Guests
Vivek. An engineer by profession, who sings South Indian traditional music and also performs live improv comedy.
Vivek's playlist
- Doreswamy Iyengar: Vachama Gocharame (Raga Kaikavasi) from Southern Strings (1994)
- Amit Trivedi: Shubhaarambh from Kai Po Che ! (2013)
- A.R. Rahman: Chinna Chinna Asai from Roja (1992)
- Hans Zimmer: Time from Inception, Music from the Motion Picture (2010)
- Chai-Town: Sajda/Tere Naina from Fresh Brewed (2008)
Sections
(* available in the extended version.)
00:00 Intro
00:50 Welcome
01:53 * Studying Rumi
04:53 Spiritual people in secular contexts
07:31 * Music and spirituality
09:39 * What does music teach?
12:00 * Ways to deepen music appreciation
13:57 Vivek tells a joke
16:55 * Writing down stories
18:16 * Changing yourself through personal projects
22:12 Improvising for the first time
31:42 Technology as a parent
40:28 * Coming across as introverted and extroverted
41:38 Tuning out Indian people
46:22 * Basic needs and healing
47:58 * Rethinking punishment
50:11 Conclusion
Musical sketches
Also available on Bandcamp.
