The Historical Journey of Music
Sound has always been an omnipresent feature of the human civilisation. Ever since the humankind has come out of the shady wilderness and built societies, Music had been their basic form of existence and entertainment. Music, itself has traveled with the displacement of mankind. This blog is dedicated to the journey and the politics of Music through time and space.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The '60s and '70s: Strange Days - Jim Morrison and the counterculture of the 1960s.
(Titas De Sarkar)
Few centuries in the history of mankind have been as tumultuous as the 20th Century. And in that century, almost no decade had seen such an outburst of creativity, innovations and experimentations as the 60s. It was, in many ways, the beginning of an era – an era of unpredictability, search for a better world and an end to age-old orthodox beliefs... Read more...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Robert Trujillo
(Aritra Sengupta)
When it comes to bass players, thrash metal giants Metallica have always had a kind of twisted fate. It’s true that they had to switch low end troopers quite often, but each bassist they have played with have contributed timeless stuff to their repertoire...
Read more...
When it comes to bass players, thrash metal giants Metallica have always had a kind of twisted fate. It’s true that they had to switch low end troopers quite often, but each bassist they have played with have contributed timeless stuff to their repertoire...
Read more...
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Jazz - Introduction
(Durjoy)
Jazz has always been the concern of a minority – always. Even in the age of ‘Swing’, the thirties, the jazz of creative black musicians was – except for very few recordings – recognised by only a few. Yet, taking an active interest in jazz means working for a majority, because the popular music of our times feeds on jazz: Read more...
Jazz has always been the concern of a minority – always. Even in the age of ‘Swing’, the thirties, the jazz of creative black musicians was – except for very few recordings – recognised by only a few. Yet, taking an active interest in jazz means working for a majority, because the popular music of our times feeds on jazz: Read more...
Topics of Discussions
To begin with, we are starting off with two topics,
- The History of Music (in general)
- Jazz History
...along with a special one episode feature on individual artist/performer/composer....
The next few topics in line are
The next few topics in line are
- Gypsy music
- Baul philosophy
- Flamenco
- 80s and 90s Underground Movement
- Folk-Rock movement and the 1960s
- Evolution of Western Classical Music
If anyone wants to write for this blog, they are most welcome
- Durjoy
(blog owner)
(blog owner)
Welcome to the World of Music....
Music is something that evolves with time and exposure of new space... A form which is contemporary at one point in time becomes an archaic form in the next. The developments in the musical genres is not independent of the human civilisation, rather it is almost directly related to the social changes, being affected culturally, politically and with the change in the history of the society.
This blog is developed in order to hold discussions regarding the evolution of the musical forms. The authors of this blog would try their best to trace the roots from which a form has developed.
Each section will be divided into several episodes and we would try to move chronologically through the history of the specific form of music in question.
- Durjoy
(blog owner)
This blog is developed in order to hold discussions regarding the evolution of the musical forms. The authors of this blog would try their best to trace the roots from which a form has developed.
Each section will be divided into several episodes and we would try to move chronologically through the history of the specific form of music in question.
- Durjoy
(blog owner)
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