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B4 II – 83
The Hammond can already be heard on the legendary Studio 1 recordings,
from the times when reaggae still was called ska.
Transistor
Well-known artists: Pink Floyd, The Doors, Can, Iron Buttery…
At that time a Hammond/Leslie combo was as expensive as a family car. But
there were alternatives: transistor organs made by Vox, Farsa and others. The
above mentioned bands helped these organs to gain a psychedelic underground
reputation.
Indian Harmonium
Well-known artists: Nitin Sawhney, Panjabi MC, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,
The Harmonium has a big role in Indian music. You can hear it all over the place
from classical Raga music to modern Bollywood/Bhangra productions.