Ravi Shankar - Morning Raga / Evening Raga
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Artist: Ravi ShankarEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-09-11
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
- Raga Nata Bhairav
- Raga Mishra Piloo
Free Music Notes for Morning Raga / Evening Raga
Free Music Review: I have a sudden urge to ride an elephant.
Hit: 5 Stars
Twang.. twang.. twaaaaaaaannnnnnng. The sitar is one of those instruments that can't be confused for any other, so if you don't like it, run for the hills. Stay around long enough to give one of these albums a chance, though, and you might find it growing on you in ways you don't expect. Whether you just want some quiet pleasing background noise or if you want to hear a simple rhythmic pattern being changed at every turn, you'll be well satisfied here in either case. Fascinated with modern math-rock, where people do fun things with shifting time signatures? This disc will be food for thought for quite a while.
The setup is simple: sitar, tamboura and tabla (hand drums). The first thirteen minutes of "Raga Nala Bhairav" float through the air in a haze of unaccompanied echoing strings, building layer on layer as the older ones fade. It's passages like this that probably demonstrate Shankar's graceful touch the most, although nothing is lost once the percussion joins in for the rest of the album. From that point on it's a collective effort, everyone playing around a rhythm that just can't be pinned down for long. You may think this setup doesn't lend itself to much heaviness, but "Raga Mishra Piloo" builds and builds to a fiery jam at the end that burns no less brightly for not being conventionally 'heavy.'
I don't know where to rate it in the vast Shankar catalogue, but on its own merits this album is hard to find fault with. It makes a pretty good introduction to classical Indian music for newbies (see also: The Sounds of India) and an immensely satisfying listen for those who already love it. The remastering makes this disc sound like it could have been recorded this morning. Five stars because it's a strong release from start to finish, exotic and calming and undeniably beautiful.
Morning Raga / Evening Raga Poster
Originally released in 1968 on World Pacific, A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga is exactly what the title says, impeccably played by Ravi Shankar and his longtime tabla partner Alla Rakha. Angel's reissues of Shankar's World Pacific titles have all sounded great, and this is no exception. ~ Sean Westergaard Digitally remastered by Wayne Hileman (Squire Productions). This is part of Angel's Ravi Shankar Collection series. 1968 Studio Recordings Reissue producer: Robert LaPorta. Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar); Alla Rakha (tabla). Liner Note Author: Ravi Shankar. Photographers: Ken Kim; Woody Woodward. Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar); Kamala Chakvravarty (tamboura); Alla Rakha (tabla). Producer: Richard Bock.International Music CDs
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