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My experience with Western Classical Music on guitar and performances
of classical music as well as folk and jazz-rock in Germany made
me feel that occidental music with its strong emphasis on harmonies
is often lacking a beautiful development of melody.
My search for melody brought me to India, where for 10 years
I devoted myself to study Indian Classical Music at university.
I had the great opportunity to learn continuously from sitarmaestro
Pandit Indranil Bhattacharya, the purity of whose immensely rich
and beautiful melodic movement I strive to preserve while rendering
a raga.
My aim and research is to combine and unify the Beauty of Harmony
of the West with the Beauty of Melody of India. My deep involvement
in this direction forms the centerpiece of my compositions and
work, which created the music group Ragleela.
Ragleela participates also to a better understanding between
the orient and the occident with its original, rich and surprising
compositions. In a time where multiculturalism holds so much importance,
the harmonious and daring music of Ragleela creates a bridge between
these two cultures. Introduction
Bio of Shankar Das
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