Indian Classical: Ravi Shankar - Sitar - 6 Albums

Indian Classical: Ravi Shankar - Sitar



Pandit Ravi Shankar was born April 7, 1920, in Benares, United Provinces, British India is a Indian sitar player and composer. He is a disciple of Baba Allauddin Khan, the founder of the Maihar gharana of Hindustani classical music.



Ravi Shankar is the leading Indian musician of the modern era. He has been a longtime musical collaborator of tabla-players Pandit Chatur Lal and Ustad Allah Rakha, and intermittently also of sarod-player Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. His collaborations with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, film maker Satyajit Ray, and the The Beatles (in particular, George Harrison) added to his international reputation.



In 1999, Ravi Shankar was awarded the Bharat Ratna award, India's highest civilian honor.



He is the brother of renowned dancer Uday Shankar, uncle of fellow Indian musician Ananda Shankar, and the father of singer Norah Jones and sitarist Anoushka Shankar, who were born in 1979 and 1981 to Sue Jones and Sukanya Shankar respectively. [Wikipedia]



Listing:

Concerto For Sitar & Orchestra (224 kbps)

01. Raga Khamaj

02. Raga Sindhi Bhairavi

03. Raga Adana

04. Raga Manj Khamaj

05. Morning Love



Inside The Kremlin (224 kbps)

01. Prarambh

02. Shanti-Mantra

03. Three Ragas in 'D' Minor

04. Tarana

05. Sandhya Raga

06. Bahu-Rang

07. Shanti-Mantra (Reprise)



Maestro's Choice (160 kbps)

01. Raga Asa Bhairav

02. Raga Kausi Kanhara

03. Mishra Ghara Dhun



The Sounds Of India (192 kbps)

01. An Introduction To Indian Music

02. Dadra

03. Maru-bihag

04. Bhimpali

05. Sindhi-bhairavi



The Spirit Of India (224 kbps)

01. Alap

02. Jor

03. Gat I (Tala - Jhap-tal)

04. Gat II (Tala - Ek-tal)

05. Raga Hameer



The Teacher - Key Works (192 kbps)

01. Raga Jhinjhoti

02. Raga Patdeep

03. Raga Devgiri Bilawal

04. Raga Rasiya

05. Raga Rasia

06. 'Farewell, My Friend' Raga Rajya-Kalyan



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