Raga Khambaj by RANJAN MAHARAJ. Ranjan Maharaj is one of the rare talented unparallel traditional Sitar players of India. He is presently a regular artist of All India Radio (A.I.R). His real name is Ranjan Roy,but he was honoured with the title \'Maharaj\' meaning The King. This video was recorded at The Dyol Music Festival,Singapore,Little India.This is an editted version to fit in youtube.com, as because this video was a three hours long continuous Sitar play by Ranjan Maharaj.
This raga Khammaj, is played in a very rare exotic style,which is specially boldly wittnessed during the last few minutes of the video.
RANJAN MAHARAJ is a live performer & travels through out the world to perform in his Sitar. To contact RANJAN MAHARAJ -
musicianranjan@yahoo.com
IT WOULD BE REALLY OBLIGING FROM THE HEART TO ALL MY VIEWERS OF THIS VIDEO IF YOU PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS SITAR PLAYING,even a single word will be truely valuable and appreciated.
VISIT THE PERSONAL WEB SITE OF SITAR MAESTRO RANJAN -
http://www.indianclassicalmusician.blogspot.com/
To view the \'Pandit Ranjan Maharaj fan club\' community page,in Google,please visit:
http://www.orkut.co.in/Community.aspx?cmm=60522626&mt=7
On the heels of the East Coast unveiling of a specialized apparel collection inspired by the international character PUCCA during New York Fashion Week, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and VOOZ Co., Ltd. hosted a dazzling West Coast launch event last night at Curve Boutique located on Los Angeles’ chic Robertson Blvd. The PUCCA capsule collection, making its much-anticipated U.S. debut this month, is based on the character from South Korea who has gained wild popularity in Europe and Asia.
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Me playing the beautiful 3 manual Nicholson & Co pipe organ at St Andrews Methodist Church in Worcester. As always, I like to play something on the church organ you wouldnt expect to hear so here is
Me on the organ at the beautiful Mousehole Methodist Church just outside Penzance, Cornwall. Im playing "If" which demonstrates the soft sounds on this fine organ. Mousehole (pronounced "Mouzel") is a very picturesque seaside village and well worth a visit! The organ here was originally built by Heard & Co of Truro in about 1903 and rebuilt in the 1940s by Hele & Co. It was overhauled in the 1980s by Lance Foy and electric action installed.
Me at Centenary Methodist Church in Newlyn, near Penzance, Cornwall playing the hymn "Just as I am". The present church was built in 1928 and the organ was built by Hele & Co.
Me playing the 2 manual Peter Conacher & Co pipe organ at Richmond Methodist Church in Penzance, Cornwall. Im playing the hymn "City of God" to the aptly named tune "Richmond". The organ features a beautiful Trumpet stop which I use in the 3rd verse.
St John's Methodist Church in Bloxwich, West Midlands was the result of Wesley, Pinfold and New Street Methodist Churches merging in the mid 1960s. The organ was built and installed here by Nelson & Co of Durham. The bulk of the pipework is from the old Pinfold Methodist Church instrument and a couple of the pedal stops from the Wesley church. The pipework is on a plinth at the rear of the church and the console at the front left of the communion area. Parts of the console is from a Compton theatre organ and was originally stopkeys in horseshoe layout. In 1975 the organ was overhauled by Henry Groves of Nottingham. In 2003, it was rebuilt by John Lloyd of Bilston and some tonal alterations were made including the addition of a powerful "Tuba en Chamade" stop on the choir division. The console was also rebuilt and drawstops fitted in place of the stopkeys. In this video I am playing Handels "March from Scipio" which gives the general idea of what the organ sounds like.
9000 kilometres across some really rough terrain – that’s the challenge facing the rally drivers taking part in the “Dakar Rally” in January. Two weeks of stress and strain. The head of motor racing in charge of the teams is under enormous pressure too, but in his case it’s not confined to that single fortnight. All year long he has to put together a car drawing on a given budget; a car that will pose a genuine threat to the competition. At the same time he must organise and supervise: the safety of the entire team, the fitness of the drivers and co-drivers, the transportation of the equipment, and so on and so forth. Mhoch4 has accompanied Volkswagen’s head of motor racing Kris Nissen and seen the extent of the demands made on him on the eve of the Dakar Rally.
