(Takoma, 1967) is a minor test of self-experimentation (on which he sings). The piece is played in standard tuning, key of Em. There are Intermezzo moods of blues and Western classic between the folding and unfolding of the fan, until the dream ends as it began, in San Francisco. The tuning is open G.Ī wistful Irish air wich then pops into China where the word moves in harmony with a 4000 year old fan. She can be an astral gift or just a chick walking - she comes - she passes - there is nothing to hold on to. A Dakini is a female apparation of spirituality (not necessarily Tibetan Buddhist) who comes to those who need her and have Right Attitude. I dig the idea of lotus pedals falling on the Lower East Side. It is a fantastic experience to play on the guitar. "Slaughter on the 10th Avenue" to me is one of the most moving pieces in American music. In short, this is a blend of Irish American and Hindu utilizing the scabbard structure. This drawing of the blade and retuning occurs intermittently until a climax is met. The structure is simple: beginning with an invocation to the Golden People of Past Time, the main theme is an Irish Scabbard (golden barnacled with gems) and a White Lotus Blade: the soft blade is drawn from the hard scabbard, completes a series of movements (ie Katas) and returns to the scabbard. Is a raga in disguise, combining delicate Hindu movement with hard double thumbing, Fahey style. Simply put by a friend, "It is a song to fill crevasses and windy hills of the heart." The tuning used here is a Dm modal -the two E strings down to a D, and the B string down to its minor. Both playing and singing she is one of the deepest women I have heard, and this is an Oriental setting. Is based on a song with words by Mary Koth, an ex-school teacher in New York. The tuning is standard, in the key of Am. This is a first attempt and has a long way to go till perfection: starting in India, going to a foreign country for the first time, exploring with an attitude of respect, then returning. Musically the seed is down in India and moves directly into Japanese patterns with an ear to the Rokudan and other classical Koto pieces. Is an experiment using the steel 6 in expressing Japanese Koto movements. Instead of putting forth to clout some poor alien over the head for a bloody cup -one may sit still and dream and find the golden grail inside. He embarks on his search for the grail on a solid Dm chord and fulfils his quest in a series of Shuttle movements filled with the nectar of Oriental flowers, reaching a climax in the ringing of the bell. Was composed in the mood of mediaeval England at the time of the Crusades: first the Chimes of Morning -then the beginning theme taken from an old ballad, "If you must go and I must stay." The crusader lingers with his lady awhile -takes his leave of her and sets his mind for the journey. They are still naïve and fairytale-esque, even in the radiant visions of theĮxotic Dharma Prince and Golden Shamrock (both from the second,įrom the liner notes of The Grail and the Lotus (Takoma, 1966): – Fantasy, 1966), The Grail and the Lotus (Takoma, 1966), and the tracks recorded in February, 1966 that areġ996) are largely improvised, and they scan along the lines of Indian raga. His musical career truly began when he met John Fahey in Seattle. He fell in love with the Indian raga in 1962 when he discovered Robinson changed his name in honor of the Japanese poet Guitar.” His intent remained largely unrealistic for him, yet served to createĪ condition of great musical awareness for future generations of guitarists. His goal was to create classical music for the “steel stringed He eventually coined an ethno-music spiritualism that assimilated white music,īlack music, Latin music (flamenco), and oriental music (Indian, Persian, Of the solo guitar experimenters: originally a religious folk-singer in school, ![]() Robbie Basho (born Daniel Robinson) was the most mysterious ![]() (Translated from the Italian by Troy Sherman) Jazz improvisation (way before fusion was invented). (way before world-music was invented), and added experimentation derived from Of middle-eastern, Indian, Latin and Japanese music (way before new-age music was invented), mixed in elements Took up John Fahey's solo-guitar music, wed it to eastern mysticism The mysterious Robbie Basho (Daniel Robinson, born 1940 in Baltimore) Visions Of The Country (Third Ear, 1978), 5/10Īrt Of The Acoustic Steel String Guitar (Lost Lake Arts, 1979), 5/10 The Voice Of The Eagle (Vanguard, 1972), 5/10 Song Of The Stallion (Takoma, 1971), 8/10 The Grail And the Lotus (Takoma, 1966), 7.5/10 Seal Of The Blue Lotus (Takoma, 1965), 7/10 ( Copyright © 1999 Piero Scaruffi | Legal restrictions - Termini d'uso ) Robbie Basho: biography, discography, reviews, links
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