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| The Essential Ravi Shankar | 
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Category: Music
Artist: Ravi Shankar
Publisher: RCA
Studio: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
Label: RCA
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 71610
UPC: 828767161020
EAN: 0828767161020
ASIN: B000AO4NL8
Release Date: October 4, 2005
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | An Introduction To Indian Music | | • | Dadra | | • | Kafi-Holi (Spring Festival Of Colors) | | • | Raga Des | | • | Raga Palas Kafi (Excerpt) | | • | Sitar Todi | | • | Dhun: Fast Teental (Excerpt) |
Disc 2
| • | Swara-Kakali | | • | Discovery Of India | | • | Vandanaa Trayee | | • | Village Dance | | • | Raga Minature | | • | Sandhya Raga | | • | Memory Of Uday | | • | Shanti Mantra | | • | Ragas In Minor Scale | | • | Chappaqua | | • | Friar Park | | • | Vaishnava janato/Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram | | • | Offering |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
An essential introduction to a master musician May 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Other reviewers here have noted that, if all you want is one CD of Ravi Shankar's music, this 2-CD set ought to do the trick. It also works as a good capsule introduction to Ravi-ji and his music; Disc One is a more pure distillation of Hindustani music, where Disc Two gives the listener a sampling of his collaborations with Western artists, all of whom seem to have had a good grasp on what was needed to make the collaborations work (not always the case with cross-cultural experiments).
Another bonus is that many of these tracks are not as readily available as one might like (I've yet to find a copy of the Chappaqua soundtrack anywhere), so their inclusion here is all the more welcomed. It is also helpful if one does not wish to buy every CD of Ravi-ji's music currently available; as it was, I already owned 4 or 5 of the Angel/EMI remasters (most of which are not covered by this compilation, making it, and them, more worthwhile). However, if you are as musically adventurous as I am, you'll start here and scour the world music bins of every record shop you can find to track down other Ravi Shankar albums.
Other Ravi Shankar titles I would recommend include Three Ragas (1956), Improvisations (1962; includes variations on the music he recorded as the soundtrack to the Indian film "Pather Panchali"), A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga (1968), East Meets West (1970; his collaboration with Yehudi Menuhin), and Inside the Kremlin (1988; a brilliant collaboration with classical musicians from Russia).
if you were to only have one April 5, 2008
If you were to only have one CD of Ravi Shankar's... this would be the one to have. I have several, and have been a fan of Indian Music since my introduction to the sound via the Beatles' Norwegian Wood (1965).
These discs in "The Essential" span works throughout the life-to-date of the Master Musician. From his virtuosic days when he rose to be the best Sitarist in the World, to later compositions and collaborations with very notable Western Musicians and Western modes.
A Journey to India by Sitar lesson December 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great addition to your world music collection.
This is a masterpiece of the Sitar maestro, Ravi Shankar, definitly worth your time and money.
All in one classic Indian/ Hindi music, ranging from basic and yet elegant Sitar notes to sizziling ones with Tabla.
You'll be literally amazed by the master fingers running through those Sitar's 20 strings all at once by a legendary Ravi Shankar.
Again, this is a significant collection to all world music lovers. Must Have !
Most impressive! September 13, 2007
I absolutely love this CD. Not only is it new to everyone I introduce it to, but the perfect accompaniment to my special dinner- Chicken Tikka Masala. It may take a few tries and the right atmosphere, but I believe even most Americans can fall in love with the complicated but beautiful Oud music of Ravi Shankar.
Solid Introduction to India's Master Musician March 30, 2006
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
Master musician Ravi Shankar makes the following observations in the opening track, "An introduction to Indian Music" (from 1957's THE SOUNDS OF INDIAN MUSIC): "The improvisation is the highlight in Indian music. The sheer joy of creating on the spot by a musician, always coming back to the main theme in the raga he has chosen is what listeners look forward to....The Western listener will appreciate and enjoy our music if he listens with an open and relaxed mind." And for more than two and a half hours, Shankar takes us on a musical journey that covers five decades of recordings.
Disc 1: Out of the East (74:40)
Most of these tracks are ragas and are taken from his albums of the fifties and sixties. The most recent is "Dhun: Fast Teental" from 1967, the same year Shankar earned both the Billboard Recording Artist and Musician of the year honors. All tracks feature a small ensemble with Shankar accompanied only by tabla and tambura (and sarod on "Raga Palas Kafi)."
Disc 2: Into the West (78:29)
The tracks on this disc feature Shankar in collaboration with Western musicians. "Swara-Kakali" features famed violinist Yehudi Menuhin. "Discovery of India" is from the soundtrack album GHANDI, for which Shankar received an Oscar nomination for best score. There are two tracks from 1990's PASSAGES, which teamed Shankar with minimalist composer Phillip Glass. "Ragas in Minor Scale" features Shankar's ensemble playing a Glass composition, while "Offering" has Glass's ensemble performing a Shankar composition (the only track that Shankar does not perform on).
And, of course, it's only fitting that Shankar's most famous disciple be included. No fewer than three tracks feature George Harrison on autoharp: "Village Dance," "Memory of Uday" (Harrison also plays synthesizer on these two tracks), and "Friar Park." In addition, Harrison produced "Vandanaa Trayee."
This is a solid introduction to the music of India's best known musical ambassador. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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