Ananda Shankar

Ananda Shankar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 1999)
• ASIN: B00000IA3A
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,139,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jumpin'jack Flash

2. Snow Flower

3. Light My Fire

4. Mamata (Affection)

5. Metamorphosis

6. Sagar (The Ocean)

7. Dance Indra

8. Raghupati

Editorial Reviews

Legendary trance/ psychedelic/ funk album recorded in 1970 by Ravi Shankar's nephew. A mix of Western & Indian influences, the album is a highly sought after collectable. Featuresthe original cover art & all eight of the tracks that firstappeared on it. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fusion of East and West , creative and stimulating, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ananda Shankar (Audio CD)

It was first heard 30 years ago, but it is as relevant today as it was then. The dreams of a talented musician who studied music in the USA, and who came from the famous classical Sitarist Shankar family. Ananda Shankar was a musician who liked Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and had a dream to combine Eastern and Western Music. So hear what happened. Hear how an ancient instrument, full of dignity, grace and sentiment and depth of human emotion clashed with the Moog synthesiser, and brought into creation a rock sitar music. Ananda creates a whole bright new sound. Like the music pioneers of the 60's and 70's Ananda has made his mark as the father of a new form of music. A music which has no name, but blows the lid off convention, as true music pioneers do, Like Jimi Hendrix and electronic guitar effects. So many Indians have tried to follow Ananda but cheated by westernsing Indian Music. This album is not "Westernised Indian Music". Oh no - this album is for real. It still sounds like its years into the future. Maybe a sound of tommorrow waiting to be explored. It is as relevant today as any other form of music. Classics like Jumpin Jack Flash leap out at you. Light my Fire gives a gentle and soothing introduction - hear this track first if you've never heard this kind of music. It encompasses all of Ananda's talents.

For clasical fans, the track 'Sagar' calms and soothes. This track is used by many therapists so you might have heard it without realising it.

The only vocal track on the album 'Raghupati' is an old Hindu prayer chant, made unique by the dancing atmosphere of the moog synth.

All serious musicians will appreciate the talent and impressive creativity shown on this album. The rest of us will find that East meets West is definately worth listening to.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trippy shimmering excursions that loosen your third eye, April 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ananda Shankar (Audio CD)

Ananda Shankars album is wild.From the highly stylized cover tunes by the Doors and The Stones to his own beautifully emotive compositions Ananda Shankar delivers a musical package that is worth every bit of the high import price.The only problem for me was that it wasnt two hours longer!Happy listening

4.0 out of 5 stars first off, ananda is a boy, not a girl, October 21, 2006

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superwesman "doctor of love" (chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ananda Shankar (Audio CD)

now that we've got that out of the way - this CD is really great - this version of jumping jack flash (my favorite song) is amazing and, I'd say, as good as the original, though clearly different - some talk about this sounding dated, well, yes it does, but so do so many records from 1970, that doesn't mean it's not good