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The ‘impatient meditation’: social, scientific, & spiritual dimensions

Examining tuning – a universal string-playing experience – from multiple perspectives: Ming dynasty microtonality to modern neuroscience via Vedic mythology, anticolonial Andean folk, slow-mo string oscillations, and more. Tuning may well be the guitar’s most conceptually interconnective zone…

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George Howlett is a London-based musician, writer, and teacher (guitars, sitar, tabla, & santoor). Above all I seek to enthuse fellow sonic searchers, interconnecting fresh vibrations with the voices, cultures, and passions behind them. See Home & Writings, and hit me up for Online Lessons!

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reviewing @alinahipharp for @jazzwisemagazine at @

reviewing @alinahipharp for @jazzwisemagazine at @pizzaexpresslive for @londonjazzfest - with @musicofmovement #jazz #londonjazz #jazzreview #harp #alicecoltrane #pharaohsanders

“Ragmala: Literally meaning ‘garland of ragas’, ragmala paintings - which depict the sentiments of different musical forms - were prevalent in North Indian royal palaces from around the 15th century. Typically created in loose-leaf folios of either 36 or 42 paintings, they typically depict scenes of courtship and worship amidst vivid natural-world backdrops, rich with seasonal association and ritual symbology. Arguably, the art form also encompasses temple carvings, such as the 12th-century examples at Kalgi…”

#raga #indianart #raag #hindustani #musicology #icm #indianclassicalmusic #natyashastra #hindustaniraga #globalmusic #worldmusic #musichistory #indianhistory #indianculture #desi #darbarfestival #darbar #ragaindex #riyaz #sringar #sanskrit #ragajunglism #lakshanagrantha

classical depiction of Lord Shiva, associated with

classical depiction of Lord Shiva, associated with Raag Malkauns #raga #raag #shiva #lordshiva #icm #hindustani #indianclassicalmusic #worldmusic #musichistory #indianhistory #indianculture #desi #darbarfestival #sanskrit #hindu #indianart #arthistory

#richmondpark #fungi #shroomery

#richmondpark #fungi #shroomery

bullseye (eventually) #archery #longbow

bullseye (eventually) #archery #longbow

Rules on correct lovemaking from the Natyashastra:

Rules on correct lovemaking from the Natyashastra: a highly influential Sanskrit aesthetic treatise published sometime between 200 B.C.E. and 200 C.E., elaborating on the principles of classical music and dance. From the Ghosh translation, p. 344: “Addressing wife in lovemaking: the wife may be accosted as ‘my dear’ by all except the King – but priests’ and merchants’ wives are always addressed as ‘noble lady’…”).

#raga #raag #hindustani #musicology #icm #indianclassicalmusic #natyashastra #hindustaniraga #globalmusic #worldmusic #musichistory #romantic #indianhistory #indianculture #desi #darbarfestival #darbar #ragaindex #riyaz #sringar #sanskrit #ragajunglism #lakshanagrantha

super-bass 9-semitone bends in Bageshri: #rudravee

super-bass 9-semitone bends in Bageshri: #rudraveena style (warming up for this weekend’s session at @richmixlondon - ensemble arrangements of Bageshri + Vachaspati for @zeroclassikal with @alicebviolin @georgeclarinet #acousticguitar #guitarimprovisation #guitarimprov #guitarsolo #guitar #riffwarsacoustic #fender #guitartuning #alternatetuning #modernclassical #ensemble #icm #hindustani #varanasi #benares #indianclassical #londonmusic #raga

practicing for this weekend’s session at @richmi

practicing for this weekend’s session at @richmixlondon - arrangement of Raag Vachaspati for @zeroclassikal #guitar #guitarimprovisation #guitarimprov #guitarsolo #acousticguitar #riffwarsacoustic #fender #guitartuning #alternatetuning #raga #londonmusic #modernclassical #ensemble #icm #hindustani #varanasi #benares #indianclassical #raga

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