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Its perception a
Hobby is killing
Harmonica Says renowned
magician, musician
Ashok Bhandari
I am a Sitarist fo
life,
engineer by
professionBack from his middle-east to
Sitarist and Software engineSameep Kulkarni shares the t
for balancing job and music w
equal passion
For the ones who live for Mus
Special to this issue: Glimpses of the recent concert of
the Harmony Institute of Music
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HELLO all... It gives me tremendous
pleasure and satisfaction to present to
you, the first issue of Octave.
A picture speaks thousand words
they say. But mesmerised by the lan-
guage of the seven notes of music, I
never felt the need to resort to the 26
letters of the alphabet to express true
emotions. And in any case, one pre-
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The idea of a publication dedicated
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my mind for years. But at this junc-
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to include a section telling you the
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day when the journey of each one of
you will shine on the cover of
Octave.
I hope this issue inspires you to
continue your musical journey.
Yours Sincerely
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Harmony Institute of Music
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Octave catches up with veteran magi-
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Ma
Mu
Hobby is killing
harmonica feelsmagician-
musician
Ashok Bhandari
Everyone learns Harmonica as a hobby. During my college days, when the
advent of Internet was far away, Harmonica was the Facebook of our
times. The student playing Harmonica would be popular amongst girls
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It has been almost
two years that ma-
gician Ashok Bhan-
dari has given up
magic. But that
doesn't mean he has stopped mes-
merising the audiences. For the vet-eran showman has taken to
harmonica as his full time passion.
Having passed on the flagship of
his magic legacy to his son, Bhan-
dari now has set a target for him-
self- to create 300 professional
harmonica players in the country.
And well, logged in to Skype in his
studio in the congested Sahyogi
Park, in Delhi’s western suburb,
Bhandari is already off the mark.
Music can be a profession- he
firmly believes.
“We have to take Harmonica out of
hobby,” he says backing his belief
with a strong argument, “Everyone
learns Harmonica as a hobby. Dur-
ing my college days, when the ad-
vent of Internet was far away,
Harmonica was the Facebook of
our times. The student playing Har-monica would be popular amongst
girls. So much so that girls from
other colleges too would know his
name. Today, even a dholak player
earns 2000 bucks for a show,
whereas, the sad story is that a har-
monica player longs for a two
minute performance at a Durga
Pooja or Ganesh festival. We have
to break this irony. We have to
make Harmonica a professional in-strument.”
And Bhandari has his action plan in
place. Having given up magic- the
profession that have him the iden-
tity of wonderking- Bhandari has
dedicated his focus to playing and
most importantly, teaching Har-
monica. While he is already in the
process of setting up a dedicated
studio in Delhi, he spends majority
of his time in his office teaching
Harmonica to students from across
the globe on Skype. “Ask me what
do I teach, and the answer is- I do
not know. Because I believe that
Harmonica is the most difficult in-
strument to teach and the easiest
one to learn. Imagine the plight of
the teacher who, unlike guitar or
synthesiser, cannot even explain
notes to students from amongst a
thousand holes on a tiny brick- like
instrument. So, more than the
teacher, it is the sincerity, dedica-
tion of the student that teaches one
to play Harmonica.”
His logic to go about learning process is interesting too. “Besides
Milon Gupta and Madan Kumar-
who I consider my inspirations, I
do not have a single guru. I learnt
from numerous artists. As a child, I
would sit next to a madari and
learn the way he did tricks with the
monkey. I would step out of my
house to buy vegetables and return
home after following a roadside
flute player the whole day. I ab-
sorbed whatever I could from any-
one and everyone. I believe that
guru, teacher is like a cow. If you
want milk, you will have to feed
her, take care of her. And if nothing
works, you just have to surrender
and pray. It is only then that the
flow of knowledge begins.”
An MA from Banaras Hindu Uni-
versity, Bhandari’s musical andmagical journey began as a child.
The sadhus along the Ganges be-
came his early teachers. He would
sit for hours watching them per-
form magic. And while he acquired
their skills, they were put to use for
cause, quite different from his spiri
tual gurus. “I was the first one to
come up with a serial on Doordar-
shan- Chamatkar Banam Thaggi. It
would burst the myths about blindfaiths and expose how self styled
god men would fool innocent fol-
lowers by doing simple tricks and
selling them under the name of
godly powers. I would tell people-
even I do these tricks, but I don't
promote them as otherworldly
powers. They are tricks and there is
ITToday, even a dho-
lak player earns
2000 bucks for a
show, whereas, the
sad story is that a
harmonica player
longs for a twominute
performance at a
Durga Pooja or
Ganesh festival.
We have to break this irony. We
have to make
Harmonica a
professional
instrument.
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science behind them- it is as sim-
ple.” In fact, Bhandari was often
criticised for having exposed such
god men. “As a child, people would
ask me- Kya karte ho? And I would
say- magic. And then people would
say- Aur Kya Karte Ho?”
What makes Bhandari a unique per-
sonality is the inseparability of his
persona and the two most prominent
art forms that his name is synony-
mous with- magic and music. And
he does not separate them either. For
him, Harmonica is magic. And quite
literally so, he would often incorpo-
rate Harmonica in his magic shows
abroad. “I have traveled to over hun-dred countries. Russia, Jordan, Italy,
Japan… And I would often conclude
my shows with a trick involving the
Harmonica. A crew member would
walk up to me with an empty tray.
With magic, Harmonica would ap-
pear in the tray from nowhere. And
then… I would go on to play the
Harmonica for another five- six
minutes. So effective was the trick
that the audience would always feelthat the Harmonica too was being
played because of magical powers,”
he laughs.
An “orchestra” in the pocket, Har-
monica has magical powers, Bhan-
dari believes. “It is the only
instrument closest to human body.
We kiss it with our mouth. Blow it
with the lungs. Pump our hearts
into it. And finally, when we put
our soul in it, music appears from
within,” he says adding, “ That is
one of the reasons, a US based or-
ganisation has come up with a ther-
apy, wherein they put patients with
heart surgeries through Harmonica
sessions. These sessions help blow
the shrunken lungs.”
A life dedicated to entertaining the
audience, Bhandari has a collection
of about 40 odd Harmonicas- the
costliest one being a Suzuki G-48
costing 1000 USD. But ask him
which is the closest to his heart, and
he has a story to tell. “During my
childhood, my elder brother bought
a Harmonica from his tuition sav-
ings. I was fascinated by this small,
melodious instrument and one day,
when he was not at home, I stole it
from his drawer. The fact could not
remain hidden for long and my
brother gave me a tight slap. I still
remember that slap. That moment, I
decided that I will buy myself a Har-
monica,” he recalls. “And I bought
one, from the balloon seller on thestreet. That harmonica is dearest to
me,” he says adding, “And by the
way, my brother still struggles to
play the old one”—he smiles.
An “orchestra”
in the pocket,
Harmonica has
magical
powers. It is the
only instrument
closest to
human body.
We kiss it withour mouth.
Blow it with the
lungs. Pump
our heart into it.
And finally,when we put
our soul in it,
music appears
from within
R: Ashok Bhandari with
renowned filmmaker Mahesh
Bhatt
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Harmony Legend of the MonthBob Marley
July 1979 - 56 Hope Road - a few
days before Reggae Sunplash -
Kingston, JM - Photo by Adrian
Boot (Photo credit- www.bobmar-
ley.com)
NE of the 20th century’s most charismatic per-
formers, Bob Marley is regarded as the icon who
implored his people to know their history “com-
ing from the root of King David, through the line
of Solomon,” as he sang on “Blackman Redemp-
tion”; Bob urged his listeners to check out the “Real Situation”
and to rebel against the vampiric “Babylon System”.
Bob Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 1994; in December 1999, his 1977 album “Exo-
dus” was named Album of the Century by Time Magazine and
his song “One Love” was designated Song of the Millennium by
the BBC. Since its release in 1984, Marley’s “Legend” compila-
tion has annually sold over 250,000 copies according to Nielsen
Sound Scan, and it is only the 17th album to exceed sales of 10
million copies since SoundScan began its tabulations in 1991.
Bob Marley’s music was never recognized with a Grammy
nomination but in 2001 he was bestowed The Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award, an honor given by the Recording Acad-
emy to “performers who during their lifetimes, have made cre-
O
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1980 - From the European leg
of the Uprising tour - Photo
by Adrian Boot (Photo credit:
www.bobmarley.com)
ative contributions of outstanding artistic signifi-
cance to the field of recording.” That same year, a
feature length documentary about Bob Marley’s
life, Rebel Music, directed by Jeremy Marre, was
nominated for a Grammy for Best Long Form
Music Video documentary. In 2001 Bob Marley
was accorded the 2171st star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame by the Hollywood Historic Trust and
the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, in Holly-
wood, California. As a recipient of this distinction,
Bob Marley joined musical legends including Car-
los Santana, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations.
In 2006 an eight block stretch of Brooklyn’s
bustling Church Avenue, which runs through the
heart of that city’s Caribbean community, was re-
named Bob Marley Boulevard.These triumphs are
all the more remarkable considering Bob Marley’s
humble beginnings and numerous challenges he
overcame attempting to gain a foothold in Ja-
maica’s chaotic music industry while skillfully nav-
igating the politically partisan violence that
abounded in Kingston throughout the 1970s.
--Excerpts from Bob Marley Biography section of
www.bobmarley.com)
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1978 - Keskidee Arts Centre - shooting Is
This Love? music video - Kings Cross, Lon-
don, UK (Photo credit: www.bobmarley.com)
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2015 Frenzy Frenzy
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As always, the annual gathering of Harmony Institute of Music was filled with energy, enthusiasm and musical fer-
vour. Titled Frenzy- 2015 , the rhythm- filled musical concert
marked the culmination of the learnings of 2015. The venue-Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan came alive to the tunes of old
Bollywood classics and rock covers. And as the elderly,youngsters and yes- the youngest recreated the magic of
legacy tunes, the parting note was a standing ovation by theaudience that left the auditorium reverberating. Here are the
glimpses of Frenzy 2015
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am a fulltime engineer and lifetime
musician - this is how Sitarist andsoftware engineer Sameep Kulkarni
describes himself. Back from his
Gulf tour where he performed exten-
sively at various venues in United Arab
Emirates; the engineer-by-day and
Sitarist-by-night spoke to us about effi-
ciently carrying out the balancing act
between playing a musician and a
techie.
"I am a Software engineer by day andSitarist by night. Or in other words, I
am a fulltime engineer and lifetime mu-
sician. I work in office the whole day
and practice Sitar at night from 10 pm
to 1 am. On weekends I do riyaaz plus
concerts," Kulkarni, a Technical Lead
Back from his middleeast tour, Pune based young techie- Sitarist Sameep
Kulkarni shares the secret of balancing between two professions- Soft-
ware engineer and Sitarist. I am a fulltime engineer
and lifetime musician he says
BABA
LANLANCINGCING
ACTACT
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in Herman Connected Services
says.
Sameep’s musical journey
began at the tender age of three
when his parents enrolled him for a Tabla class. But it was an unex-
pected encounter with Sitar
recital by Ustad Vilayat Khan
that changed his future forever. "I
asked my parents what (instru-
ment) is this? I want to play this.
My parents were kind to me and
at the age of six they took me to
Ustad Usman Khan. He was very
kind to accept me as his Shagird
(disciple). Thus. I started learn-
ing both, Sitar and Tabla paral-
lely. For the last thirteen years, I
have been learning from interna-
tional Sitar maestro Pamashree
Ustad Shahid Pervez," says
Sameep.
And while his parents, both
music lovers, took keen interest
in Sameep's musical upbringing,
studies and academics at school
were never a secondary option.
"Even though my parents love
music, they pursued it as a
hobby; so I did not know any-
thing about music as a profes-
sion. I also had affection towardsmathematics and engineering. I
secured 87 percent in 10th stan-
dard and 90 percent in 12th stan-
dard. So I opted for engineering
and completed Instrumentation
engineering with distinction from
Vishwakarma Institute of Tech-
nology (VIT), Pune," he says.
Playing Sitar for the past 27
years, Sameep has till date per-
formed at numerous venues
across India and abroad including
USA, Europe, Thailand, Singa-
pore, Japan. But managing a fulltime career as a software engi-
neer and a Sitarist is not an easy
task he says. "In general 90 per-
cent of the concerts are on week-
ends and I accumulate office
leaves just for these concerts and
generally never apply for leave
from office for any other reason.
So, for the remaining 10 percent
of the concerts which fall on
weekdays, I apply for leavesfrom office. I am working in Har-
man Connected Services as a
Tech Lead for last 12 years and
my office supports me for my
musical career. Harman is the
largest audio company in the
world and thus through IT also I
am more closer to music," he
shares.
The Gulf tour was one such con-
cer that fell on weekdays it
seems. "I held many concerts at
various places in different emi-
rates of UAE such as Dubai,
Abudhabi and Sharjah. I per-
formed in some top organizationsof Classical Music in Gulf like
Sur Hindol Dubai, Anubhooti
Abudhabi, SPIC MACAY Abud-
habi etc. I performed in 'Ahlan
Abudhabi' concert which was
telecasted in Gulf News all over
the world by Amrita TV. Interna-
tional media took note of my
concerts and publicised the event
all over the radio, TV and news-
papers. The biggest concert of
the gulf tour was at Abudhabi In-
ternational School where 1500
plus people attended the con-
cert. The audience included
school students, their parents,
teachers, staff, directors and
principal etc. The audience
was mixed. It included some
local Arab people, North Indi-
ans, South Indians especially people migrated from Kerala to
UAE, Maharashtrians, other mi-
grated people from Asia to Gulf.
I performed various ragas like
Ahir Bhairav, Yaman, Bihag,
Shamkalyan, Khamaj, Shudhha
Sarang in my gulf tour. In some
concerts, I also played classical
based Hindi, Marathi movie
songs, Gazals and Bhajans," he
said."I had just expected quality au-
dience (more than quantity audi-
ence) to attend the concert. I
expected the audience to be well
versed with Indian Classical
Music and my expectations got
fulfilled. The response received
was fantastic. I never imagined
that 1500+ music lovers would
rtist
of t
he M
o
nth
I also had affection to-
wards mathematics
and engineering. I
secured 87 percent in
10th standard and 90 percent in 12th
standard. So I opted
for engineering and
completed
Instrumentation
engineering with
distinction fromVishwakarma Institute
of Technology (VIT),
Pune
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attend my concert. Middle-east
audience was very disciplined.
Since the rules are very strict in
middle-east countries, discipline
comes with the audience too natu-
rally. No mobile phone rang while
the concert was progressing and
no one entered or left the audito-
rium when concert was in
progress. They reacted very well
to my music since Sitar is close to
their culture since ages. Many
students from middle east are
still sending me emails of appre-
ciation and asking the questions
related to Sitar and Indian Classi-
cal Music and I am answering all.
Some people drove for over threehours one way just to attend the
concert and that was very touch-
ing for me," he adds.
According to Sameep, there are
three approaches towards pursu-
ing music as a passion. "Some
take it as a fulltime career, oth-
ers take is as a part time career.
There are those who keep it
I would advice that
before taking it as a
fulltime profession,one should start music
as a hobbyt. If all goes
well, go into part time
career. If that too
works fine, then tran-
sition it into a fulltime
profession. Doing thishas no risk I feel.
purely as a hobby. It 's a per-
sonal choice for every budding
artist to opt for any of these
three options. For all you know,
they may even find some new
4th option. But, I would advice
that before taking it as a full-time profession, one should
start it as a hobby first. If all
goes well, go into part time ca-
reer. If that too works fine, then
transition it into a fulltime pro-
fession. Doing this has no risk I
feel. I have friends who have
taken it as fulltime career and
they have excelled in it very
much. I also know those whodirectly took it as a fulltime
profession and failed totally so
made it a hobby. There are good
avenues open for budding musi-
cians as a career. All one needs
is to work hard. Thats it!"
Back to playing the dual role of
engineer and sitarist, Sameep is
now looking forward to per-
forming at a prestigious concert
in Goa. “I will be performing atGoa Kala Academy, Panaji at 9
am on 26th May. Last year I
was honoured with ‘India's Star
Icon Award 2015' in
Islampur,Maharashtra and this
year the same ceremony with
different awardees will be held
in Goa. I will be opening the
function with my Solo Sitar
Concert. The Chief Minister of
Goa - Mr. Laxmikant Parsekar
will be the Chief Guest and
Award will be given to
Dr.Prakash Amte and Dr.Man-
dakini Amte for the social work
My music has given me the ho-
nour to perform next to them,”
he smiles.
“ “
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The road to becoming a performer, starts with
respecting your musical instrument. Ancient In-dian gurus would begin their music lessons by
worshipping the musical instruments. And while
the traditions have faded away in history, the im-
portance of the musical instrument has remained
unchanged- just like the timeless seven notes.
Keep the dirt off the instrument. Cleanyour guitar once a week, first with a damp cloth
and then with a dry cloth. The sweat of your fin-
gers makes the strings moist and attracts dust.
Ensure that the strings are wiped once a week.
This will ensure that the strings of your guitar lst
longer and produce better tone.
Wax polish your guitar- Once in three tofour months, you should wax polish your guitar.
Wipe the guitar with a cloth between fretboard
and the strings.
Change the strings once in three to four
months.
Keep the keys/ machine heads clean andin excellent working condition. Put a drop of
light machine oil on the keys so that the threadsremin well lubricated and function well. This
should be done once in four months if you are a
regular player (an hour a day).
Most important, when not in use, keepyour guitr in a case. This will protect it from di-
rect sunlight, humidity in the air and ensure
longer life. Among my collection of guitars, the
oldest is one I purchased in 1967. Remember, a
guitar, if taken care of, can last you for a lifetime.
Director: R.Balki
Music: Mithoon, Meet Bros Anjjan, Illaiyaraja
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Kumar & Amitabh Bhat-
tacharya
R. Balki's ' Ki & Ka starring Kareena Kapoor Khan as theworking wife & Arjun Kapoor as the house husband is one the
most awaited films of 2016. Not only is the pairing refreshing ,
but so is the plot. R.Balki's films usually don't boast about chart-
busters but one does feel that his Ki and Kacarries a few chart-
busters. The first track itself is chartbusting. 'High Heels De
Nacche' by Yo Yo Honey Singh and Jazz Dhami is a typical
feet-tapping party song. Meet Bros Anjjan and Aditi Singh
Sharma have done a great job by creatively refurbishing this su-
perhit number!
Kumar chips in with apt lyrics that fit in with the spirit of the song.
Once again Mithoon impresses us with his vocal prowess in Ji Huzzori-a
soothing, soft , heart-warming track that strikes you the most because of
its soft, flowing rhythm, ecstatic background arrangements and soft
chorals. Sayeed Quadri's lyrics are excellent. Meet Bros Anjjan come up
with a creative , entertaining introduction for the lead Arjun Kapoor with
Most Wanted Munda.The rock n roll rhythm, lovely background female
chorals & the superb rap by Earl Edger add a charm to the track. It's fun ,
cool & hilarious.
Balki's veteran composer Illaiyaraaja's Foolishq is totally league se
hatke romantic duet impressive in all fronts. Lovely singing by Armaan
Malik & Shreya Ghoshal, good arrangements & soft chorals, fresh tune,all combine to conjure up a good number. The Workout song Pump It is
quite energetic, rhythmic, integrated & playful with lovely electronic &
metallic beats. Yash Narvekar has done a fine job behind the mike.
In a nutshell, the audio of Ki & Kafulfills expectations and is loaded
with quite a few chartbusters, tracks that can stay for a long while.
Expectations Met! B o l
t sN o t e s
&
not o synth sis
By Richa Chopda
Upendra
Laxmeshwar shares
a f ew maintenance
tips that will k eep
your guitar in great
f orm and ensure
that she remains
your best on-stage
companion
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IF you are looking
for cool jamming
sessions on chilled
out weekends,
Drum Beats+ app
by Ninebuzz could be your great com-
panion. The devel-
oper's second app,
and another smash
hit, the developers
claim that "musi-
cians and teachers
everywhere are
using it for all dif-
ferent reasons, but mainly as a replacement
for their boring old metronome". It's so sim-
ple and jam-packed with value. With great
reviews about audio quality, all you need to
do is download the app on your Android or
Apple (IOS) devide, plug this thing into
nice speakers and get ready to be im-
pressed - all these beats are professionally
produced. There is no MIDI or auto-tun-
ing going on. You could even perform
live with this if you want to -some cus-
tomers do- the company claims. "Wemade this app with one goal in
mind: give every musician
instant, reliable access
to a great drum-
mer. Period.
You shouldn't
have to program
beats yourself, or
settle for the tire-
some click of a regu-
lar metronome, or wait
for a real drummer to
show up. We put real hear
and soul into this product
and we know that as a musi-
cian, you'll recognize that," the
developers say. Here's a link-
http://ninebuzz.com/drum-beats-
metronome-app/.
T H E yea r ma r k s co m p
le t io n o f 1 2 0 yea rs o
f Ma r i ne Ba nd- t he
mos t po p u la r a nd mos t so ld H
a r mo n ica i n t he wo r ld. R eg is-
te red o n Ja n ua r y 3 0
, 1 8 96 i n Ge r ma n y, Ma r i ne Ba n
d is t he
o r ig i na l b l ues ha r m
o n ica a nd ca n be he
a rd o n v i r t ua l l y e ve
r y
reco rd i ng b y b l ues
lege nds s uc h as L i t t
le Wa l te r Jaco bs, So n n y
Bo y W i l l ia mso n I & I I, B ig W
a l te r Ho r to n, So n n y Te r r y,
J i m m y
R eed a nd B ig Ma ma T ho r n to
n. Ho h no r c la i ms t ha t " t he
b l ues
wo u ld no t be
w ha t i t is toda y w i
t ho u t t he Ma r i ne Ba n
d Ha r-
mo n ica ", b u t i t was no t e xc l us i ve l y
a b l ues i ns t r u me n t. T h is
mode l was a lso t he f i rs t c ho
ice o f a r t is ts s uc h as Jo h n n y C
as h,
Jo h n Le n no n o r Bo b D y la n.
Toda y i t is s t i l l ma n u f ac t u red i n
T ross i nge n, Ge r ma n y i n m u
c h t he sa me wa y as w he
n i t was
f i rs t i n t rod uced i n 1
8 96. I ts u n iq ue l y a
u t he n t ic so u nd has
de-
f i ned t he ro le o f t he
ha r mo n ica i n t he b l ues t
rad i t io n a nd
made i t t he be nc h ma r k b y w h
ic h a l l o t he rs a re j ud
ged.
Bir thda y Blues
App Beat :)pp Beat :) >
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