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Harry Manx — Afghani Raga
Album: Mantras for Madmen
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Released: 2005
Length: 3:40
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 geoffozl wrote:

Wow.
Saw him last night at "The GreatClub" in Sydney downunder. What a master. A selfless & humble performer.




Saw him in Penticton, BC a couple weeks ago. Loved the show.
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Nobody likes a hairy manx!!

Harry Manx is cool though; nice slinky tune.
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Wow.
Saw him last night at "The GreatClub" in Sydney downunder. What a master. A selfless & humble performer.
Posted 2 years ago by geoffozl    [ Reply ]
Outstanding groovy track.
Posted 2 years ago by scoots_mcgoo    [ Reply ]
 goodenough wrote:


What?🐨


Harry is master of the pun, this was a worthy tribute.
Posted 2 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:


I sea Watt ewe did their


What?🐨
Posted 2 years ago by goodenough    [ Reply ]
 123heyaho! wrote:

So glad to sea this comment.


I sea Watt ewe did their
Posted 2 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
I think he is my neighbour 
Posted 3 years ago by Farmboy    [ Reply ]
 Webfoot wrote:
 
 The Manx cat breed originated  on the Isle of Man, as did Harry.



Thereby hangs a tail....... or not
Posted 3 years ago by Gerry941    [ Reply ]
 jsed wrote:

By other nations do you mean Canada?  Are you saying the RP listeners are the "dumbed down Americans"?  Manx is wonderful, but this hardly qualifies as music from other nations, Manx is a Canadian who spent a decade or two traveling and learning.  If this is music "from other nations" than so are songs like Paul Simon's "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" 

Solid 7 or 8, Manx can play. 


Wow that's eclectic, born on the Isle of Man, hails from Canada, playing sitar on "Afghani Raga."
Posted 3 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
 jsed wrote:

By other nations do you mean Canada?  Are you saying the RP listeners are the "dumbed down Americans"?  Manx is wonderful, but this hardly qualifies as music from other nations, Manx is a Canadian who spent a decade or two traveling and learning.  If this is music "from other nations" than so are songs like Paul Simon's "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" 

Solid 7 or 8, Manx can play. 


Manx is from Isle of Man, Britain.
Posted 3 years ago by renaultr17    [ Reply ]
Laptopdog wrote:
Isn't Harry Manx a type of cat? 

123heyaho! wrote:

Yeah, a cat lacking a tail.
 Are you saying that Harry needs to get some tail?
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 123heyaho! wrote:

So glad to sea this comment.
 
You got that rite!
Posted 3 years ago by szasz9595    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:
Isn't Harry Manx a type of cat?
 
I think it's a type of John Malkovich
Posted 4 years ago by Pierre-Jean    [ Reply ]
Love this guy's playing and writing. Not crazy about his voice.
Posted 4 years ago by gallan    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:
Isn't Harry Manx a type of cat?
 The Manx cat breed originated  on the Isle of Man, as did Harry.

Posted 4 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:
Isn't Harry Manx a type of cat?
 
....You're thinking of the 'larry manx'.
Posted 4 years ago by miquela75269    [ Reply ]
Liked it, but a little boring.  I think he has better tracks, but I could be mixing artists.
Posted 5 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 123heyaho! wrote:

So glad to sea this comment.Saw what you did there. 
 

Posted 5 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:
Isn't Harry Manx a type of cat?
 

That's Hairy Manx... 
Posted 5 years ago by rgio    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:


I am told that, like the Comanches, they simply refer to themselves as "humans".  Or maybe a better translation is "people".  I find that touchingly beautiful in its childlike innocence.
 
think of this as an ode to the ugly american, lederer and burdick. 

Posted 5 years ago by jumbo    [ Reply ]
Yesss..Most satisfactory
Posted 5 years ago by fritzler.mark617    [ Reply ]
Loveeee Mr Manx Thank you guys
Posted 5 years ago by TerrorGovernor    [ Reply ]
 jp33442 wrote:

123 learn how to spell see
 
Now here hear!
Posted 5 years ago by indatube1    [ Reply ]
 123heyaho! wrote:

So glad to sea this comment.
 
123 learn how to spell see
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:
So glad not to here Harry singing on this one.
 
So glad to sea this comment.
Posted 5 years ago by 123heyaho!    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:
Isn't Harry Manx a type of cat?
 
Yeah, a cat lacking a tail.
Posted 5 years ago by 123heyaho!    [ Reply ]
So glad not to here Harry singing on this one.
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Good stuff keep it ecletic
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Isn't Harry Manx a type of cat?
Posted 6 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:

This is true. We here is the lower 48 have scarcely a clue about those folks up north. Homo sapiens canadensis I think they are called, but probably these peculiar folk have more colloquial terms they use to refer to themselves.

 

I am told that, like the Comanches, they simply refer to themselves as "humans".  Or maybe a better translation is "people".  I find that touchingly beautiful in its childlike innocence.
Posted 7 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:

And very deadly snipers.  

 
And Elsinore Brewery, eh? {#Jump}
Posted 7 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:

Oh Canada! The land of cheese and adventure.
 
And very deadly snipers.  
Posted 7 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Never knew he spent his teenage years at the famous El Mocambo club in Toronto as a sound man.  Great story.
Posted 8 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Outstanding!
Posted 9 years ago by grahamdillabough    [ Reply ]
Bought this CD.. because of listening to Radio Paradise
and another by Harry Manx too...
Thank you for selecting such unique songs, where else could I hear such eclectic music...
Thank you ... Thank you ... 
Posted 9 years ago by kennewicksheri    [ Reply ]
 fitzworld wrote:
This is outstanding. Thank you RP for doing what no other music source in the nation is doing, introducing music from other nations to dumbed down Americans.

 
By other nations do you mean Canada?  Are you saying the RP listeners are the "dumbed down Americans"?  Manx is wonderful, but this hardly qualifies as music from other nations, Manx is a Canadian who spent a decade or two traveling and learning.  If this is music "from other nations" than so are songs like Paul Simon's "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" 

Solid 7 or 8, Manx can play. 
Posted 9 years ago by jsed    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:

This is true. We here is the lower 48 have scarcely a clue about those folks up north. Homo sapiens canadensis I think they are called, but probably these peculiar folk have more colloquial terms they use to refer to themselves.

 
Oh Canada! The land of cheese and adventure.
I'm known in New Brunswick fer introducing the locals to the concept of macaroni salad.
Posted 10 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
 fitzworld wrote:
This is outstanding. Thank you RP for doing what no other music source in the nation is doing, introducing music from other nations to dumbed down Americans.

 
This is true. We here is the lower 48 have scarcely a clue about those folks up north. Homo sapiens canadensis I think they are called, but probably these peculiar folk have more colloquial terms they use to refer to themselves.
Posted 10 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
This is outstanding. Thank you RP for doing what no other music source in the nation is doing, introducing music from other nations to dumbed down Americans.
Posted 10 years ago by fitzworld    [ Reply ]
really good stuff!
Posted 10 years ago by j1sey    [ Reply ]
 rtree wrote:
Did he ever get his instrument back?{#Eh}

 
Yes! {#Sunny} Here's the proof
Posted 10 years ago by Moira    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Teetering right on the edge of an ethnic slur...and diving in with a Forward Flying Double. Love the "!!!" flourish. 
 

 
{#Cheesygrin}
Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Did he ever get his instrument back?{#Eh}
Posted 10 years ago by rtree    [ Reply ]
Never fails to get me well above Standard Orbit. Never fails to get visitors interested. Never fails to get the whole Entanglement awakened.
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
{#Heartkiss} 7>>>>>>>>8
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:
Saw Harry perform this, just perfection.

 
Yes....perfection. I saw him once, too. I couldn't stop being impressed. He's a wonderful live performer.
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 musikalia wrote:
 

indeed{#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 shaktiboy wrote:
There's some folks that don't like to let a tune hit them in the heart.  They protect themselves with clever mind positions. 
Some music gets past that shit.....this tune is one of them.  It amplifies wherever you're at, be that lovin or hateful.  Go on with that.

 
That's deep. Peace out. {#Meditate}
Posted 11 years ago by bev    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this music...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
If this song resided on a Beatles album it would have a much higher score.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

Hari "Mukesh" Manx!

Did you know that he is working part-time at your local Motel-6?

REALLY!!!

 
Teetering right on the edge of an ethnic slur...and diving in with a Forward Flying Double. Love the "!!!" flourish. 
 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 12 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 bobzane wrote:
shouldn't it be Hari Manx
 

Hari "Mukesh" Manx!

Did you know that he is working part-time at your local Motel-6?

REALLY!!!


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
Very nice!
 
You are very prolific with your comments, "Helgilein"
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
That is wonderful suggestion ! thanks for playing it !
Posted 12 years ago by cinziacursio    [ Reply ]
Saw Harry perform this, just perfection.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Very nice!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 bobzane wrote:
shouldn't it be Hari Manx
Ha ha Good one! 

Posted 13 years ago by Frenk    [ Reply ]
shouldn't it be Hari Manx
Posted 13 years ago by bobzane    [ Reply ]
Yes, I likey a lot ... a bit of trip-hop/psychedelic to spice it up — fun.  As a big fan of Harry Manx' Road Ragas album, it's very nice to hear something else from him.  It is certainly still signature Harry Manx, but with a twist.
Posted 13 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
This man is an amazing entertainer........if you like watching really talented people play many instruments then I definitely recommend Harry Manx......................
Posted 14 years ago by elliotgoettelman    [ Reply ]
I get it, mantras for madmen. I feel for them.
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
During the pop culture blip when the movie "10" made Ravel's Bolero famous as a musical background for the old in-out, an article was published asking celebrities about their favorite intercourse soundtracks. Mick Jagger was quoted as listing "any proper raga. They start slow, build to a climax, and are about the right length." Nice, but don't think this raga is quite ready for that kind of performance art. Fun steampunk cover art, though.

Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Pass the A.K.

Posted 14 years ago by cutter5er    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a bit of Ravi.. and like.. but I don't this style of music .. anyway.. enjoyable..would never hear this on FM these days of  .. well you know...
Posted 15 years ago by CyberCoyote    [ Reply ]
Certainly caught my attention. Good filler
Posted 15 years ago by CoolbeaN    [ Reply ]
I could listen to this for hours...
Posted 15 years ago by osbyec    [ Reply ]
Stefen wrote:
What's the instrument?

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_veena

From an earlier comment on HM:

>It's callled a 'Mohan Veena' after it's creator and looks like a regular guitar - only it's got a whack of sympathetic strings which >resonate or can be strummed (the silvery sound). The whammy is all Harry's fingers and a tad of talent

Posted 15 years ago by quesarah    [ Reply ]
 forge wrote:

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Will not have flashbackwhoa, birdies... millions of tiny purple birdies... duuuuuuuude.... zzzzzzzzzooooooommmm...


 
I want what he's having!

Posted 15 years ago by Montyontherun    [ Reply ]
Ommm....Oommm....Ooo..Oommm....
Posted 15 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
This is very good stuff. You don't need to think...just move.
Posted 15 years ago by Boston_Ed    [ Reply ]

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Posted 15 years ago by forge    [ Reply ]
There's some folks that don't like to let a tune hit them in the heart.  They protect themselves with clever mind positions. 
Some music gets past that shit.....this tune is one of them.  It amplifies wherever you're at, be that lovin or hateful.  Go on with that.
Posted 16 years ago by shaktiboy    [ Reply ]
What's the instrument?
Posted 16 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
..and the people who gain the world and lose their soul, they don't know they can't see are you one of them ?
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Sometimes RP is on fire and sometimes I wonder who's steering the ship
Posted 17 years ago by cdcassaw    [ Reply ]
Man, this desert music is great. Thanks RP!
Posted 17 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
wow, I had to take off my headphones for this one. this is absolutely painful to listen to!
Posted 17 years ago by tylerk    [ Reply ]
THE SCHNOZZ BERRIES TASTE JUSTE LIKE SCHNOZZ BERRIES
Posted 17 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
Delete "inindian"'s comment... bad html.
Posted 17 years ago by bcorcoran    [ Reply ]
coloradojohn wrote:
Apollo 11, man. Fire it up! With an afterburner of BlueBerry. YEAH BABY Or how about this, that you might hear at the Grasshopper in Amsterdam, after you've seen the Northern Lights and you're looking for something on the next level, and the guy says, You are wanting to be killed? AK-47 !
Dutch Flowers, baby!
Posted 17 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
Yes'm, ten o' her
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Wow! Great for a rainy thundery morning here in the mountains! Thanks!
Posted 17 years ago by PurplePrincess    [ Reply ]
Farquwaar wrote:
Who would I kill for a big old hooka right now??
How generous of you to go for the old ones. Whatever floats your boat...
Posted 17 years ago by ktnsb    [ Reply ]
musikalia wrote:
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
ce wrote:
Feeeeel your Karma improving......
Good comment on this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
ce wrote:
Feeeeel your Karma improving......
Durka Durka
Posted 17 years ago by fadedsignal    [ Reply ]
Feeeeel your Karma improving......
Posted 17 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by remifentanil    [ Reply ]
"Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream...."
Posted 17 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
a_genuine_find wrote:
after the dutchie, pass the hash!
Apollo 11, man. Fire it up! With an afterburner of BlueBerry. YEAH BABY Or how about this, that you might hear at the Grasshopper in Amsterdam, after you've seen the Northern Lights and you're looking for something on the next level, and the guy says, You are wanting to be killed? AK-47 !
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
goes good with yoga...mmmmm
Posted 17 years ago by teeyodi    [ Reply ]
freddyfender wrote:
No offense intended, and not the fault of this tune, but the only song that should ever follow Pink Floyd's Time is Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky. I had to go dig through my CD's and play GGITS so my brain wouldn't short circuit.
Yes Freddy, every time DSOTM is not played in its entirety and Angel loses their wings and somewhere in the world a puppy is kicked. We wouldn't want that would we?
Posted 17 years ago by El_Penguino    [ Reply ]
it sounds fahcking raga... you don't want to go raga...
Posted 17 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
after the dutchie, pass the hash!
Posted 17 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
hey nice transition from riders on the storm. now pass the dutchie from the left hand side....
Posted 17 years ago by OldFrenchie    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
A hairy manx cool stuff. a 7.
GREAT POST!!
Posted 18 years ago by NorthernLad    [ Reply ]
Harry is pretty cool. NOW CAN SOMEONE PLEASE RETURN MY HEMP TO ME? and my hookah.
Posted 18 years ago by NorthernLad    [ Reply ]
Makes me think of the cheap adverts for the local Indian restaurant you used to see in (British) cinemas years ago...
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
Hey man could you pause this for a second....my Nyquil is kicking in and I gotta run to the 7/11 for some incense...groovy man
Posted 18 years ago by jedzep    [ Reply ]
This puts the "E" in eclectic.
Posted 18 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
A hairy manx cool stuff. a 7.
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Goddess, yes! This is the heart of eclecticism. This is so good, it makes me want to hear some Ravi Shankar and his peers. Pleez?
Posted 18 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
Ooo, I want to listen to this, but I have to catch my bus. Don't make me late, RP.
Posted 18 years ago by ListeningClose    [ Reply ]
Farquwaar wrote:
Who would I kill for a big old hooka right now??
Murder isn't necessary: https://www.smoking-hookah.com/
Posted 18 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
Who would I kill for a big old hooka right now??
Posted 18 years ago by Farquwaar    [ Reply ]
Just a link to a recent Harry Manx interview by David Raven of BSBF2. https://www.bfbs2.com/rnb.html
Posted 18 years ago by 2ndGenGeek    [ Reply ]
Ha, years ago in college radio, when this album was new, I recall following Pink Floyd - Time with Ravi Shankar (before Norah was born!) WRIU-FM Kingston RI
Posted 18 years ago by maninblack    [ Reply ]
Exactly what I need to relax after a $%#@& day! Nice
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
argh! this blows
Posted 18 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
... This is so good ... ... !!!
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
AlienRelic wrote:
Excellent.
HOOOO YES
Posted 18 years ago by koegou    [ Reply ]
Excellent.
Posted 18 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
aflanigan wrote:
Great lunchtime song. Puts me in the mood for some Aush, Dal, lamb kabob, and some Afghan bread. Cardamom tea, too!
Reminiscent of John McLaughlin Shakti & Remember Shakti but with masala tea
Posted 18 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
No offense intended, and not the fault of this tune, but the only song that should ever follow Pink Floyd's Time is Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky. I had to go dig through my CD's and play GGITS so my brain wouldn't short circuit.
Posted 18 years ago by freddyfender    [ Reply ]
Great lunchtime song. Puts me in the mood for some Aush, Dal, lamb kabob, and some Afghan bread. Cardamom tea, too!
Posted 18 years ago by aflanigan    [ Reply ]
Love Harry Manx, but this song I could take or leave.
Posted 18 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]