Post #402995 by kenposurf on Thu, Aug 21, 2008 8:25 PM

Korla Pandit was likely my earliest musical influence. A couple of years ago a friend of mine who has a second hand store called me up and told me he had just bought part of Korla's estate...it's a long story from there, but I bought all the items he had..rare live recording...videos..slides..stage clothing and props..paintings..and the original mold that was used to make the busts of Korla he used on his show. As a result of this purchase I got to know Verne Langdon who was a close friend and student of Korla's. I sold some items to him..loaned and gave him some as well..many of which now appear on the Korla Pandit web site run by Verne and Freek Kinkler. The happiest moment we had was finding a painting of Korla that his ex wife Beryl had done many years ago..Verne knew her and how much she wanted the painting.. we sent the painting to her which helped to make her last days on this rock a little happier. Verne now owns the original mold for the Korla bust and made one for me..photo attached. Korla's music while not exotica in the south seas sense, is in my opinion, one of the earliest and deepest roots of the exotica style..the true godfather of the movement.

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