Ravi Shankar - Sounds of India
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Artist: Ravi ShankarEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-02-01
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- An Introduction to Indian Music
- Dádrá
- Máru-Bihág
- Bhimpalási
- Sindhi-Bhairavi
Music reviews of Sounds of India
Music Review: "Best-known in the West"
Rating: 3 Stars
I have owned this CD for almost 20 years, and for most of them I considered it (and Ravi Shankar) to be typical of Indian Classical music for the sole reason that I had not heard any other examples.
In short, I found the music uninspired and suited mostly for ambient/background listening. I did, however, appreciate the spoken introduction to the system of raga and tala and often tried my best to count the beats as long as I could keep up (which was invariably not very long at all).
It was not until the Internet made available a much broader horizon that I began to explore other exponents of Indian Classical music, drawn by the skill and emotional expression of players such as Vilayat Khan, his brother Imrat Khan, Nikhil Banerjee and various others who have long been considered among the greatest sitarists of Hindustani music.
Since then, I have listened again to many of Pandit Ravi Shankar's performances hoping to experience the visceral, emotional involvement that I have felt listening to so many other world-class sitarists, but I have not.
Technically, Pt. Ravi Shankar is among the best. His technique is, to the ear, indistinguishable from any other accomplished player's. It is in the much less quantifiable area of feeling and emotion that I am unable to fully appreciate his playing, and this may well be my own shortcoming or incompatibility.
As always, in any artistic medium, one's masterpiece is another's waste of time. Now that samples of virtually every kind of music are readily available on the Internet, we can listen to and select the artists that 'speak to' us individually.
My goal in writing this review is to encourage those who have just become drawn to or interested in Indian Classical (or any other) music to listen to more than one 'typical' example - you may be surprised.
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Description of Sounds of India
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.This 1960s classic is a perfect introduction not only to Ravi Shankar's brilliant work on the sitar, but also to classical Indian music in general. Shankar offers brief, informative explanations of Indian ragas, scales, rhythms, song structures, and time signatures to set the stage for each spiritual piece he, Chatur Lal (tabla), and N.C. Mullick (tamboura) perform. Though Western listeners may not be able intellectually to pinpoint the subtle purposes of the various ragas' rhythms and movements, unconsciously listeners will feel them vividly. For instance, the plodding tension created by the 2/3/2/3 rhythm in "Máru-Bihág" well reflects the raga's poetic metaphor of separated, longing lovers. The loose, playful improvisation on "Sindhi-Bhairavi" mirrors the passionate romance of lovers. Overall, classical Indian music is diverse and complex, but The Sounds of India simplifies it beautifully for those interested in exploring it and its greatest ambassador. --Karen Karleski
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