Legend has it that a competition was held in a Mughal court between two pakhawaj players. The losing maestro was so enraged that he smashed his pakhawaj, a two-sided percussion instrument, into two.
The whole of the song, the music and the lyrics of 'nights in white satin' are so evocative. There is an instrumental version by James Last (yes - James Last) that is faithful to the original, whne i ...