quoted 5 lines For god's sake, if you are *actually* going to be in India, skip the goa
> For god's sake, if you are *actually* going to be in India, skip the goa
> and go listen to some classical indian music (tablas, sitar and all). I'll
> wager it's time much better spent. Oh, yeah...if you're going to be
> hitting that curry, bring yer M.O.M. (unless of course you can handle
> stuff hotter than catsup mr.cheeseburger and fries ;)
Yeah, it seems to be the opinion of some that I should skip Goa, as
I've had enough party experiences w/ travelling EuroTrash to fill this
life time, and my next lifetime, reincarnated as a sheep-farmer's
favorite lil' lamb "Fluffy" (Bahahaaaaah!). That, and I accidentally
stumbled into that song "Ain't Going to Goa" playing on my car radio
tuned to a "modern rock" station in SF. :-) :-) The confluence of these
events, plus my general boredom with "goa trance" music played at
raves, made me realize I'd just be wasting my time when I could be
checking out other things...
Of course I'll attempt to see some Indian classical music performances
if I can (it'll probably be the company-approved form of after-work
entertainment). Don't worry, I'm not as much of a gringo as you might
think -- I've been a long-time listener to Ravi Shankar, Ali Akhbar
Khan, Vishna Mohan Bhatt, Ashla Bhosle... as well as East/West
collaborations like Ravi && Yehudi Menuhin, John Handy && Dr. L
Subramanian && Ali Akhbar Khan, Monsoon, Sheila Chandra, and Najma
(check out Najma's recent "Forbidden Kiss"
co-produced/arranged/directed by my brother-in-law in NYC)... To say
nothing about participating at my best friend's multi-day Bengalese
wedding in Calcutta, much eating of Indian food (spicy==good), etc.
However, I've found that classical Indian music gigs I've seen (five
Ravi Shankar concerts, two Ali Akhbar Khan, numerous Zakir Hussain
concerts) all tend to be rather staid -- audience interaction being
respectful listening, counting tal (counting out the complex beats with
your hands), and hearty applause afterwards... Granted, things can get
pretty heady at these concerts when the musicianship transcends the
earthly plane, but it's not like people get up out of their chairs and
bust a move right in the middle of a sitar solo...
I wrote my initial note in the hopes that I'd get some pointers on
what Indian youth culture is into. Are they into Bhangra,
indo-influenced Hip-Hop?? How does "rave" and modern dance culture
translate into Indian culture? Enquiring travellers want to know.
PS: as far as the uncecessary comments about "stuff hotter than catsup
mr.cheeseburger and fries"... uhh, you can KEEP your WEAK SRI LANKAN
hot-sauces. I regularly grind up HABANERO PEPPERS, SNORT 'EM, AND DUMP
THE SEEDS INTO MY CONTACT LENSES BEFORE PUTTING 'EM ON IN THE MORNING.
YEEEHAW.... THEN I BLAST HOUSE MUSIC SO LOUD, WITH WAILING DIVAS
SCREECHING SO SOULFULLY, THAT ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD STRAY KITTIES COME
BY THE FRONT PORCH TO MOUNT MY LEG! So there!
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