Prasanna's technique:Sitar/Veena style slides

[faiz0802]

If you have heard music made a a certain someone called Prasanna, you will know that he is a guitarist who incorpoates Indian scales(ragas) and fuses them with Jazz. Ver interesting concept. There are quito a few ragas in Indian classical music that do not make use of accidentals so I know I'm not working towards a lost cause.

My only question is this: Does anyone here have any idea about the technique involved, or have any links o resources which would end my curiousity about this sliding technique. I have been working on a piece using sliding and have gotten fairly satisfactory results, but I'm still sure there are resources out there which would clear up a lot of thing in my head. Knowledge is power anywho right?

If anyone can point me in the right direction, please do.

[Gawd]

I'd love some info on this too.

[faiz0802]

CORRECTION: There are quito a few ragas in Indian classical music that do not make use of tritones.

Another thing, any links to veena/sitar technique would work too. I'll just apply them on the bass.

Thanks.

[cnltb]

there's clips of him with omar hakim and anthony jackson on youtube too if I remember correctly.

[bhagiti]

Indian music theory links (Google is your friend!):

http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~arvindh/cmt/

http://cnx.org/content/m12459/latest/

http://theory.tifr.res.in/~mukhi/Music/music.html

http://www.indianmelody.com/musicintro1.htm

http://www.buckinghammusic.com/india.../musictut.html

Indian instrument technique links:

http://www.batish.com/

[lemur821]

Originally Posted by faiz0802

CORRECTION: There are quito a few ragas in Indian classical music that do not make use of tritones.

Do you mean microtones? A tritone is just a diminished fifth/augmented fourth.

[faiz0802]

Oops. I made a typo on a typo. Yes. I meant microtones. Was playing while typing all that. Still am. Seems like I was more into the bass than the keyboard.

Mr Bhagiti, Thank you!!