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Ananda Shankar

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If you have ever thought that western and Indian music would sound fantastic together, this is the album to listen to. Ananda Shankar blends sitar, guitar, bass, electronics seamlessly in these tunes from the beat generation and from his homeland. A smooth sitar replaces the voice, while western instruments provide backings to rival the best beats and sounds of the time. Ananda's musical heritage (he is Ravi Shankar's nephew) is evident in the snappy arrangements and the many exotic sounds. Moving off planet Earth recently, let's hope he's in the best gig in the sky. Although there are a few imitators, this is the one you'll think of as how fusion should be written.

this is a really cool funky and naturally transcendental album. the sitar playing is beautiful and even very fast and complex at times funkying it up throughout the whole album, Ananda Shankar is a unique master of this instrument playing with immense feeling and originality. the rest of the musicians are really sick too, the drums and bass are really tight. it seems they were all immensely feeling these songs during recording. very creative album, and i love the last track when the Indian singing choir comes on for the ride to make an epic ending to close the album with. sick electric indian funk!

This was one of my childhood favorites. The citar fusion with western is just magical and mesmerising.Happy to have stumbled on it here.Don't even give a second thot. Just buy this. This should be a part of every music lover's collection.

This is a good album of sitar. Shankar plays mainly cover tunes and they are all done well except the version of "Light my Fire" by the Doors. The two traditional songs that end the disc are a bit boring but other than that it is a strong album.

I think this is the best of Ananda Shankar, I have been looking for this CD for about fours years, thanks to Amazon you really make my day.

...heard this album for the first time back in 1980 and it blew me away, never thought "jumping jack flash" or "light my fire" could sound that great on sitar, apart from the more mellow stuff on side 1 (old LP version which i still possess) and the more traditional/classical tracks on side 2!! and the fact is that this was his first album...!! awesome!!