Ravi Shankar - Sounds of India
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Artist: Ravi ShankarEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-02-01
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- Introduction to Indian Music
- Dádrá
- Máru-Bihág
- Bhimpalási
- Sindhi-Bhairavi
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Free Music Review: Fantastic, especially for those not aqcuainted with Indian music
Hit: 5 Stars
Ravi's playing on this CD is, as you would expect - superb. Recording
quality is very good too.
This is one of the first albums of Ravi released in the West, and here he tries to make this aquaintance with Indian music as smooth as possible. Musically, it's basically traditional (with Ravi are Chatur Lal on Table and N.D. Mullick on Tambura). However, Ravi tries to create a relativly "compact" atmosphere. You won't find 20-minute-ragas here. His Alap's are short here and the Jor and Gat come in quite early.
Sounds of India Poster
This 1960s classic is a perfect introduction not only to Ravi Shankar's brilliant work on the sitar, but also to classical Indian music in general. Shankar offers brief, informative explanations of Indian ragas, scales, rhythms, song structures, and time signatures to set the stage for each spiritual piece he, Chatur Lal (tabla), and N.C. Mullick (tamboura) perform. Though Western listeners may not be able intellectually to pinpoint the subtle purposes of the various ragas' rhythms and movements, unconsciously listeners will feel them vividly. For instance, the plodding tension created by the 2/3/2/3 rhythm in "Máru-Bihág" well reflects the raga's poetic metaphor of separated, longing lovers. The loose, playful improvisation on "Sindhi-Bhairavi" mirrors the passionate romance of lovers. Overall, classical Indian music is diverse and complex, but The Sounds of India simplifies it beautifully for those interested in exploring it and its greatest ambassador. --Karen KarleskiInternational Music CDs
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