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Ravi
Shankar's achievements in the Indian music firmament are matched
only by his international influence. Famed as the man who
popularized Indian music in the West, his life has been devoted
to mutual exchange and enlightenment between all nations of
the world. There are two separate sides to Ravi Shankar as
a musician: as a classical sitar performer, he has always
been a traditional purist, but as a composer, he has sought
to push back boundaries. Even before the sitar explosion that
occurred in 1966 when he met George Harrison, he was working
with and influencing musicians in different musical spheres,
including jazz, Western classical and Folk.
Tarana is from his album
Inside The Cremlin. He was asked to compose original music
for a concert that would be performed by over 140 Russian
and Indian musicians and singers in the Palace of Culture
inside the Kremlin, in 1988.
Ragas is from the album Passages,
which was the result of a unique collaboration between Shankar
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Shankar
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L Shankar
was born in Madras, India in 1953. An outstanding violinist
and vocalist, he combines the sound of ragas and drones
from his homeland with countless world and contemporary
music influences. Along with his many solo efforts Shankar
has worked with such notable musicians as John McLaughlin,
Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil
Collins, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Yoko Ono and Sting.
Shankar was also a member of Shakti, with John McLaughlin,
Zakir Hussain and T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram.Prior
to collaborating with John McLaughlin, Shankar had released
over a dozen classical Indian albums.
This tune was composed for Martin Scorcese's film The
Last Temptation of Christ.
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Sankarabaranam
Pancha Nadai Pallavi
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Khan
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Ustad
Sultan Khan is one of the foremost sarangi players of
India, renowned for the emotional depth of his playing,
and his extraordinary technical and melodic control over
this difficult string instrument. He gave his first performance
at the All-India Conference at the age of 11, and since
then has become recognized on an international scale,
performing along with Pandit Ravi Shankar on former Beatle,
George Harrison’s 1974 Dark Horse World Tour. He
has won numerous musical awards, including the Sangeet
Natya Academy Award, also know as the President's Award,
as well as the Gold Medalist Award of Maharashtra, and
the American Academy of Artists Award in 1998. Sultan
Khan has also composed and recorded music for films, such
as In Custody, and Ghandi.
Aja Maji is a wonderful piece
from the album Rare Elements, remixed here by Joe
Claussell.
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