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| Fantastic, especially for those not aqcuainted with Indian musicRavi'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.
Raga sagaThis is a sort of educational cd by Ravi Shankar, where he sometimes talk between the compositions, however this doesn't preclude music to be what it is - a flowing indian symphony of what came to be percieved in the West as "psychedelia", becuase the structure of the music itself grows from and revolves around the center, just as this whole Universe revolves and grows from the one center which is Brahman.
Great for ChristmasI played this album one year on Christmas and my wife asked if it was a family tradition to listen to Ravi Shankar on Christmas. I said starting this year it is. So now we start off Christmas morning with this worderful record and continue on to other magical ragas.
Lesson in SitarQuite disappointing CD. There's some dis-jointed sitar music which is interjected by instructons and historical lessons by Mr Shankar. Difficult to enjoy in the normal sense.
Classic Ravi ShankarThis is Classic Ravi Shankar. The bonus is that this production has a tutorial that introduces the music to a novice listener. Highly recommended.
Amazon.com essential recordingThis 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 Karleski
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