Call of the Valley

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Music Review: Namaste India
Rating: 5 Stars

I've been experimenting with Indian music for a decade now, my first exposure being with Jai Uttal, a student of Ali Ahkbar Khan. No one is unexposed to Ravi Shankar who is interested in Indian music. It just goes with the territory when searching through the genre, and to be fair he is an excellent artist. Yet, I always knew there was something pure in Indian music that I was missing when I purchased or listened to these other artists who have been thrust upon the West as the flag bearers of the Raga, sitar, and tabla. Even those inexpensive off-brand traditional Indian music albums seem too conservative and lack the heart and soul that India's spirituality is known for and offered a more conservative recording.

It was not until I came across this album that I found what I had been searching for all this time, perhaps without truly knowing it. This is the first item on Amazon I am granting a 5 star rating. Call Of The Valley ...... how does one describe it? There is something to this album that is unique and magical. Many of the albums that I've listened to, such as The Best Of Shakti are artistic in their own merits, but do not have the ability to transport me to another place, whether it is the fertile valleys of India or an astral voyage of my own making. Call Of The Valley has this power. It is not just a musical summoning (from its title), it is an enchantment for the listener.

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• Music > Styles
• World Music
• New Age
• Pop