A tabla playing woman is depicted in stone sculpture carvings in Bhaja/India from the second century BC. The two drums are a major element in Indian classical music. Since the Sixties, however, musicians from different backgrounds were using the drums for their own purposes as well. 63-minute program with works by Don Cherry and Latif Khan, Geir Jenssen, Robert Ashley, Yoko Ono, and more, produced between 1967 and 2001.
Geir Jenssen – Zhangmu: Crossing A Landslide Area
field-recording from the Nepalese/Tibetan border (rec. 2001, Ash International)
Yoko Ono – O’Wind (Body Is The Scar Of Your Mind)
exploring new song styles (1971, Apple Records)
Don Cherry & Latif Khan – Rhythm 58 1/2
Afro-American Jazz musician meets Indian tabla wizard (rec. 1978, Europa Records)
Alejandro Jodorowsky – Rainbow Room
from the phantasmagoric cult movie The Holy Mountain (1973, ABKCO)
Robert Ashley – The Backyard
meditative, trance-inducing monologue (1977, Lovely Music, Inc.)
André Stordeur – Karma
capturing the mood of classical Indian music with a Serge synthesizer (ca. 2000, Sub Rosa)
Terry Riley – Mice
from the soundtrack to Lifespan, a thriller introducing bondage to mainstream audiences (1975, Philips)
Jon Hassell – Tribal Secret
conceptual blend of traditional music with Western forms and electronics (1978, Tomato)
Dr. Timothy Leary – Epilogue (Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out)
from the film about guiding a young man through an acid trip (1967, Mercury)
The Zodiac – Libra: The Flower Child
collaborative concept album on the theme of star signs with early Moog synth sounds (1967, Elektra)
Workshop – The House Of Marvick
mid 90s Electronica from Cologne (1995, L’Age D’Or)