the bansuri - indian flute

I am in awe of the bansuri. It's just a piece of bamboo with holes burned into it, how someone can come up with such soul stirring music from such a modest musical instrument is beyond me. I have been listening to these fusion pieces here. I am usually wary when I see 'new age', 'fusion' and 'upcoming artist' in the same sentence. But these are really great. Heck, I actually want to go ahead and learn how to play it. But then again, I have seen how these impulsive urges go, besides I don't have any inkling of hindustani music and I don't think we have any gurus here in midwesternia.