
Recorded Live at Jethro tull concert with Anoushka Shankar on 2nd dec 08 at Bangalore,India. It was such a memorable concert. The concert that began at 7.30pm with a solo recital by Anoushka, the daughter of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, acquired an element of pathos and sobriety because of the Mumbai terror attack - snapshots of which loomed large over the show The concert was divided into three acts. A solo performance by Anoushka was followed by Jethro Tull and a "tea with Anoushka jugalbandi session". The high point was the Jethro Tull and Anoushka collaborative session, which saw a foot-tapping blend of rock, Western classical, Celtic and Indian classical music. It featured fusion tracks, especially composed for the concert by Anderson, like "Tea with Anoushka" - a peppy lounge dance number and "Little grass folk" - a folksy-rock improvisation of German composer JS Bach's music written 300 years ago. The track, from the band's farm series, used the banjo (Indian hand drums), block flutes, guitars, sitar and vocals. "Celtic cradle", drawn from traditional Celtic music of north-west Europe - Anderson's homeland, evoked nostalgia of the centuries bygone with shades of Mesopotamian music. "Breathing underwater", from the Anoushka band's latest fusion album saw Jethro Tull blending traditional Western classical music with Indian classical. The jugalbandi closed with "Mother goose" - one of the band's old numbers with a special composition for Anoushka. The hysterical <b>...</b>
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Jethro Tull in India 08
Palace Ground
Martin Barre
Donne Perry
Celtic Cradle