percussion) / KCP3 (percussion/vocal) – Sound Bodies.
StudioTalk No. 7: Rinki Roy Bhattacharya (film maker) - Aspects of ICM in Indian films (mainly the ‘golden era’)
StudioTalk No. 8: Arun Ghosh (IndoJazz clarinet) – Methamorphosis… Music in Music.
StudioTalk No. 9: George Brooks (IndoJazz saxophone) - IndoJazz Composing: Sound as Inspiration.
StudioTalk No. 10: Sanhita Nandi (vocal) - Principes of Slowlyness…Vocal Tradition without Boundaries.

special “Miles from India” – documentary of a backstage talk with John McLaughlin (Shakti/Mahavishnu)

The promotion initiative IMC – India meets Classics and it’s media production IMC OnAir (IMCRadio.Net) enjoyed that the great fusion and Rock Jazz guitarist John McLaughlin followed the invitation for a unique BackStageTalk in May 2008. The production goes back to the 1st pre plannings during John’s Hamburg visit in July 2007 with “Remember Shakti” and together with Zakir Hussain (Tabla) for a Dalai Lama charity concert.

dates of broadcasting…

 31st January 2013 – 3:00 EST (09:00 pm CET) @ radio multicult.fm
(premiere: 2nd January 2010 – 3:00-3:58 pm  CET @ Tide Radio)
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The 58 minutes special “Miles from India” being rebroadcasted on 31st January 2013 @ radio multicult.fm and worldwide as webradio documents the fully talk. (Rec.: The 28 minutes TV special was broadcasted on 7th July 2008 – 08:30 pm (MEST) and showed an extract.)

The BackStage Talk refers to John’s project in India “Floating Point” which was released in April 2008 and his composition of the titel song for the double CD “Miles from India” with world premiere in NewYork on 9th May 2008.

John’s time schedule of his European Concert tour 2008 with his formation “4th dimension” since 9th May “on the road” required to set the interview beside John’s concert on 28th May 2008 in the culture and communication centre FABRIK (Hamburg-Altona), Germany’s most famous hot spot (since 1971) for unique concerts in (Rock) Jazz, Blues, Fusion, Cross over and World Music…

screen splashs out of the TV production shortly documenting the “John McLaughlin Backstage Talk“

Thank’s to all supporters…

CD: Miles from India (2008)

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MILES FROM INDIA concert produced by Yusuf Gandhi and Bob Belden

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Miles From India (Encore Part 1) Montreal July 4, 2009

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Miles From India (Encore Part 2) Montreal July 4, 2009

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Moderation Script (01/2013): MILES from India – John McLaughlin (special feature “StudioTalk No. 4″)

rebroadcasting on 31st January 2013
@ radio multicult.fm (and worldwide as webradio) – 03:00 pm EST (09:00 pm CET)

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Happy New Year 2013 to all our listeners and musical friends !

…to all our (Indian) friends and friends of India around the globe,
to the international community of listeners and music lovers,
to all the great vocal / instrumental musicians, composers and DJs,
to the passionate event organizers, booking agencies and music labels,
to analytical music scientists, profound teachers & pedagogues
and to our colleagues from press & medias
a very HAPPY & SUCCESSFULLY NEW YEAR 2013 !!!!!

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You can listen all shows worldwide as webradio.
… see programme calendar with all 160 broadcasting dates in 2013 here !

Merry Christmas 2012 !

The whole team of promotion initiative IMC – India meets Classic and
its technic crew for the media productions of IMCRadio.net and ‘Indian E-music’
with broadcasting in Hamburg and Berlin (Germany), Schaffhausen (Switzerland),
Linz (Upper Austria) and region Salzkammergut (Austria)
wishes you, your families and friends a…

P.S.: Broadcastings are setup for 22nd (05:00 pm EST / 11:00 pm CET), 23rd (05:00 pm EST / 11:00 pm CET) and on 24th December (04:00 pm EST / 10:00 pm CET) ! – Enjoy listening to good music… let’s vibe !

IMC OnAir präsentiert StudioTalk Nr. 5: Trilok Gurtu – Die Reinheit der Musik.

 Die Förderinitiative IMC – India meets Classic sendet seit 26. März 2006 sein monatliches Radioprogramm zur indischen Musikkultur. Mit dem special “StudioTalk” bietet IMC – India meets Classic indischen Musikmeistern, Musikwissenschaftlern und Kulturschaffenden die Gelegenheit, sich dem Hörer zu einem ausgewählten Thema zu präsentieren.

Der StudioTalk Nr. 5 steht unter der Überschrift “Die Reinheit der Musik“ (Untertitle: Die Wahrheit zur Spiritualität in der indisch klassischen Musik).

Nach IMC OnAir’s 28-minütigen TV spezial (TideTV, Hamburg) mit dem JazzRock-Gitarristen John McLaughlin, Gründer von The Mahavishnu Orchestra und Shakti (mit dem Tablavirtuosen Zakir Hussain u. L. Shankar auf der Geige) war der “world class” Perkussionist Trilok Gurtu aus Mumbai zu Gast bei IMC – India meets Classic.

Sendetermine…

30. August 2012 – 21:00 Uhr MESTZ (03:00 pm EST) @ radio multicult.fm (DE, Berlin)
(Premiere: 05. Mai 2009 – 22:00 Uhr @ Tide Radio)
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Der Gründer von IMC – India meets Classic, Lothar J.R. Maier konnte diesen Ausnahmemusiker wenige Tage nach seinem Konzert im Rahmen der India Week Hamburg im Hamburger Studio begrüssen (s. Bildstrecke).

Trilok Gurtu gibt uns in dem StudioTalk Einblicke in die Grundlagen der indischen Rhythmik und vermittelt uns sein Verständnis zur musikalischen Erziehung, zur Klangbildung seiner Hybrid-Instrumente und den in seinen Kompositionen wiederspiegelnden, völkerverbindenden Dialog zwischen Afrika, Indien und der Musik der westlichen Welt (Jazz, Fusion, Klassik).

Kurzbiographie…

3.12.2008: Trilok Gurtu @ IMC OnAir (photo: Richard Stöhr)

Trilok Gurtu wurde am 30. Oktober 1951 in Mumbai, dem ehemaligen Bombay geboren. Hier besuchte er die katholische Schule, die Don Bosco High School. Trilok entstammt einer Musikerfamilie. Sein Vater war Sitarspieler, von seiner Mutter Shoba Gurtu erhielt Trilok die Grundlagen im Tablaspiel vermittelt.

Der indische Tablamaestro ist als Perkussionist seit den 70er Jahren in den unterschiedlichsten Musikstilen unterwegs… Zu den frühesten Aufnahmen Trilok’s zählt Apo-Calypso, im Jahre 1977 mit der deutschen Ethnic-Fusion-Band Embryo. Im Jahre 1987 veröffentlichte Trilok seine erste Solo-CD Usfret. Den Gesang steuerte Trilok’s Mutter, Shoba Gurtu bei.
Shoba Gurtu (1925-2004) ist in Indien bis heute als Thumri-Queen bekannt. Die herausragende Sängerin der leichten indischen Klassik stand in der Tradition der Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana und des Gesangsvirtuosen und Tablaspielers Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (1872-1937), Vertreter der Kirana Gharana, eine der indischen Musikschulen.

In den 80er Jahren war Trilok Gurtu mit dem englischen JazzRock-Gitarristen John McLaughlin auf Welttournee. Er spielte mit herausragenden Musikern des Jazz, wie den Saxophonisten Jan Garbarek oder Charlie Mariano, dem Afro-Amerikanischen Trompeter Don Cherry oder dem Klangvirtuosen auf den Keyboards, Joe Zawinul (Weather Report).
Um den Bassisten Bill Laswell und Tablavirtuosen Zakir Hussain formierte sich im Jahre 1999 Tabla Beat Science, eine Symbiose aus nordindischer Klassik, Asian Underground, Drum & Bass und elektronischer Musik. Trilok Gurtu spielte hier neben Karsh Kale und Talvin Sing mit Veröffentlichungen von drei Alben bis ins Jahr 2003.

Trilok Gurtu & Band @ India Week Hamburg (Völkerkundemuseum)

IMC OnAir presents StudioTalk No. 5: Trilok Gurtu – The Purity of the Music.

The promotion initiative IMC – India meets Classic broadcasts since 26th March 2006 a monthly radio show for Indian (music) culture.

For 30th August 2012 is planned @ radio multicult.fm (and worldwide as webradio) the special format “StudioTalk” which offers opportunities to Indian music masters, music scientists and culture activists with uniquely topics.  StudioTalk No. 5 resents the headline “The Purity of the Music“ (sub title: The truth about spirituality in Indian classical music).

Following IMC OnAir’s 28 minute TV spezial (TideTV, Hamburg)with the Rock Jazz guitarist John McLaughlin, founder of The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti (with the Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain and L. Shankar on the violin). Here some photos about when the “world class” percussionist Trilok Gurtu from Mumbai was special guest in our Hamburg studio.

The founder of IMC – India meets Classic, ElJay Arem welcomed this exceptional musician few days after his concert during the India Week Hamburg.

dates of broadcasting…

 30th August 2012 – 03:00 pm EST (09:00 p.m. CET) @ radio multicult.fm (DE, Berlin)
(premiere: 5th May 2009 – 10:00 pm CET @ Tide Radio)
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Trilok Gurtu gives us a view onto a professional understanding to the musical education with the scope of the basis of Indian Rhythmics, the sound formation of his hybrid instruments and, the people-connecting dialogue between Africa, India and the music to the western world (jazz, fusion, classical period) reflected in his compositions.

Short biography…

3rd Dec 2008: Trilok Gurtu @ IMC OnAir (photo: Richard Stöhr)

Trilok Gurtu was born on 30 October 1951 in Mumbai, the former Bombay. Here he visited the catholic school, the Don Bosco High School. Trilok Gurtu comes out of a musician’s family. His father was Sitar player, his mother Shoba Gurtu teached Trilok the basics in the Tabla play.

The Indian Tabla maestro is as percussionist his carreer began in the 70th in very different music styles on the way… One of the earliest recordings was Trilok’s Apo-Calypso, in the year 1977 with the German Ethnic fusion band Embryo. In the year 1987 Trilok published his first solo CD Usfret. Trilok’s mother, Shoba Gurtu contributed the singing.

Shoba Gurtu (1925-2004) is till today well-known in India as Thumri Queen, an outstanding vocalist of the Indian Light classical style and representative of the Kirana Gharana, one of India’s schools of music in the tradition of the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana and of the vocalist and Tabla player Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (1872-1937).

In the 80′s Trilok Gurtu was on world tour with the English jazz rock guitarist John McLaughlin. Trilok played with outstanding musicians in Jazz like the saxophon players Jan Garbarek and Charlie Mariano, the Afro American Trumpet player Don Cherry or the sound virtuoso on the keyboards Joe Zawinul (Weather Report).

The bassists Bill Laswell and Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain formed in the year 1999 Tabla Beat Science, a symbiosis from North Indian Classics, Asian Underground, Drum & Bass and electronic music. Trilok Gurtu played beside Karsh Kale and Talvin Singh for the recordings of three albums till 2003.

Trilok Gurtu & Band – India Week Hamburg (@ Hamburg museum of Ethnology (Völkerkundemuseum))

StudioTalk: “Music awareness by Love… from Love to Music” @ radio multicult.fm (Berlin)

The special format “StudioTalk” offers to our listeners some very exclusive themes and talks about the world of Indian Classical Music ! – StudioTalk gives Indian music maestros, music scientists, event organisations and other specialists  the chance to present themselfs in a dialogue directly to an international and European audience.

A StudioTalk isn’t an interview form of 5 to 10 minutes small talk about concert tours, new editorials , CD or DVD projects etc. … Much more by a detailled planning and research work IMC OnAir delivers by StudioTalk a frame for specific themes and aspects to contribute an approach and deep going insight for Indian Classical Music – especially for the Europeans.

date of broadcasting
29th March 2012 – 03:00-04:00 p.m. EST (09:00-10:00 p.m. MEST) @ radio multicult.fm (Berlin)
broadcasting plan | streaming (Internet Radio & Mobile Radio) | podCast

StudioTalk “Music awareness by Love… from Love to Music” with
Sarod maestro Ranajit Sengupta “onair”… (100% in English) 

Merry X-mas 2011…

StudioTalks @ IMC OnAir…