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       #Post#: 1954--------------------------------------------------
       The REAL breakout star at Monterrey....
       By: AJ Date: January 15, 2018, 11:37 pm
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       Ravi Shankar...
       Along with Alla Rakah on Tabla
       Kamala Chakravarty on Tambura
       ...The argument could be made for this being the first wide
       spread exposure for Live performance Indian music in the USA.
       This entire piece of film is mesmerizing in it's scope..All of
       it accompanied by Ravi and friends exquisite music.
       The piece is a cross section of the humanity present, being
       exposed to this hypnotic, enchanting soundscape.
       The mesmerized, the becoming enlightened, the disinterested, the
       too high too grasp the energy, the too high to disseminate what
       was being put down, the intrigued, the wounded finding escape
       and solace for a brief time, the lost, grasping for a hand hold,
       the shallow, trying to behave as if they understand...The
       knowing...just reveling in the sheer beauty..The knowing...just
       soaking it in with eyes closed and appreciating it's
       depth...Realization that the moment of witness is not only
       enough, but a blessing.
       The ever present drone of Kamala..The truly unbelievable
       precision and passion of Alla..And the Masterly, transcendent
       playing of Ravi ...
       Jimi, The Who...They were great to be sure....But Ravi and crew
       stole the show in my mind and ears...And have from the moment I
       saw this so many decades ago..
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       Re: The REAL breakout star at Monterrey....
       By: indigo_dave Date: January 19, 2018, 11:10 am
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       IIRC, Moby Grape could've performed at the Monterey Festivel.
       Their manager (as I read it) wouldn't allow it. I think he was
       holding out for more money.  The exposure would've been worth
       much more than any fee they'd have received. Matthew Katz put
       Moby Grape together and kept them fed while they rehearsed for
       their big splash.  Soon after their big spash, they partially
       self-destructed.
       There's some story about Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
       turning down a Monterey performance. Ry Cooder tells it that
       Beefheart had a panic attack and did a belly flop of the back of
       the stage. Ry quit the band, worried that he'd hobble his young
       career working with (the crazyish?)  Beefheart.  I've been
       watching some YT videos about Beefheart.  There are extended
       interviews with Bill Harkelroad (Zoot Horn Rollo) and John
       French (Drumbo).  Both are interviewed separately by a
       conservatory trained composer named Samuel Andreyev. Amazing
       stuff.
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