Indian Music: Benares, Music of the Ganges.

Format:

Video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Asia: Indian Subcontinent.

Hindustani.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Local Subjects:

South Asia: Indian Subcontinent.

Hindustani.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Genre:

Documentary

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 minutes)

Other Title:

Benares: Musiques du Gange

Place of Publication:

Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 1992.

Language Note:

In Hindi.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Benares (also called Varanasi) is a sacred city, leading pilgrimage site, and crossroads of Indian cultures that celebrates the divine even in the ultimate vibrations of its fluvial and musical traditions. The Ganges—a deeply spiritual river—is revealed here as the scene of striking performances by artists who are completely devoted to the refinement and transmission of the classical repertoire of Hindustani music. In this film, Yves Billon's camera sets off under the protection of Sarasvati, goddess of musicians, to drift alongside the famous Girija Devi with her time-embroidered songs, the master of tablas, Lacchu Maharaj, and Ustad Bismillah Khan, an eminent shehnai player whose highly inspired ragas and free improvisation supposedly inspired John Coltrane's jazz. Jeanne Lacaille

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2024).