James Hamilton
James Hamilton has spent over twenty-five years studying the music of South Asia including fourteen years while living in India. He has acquired an in depth knowledge of traditional Indian music, studying music history, theory, and a variety of musical genres including North and South Indian classical, folk and devotional forms. He studied privately with renowned musicians and musicologists including Radhika Mohan Maitra and Ms Kalyani Roy. In 1979, he completed a Master's Degree in Instrumental Music (sitar) from Rabindra Bharati University in Calcutta. and, in 1986, he completed a PhD in Social Anthropology (Ethnomusicology) from Queen's University, Belfast, N. Ireland. His doctoral thesis, entitled "Sitar Music in Calcutta", was published by the University of Calgary Press and also in India. James has lectured and performed on the sitar in India, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He is the leader of the world music ensemble Eastern Star.
Latest Articles
|
Chess Game Fraud on Facebook
Cheating at sport is nothing new. Everyone has heard of boxers taking a dive or of the footballer who had a bet in against his/her own team.
Mar 24, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
Alap and Gat : Classical Music from India
The learning of Indain Classical music requires a stepwise approach that begins with the study of gat (compositon) and ends with the mastery of alap.
Mar 21, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
Time in Indian Cosmology
In Indian cosmology sacred and secular time are linked by a series of mathematical calculations.
Mar 17, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
Theories on Stonehenge
The Megalith of Stonehenge is located about 80 miles south-west of London, England.
Mar 16, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
Shatrang or Indian Chess
The verdict is still out on the origin chess, but an older version of the game is still prevalent in India.
Mar 13, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
Gharana in South Asia
The musicologist D.K. Mukherjee writes that gharana is a Hindi word meaning `family' in the broad sense of the word.
Mar 11, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
Cathedral Lakes Lodge, B.C.
Cathedral Lakes Provincial Park is located about 30 kms southwest of Keremeos, BC. Cathedral Lakes Lodge is a base for high-altitude hiking.
Mar 11, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
The Mystery of the Spanish Mound
Among the First Nations peoples of south-central British Columbia, there is a legend of buried Conquistador artifacts at a location referred to as the Spanish Mound.
Mar 11, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
What is a Mode in Musical Composition?
The word mode is Latin in origin from modus meaning measure, standard, manner, or way, and this atricle discusses the use of mode in music and musical composition.
Mar 10, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
|
What is a Musical Scale?
The word scale is Latin in origin, being derived from the word scala meaning "ladder", this article explores the use of scales in music.
Mar 10, 2009
- James Hamilton
|
