RAVI SHANKAR AND ALI AKBAR - MASTER MUSICIANS OF INDIA (180G IMPORT LP)

Ravi Shankar And Ali Akbar-Kahn The Master Musicians Of India on 180g Import LP

Seminal 1964 release by the two men most responsible for opening the West to Indian music. Master of the sitar, Ravi Shankar is, of course, famous for his legendary influence on the Beatles, but this recording was made for the American jazz label Prestige prior to their meeting. Perhaps lesser intertwined with the pop music world, Ali Akbar-Khan is nonetheless one of India’s greatest musicians, and the world’s best sarod player. Shankar and Khan play together brilliantly here on both ragas, backed by a tabla player and a tamboura player.

Ravi Shankar And Ali Akbar-Kahn The Master Musicians Of India Track Listing:

1.  Raga Palas Kafi
2.  Raga Bilashkani Todi