Soumik Datta and Bernhard Schimpelsberger: Circle of Sound – review

(Baithak)It may not be as well known as the sitar, but the Indian sarod is one of the most versatile and exhilarating instruments in the world. Played with a plectrum, and looking like a cross between a guitar and a banjo with a fretless metal fingerboard, it can be used for slow, delicate pieces or rapid-fire improvisation. Amjad Ali Khan may be its finest living exponent, but now the British-based Bengali player Soumik Datta shows how it can be used to create impressively varied contemporary ...

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