Hari Chand
One of my dearest friends and guru, Hari Chand, passed away yesterday. He reached the age of 87. All what you can read on this site, I’ve learned from him. I am eternally grateful to him and my thoughts go out to him and his family and friends. Death is not extinguishing the light, it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. (R.Tagore) History Shop closed
Jazz Sitar in Delhi, a soundscape
As every year when I am in Delhi, our dear Swedish friend Hans (Hasse) came to visit me -and this time also my new sitar- in Hari Chands sitar shop. Hans is living half of the year in India and the other half in his house on Gotland. He plays sitar and guitar in many Indian and western bands. Amongst them is Parikrama, a famous rock band from New Delhi. at the entrance door of…
Jazz Sitar in Delhi, a report
I arrived safe and well at Indira Gandhi Airport Terminal in New Delhi. Also my new SAS-02 in its solid stormcase came out unharmed. It was past midnight when we finally entered my dearest Hari Chand’s house in Dashrathpuri, so everybody went straight to bed… The next morning I was very eager to show my instrument to my beloved friend and teacher. We started this project together in august 2003, while he was on a…
Billi, quelle vie de chat
… net als haar baasje, in winterslaap. In poezendromenland
Riksha Ride
Recently I made this recording during a short ride on a riksha in Delhi. Hari Chand and I started off from his house where traffic is reasonably calm and headed for the busstop on the main road. I’m using my H2 “handy recorder” and 2 DPA 4060 miniature microphones.
3 sitarmaker 3
2 times 3 sitarmakers in 1 scooter, …everything is possible in New Delhi. 2005 & 2007 Always having fun … !! See also new page on Kartar Chand’s Shop at “blog pages”.
One chapati, please sir
During my last visit to Hari Chand in New Delhi,… One evening we take a taxiscooter home. As usual the road is very busy. At a certain moment we are standing waiting for a red light together with many more road-users. All possible kinds of vehicles on 2, 3, 4 and sometimes more, sometimes less wheels stand bumper to bumper and criss-cross, the usual way. A long, red carnivalballoon is floating over the roofs in…
Billi
Since over a month staying with us… and she enjoys being in my workshop.
Survival Kit
During a thorough cleaning session I recently bumped into this well-kept parcel. Dates back to my army servicetime. A real combat-ration, in case of… What was on the menu B of ABL in 1985 ?? … click on the box …
Bois de Peer 2007
Perrebos, winter aan zomerkant 2007
Dag Sinterklaas
Wie niet waagt, niet wint…!! Ik ben nog steeds braaf, ik leer nog steeds en doe nog altijd mijn best.