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Genius of Ravi Shankar

Ravi ShankarAudio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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Biography

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

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 22, 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B000005MQC
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #605,486 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Raga Abhogi
2. Raga Des
3. Tabla Solo-Jhaptal
4. Sitar Todi
5. Thumri

 

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars CASSETTE TRACKS are different from those listed on CD's..., December 2, 2009
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Capt.D (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Genius of Ravi Shankar (Audio CD)
I own it and treasure this cassette of Ravi Shankar...

1. Raga Abhogi
2. Raga Des
3. Tabla Solo-Jhaptal
4. Sitar Todi
5. Thurmi

Check out the images I posted for this cassette and you will see the different tracks listed!

If you have not listened to this cassette (or heard these tracks) you are really missing Ravi at his best!
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pandit Ravi Shankar - This is genius!, January 27, 2006
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M. Todd (Pleasanton, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genius of Ravi Shankar (Audio CD)
This CD was my first introduction to Ravi Shankar, and although I own others- this is my favorite. It reminds me of long summer days and a search for higher planes.
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad; strengthens at end, November 4, 1998
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This review is from: Genius of Ravi Shankar (Audio CD)
The first five tracks are disappointing but short; track six is short, but warms the listener to the magnificent, twenty-minute long final track. Track seven makes the album worth buying. It's where the "genius" comes in.
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