Ravi Shankar is the Indian-born sitar player who helped introduce the instrument to the West. His virtuosity on the instrument has made him the musician that all other sitar players look up to.
Tutored on sitar as a young boy, Shankar began performing as a teen in the 1930s although he took further training, under Indian music maestro Allaudin Khan, from 1938 until l944. As his reputation in India… Read more in Amazon's Ravi Shankar Store
Although I've never had the chance to see the film, I can safely say that this is one of the most enjoyable soundtracks I've heard in a long time. The instruments used are considerably varied, as are the musical styles. Vocalists are occaisionally used (tracks 2, 9) but it's mostly instrumental. (Track 4 takes a while to get started, though!) The tabla playing is awesome and there's a lot of energetic flutes and sitar. A final comment is that everyone in my family enjoys this CD! I'd highly recommend it.
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