Re: electronic

[Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org>]

I asked:
>>How do you think the indians would receive the looping tools to
>>simplyfy/extend their music? Do they use any electronics exept for 
>straight
>>amplification of their traditional work?

jmw answered:
>One of my friends, a bansuri player - is always appearing  with new
>electronic gadjets that he picks up in India - he must have at least 8
>different shruti boxes ( drone makers) and 3 or 4 electronic tabla 
>machines
>- one of them even has a tv style remote control! They're all *really*
>funky/clunky.

Thats amazing! So all this stuff is made in India? Do you remember any 
brands?

>So I guess that some players are using electronics but I'm sure you wont 
>see
>Ravi Shankar w/ an Boomerang anytime soon.

:-)