#00008 Deepak Ram: My first flute was a ruler

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deepak Ram grew up in South Africa, discovered music as a teenager, studied bansuri (bamboo flute) with the masters in Mumbai, and found his “thing” as a globally-recognized musician. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As he shares his journey with us, we touch upon:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">School vs. Education</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Studying with the Masters</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Role of Practice and Intention</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finding Your “Thing”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Heroes and Zeroes.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We close the episode with some of Deepakji’s sublime playing.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>References:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deepak’s website: https://www.deepakram.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deepak on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IRHoIb1ZFEVrwdm0SzPh5</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Musicians mentioned:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hariprasad Chaurasia, Vijay Raghav Rao, Shivkumar Sharma</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Call of the Valley (album)</strong></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.allmusic.com/album/call-of-the-valley-mw0000174667</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Technical information on Ragas mentioned:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raga Lalit: http://www.tanarang.com/english/lalit_eng.htm</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raga Bhopali: http://www.tanarang.com/english/bhoopali_eng.htm</span></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p>