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Wonderful

L. Topper | 11/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I absolutely loved this disc. The recorded sound is kind of unusual. On the first raga, it sounds like they used a pakwaj drum was used rather than tablas. It is a very interesting sound and kind of a surprise. This is not common on Ravi Shankar's records. The performances are just wonderful.



I feel that sometimes, the people "in the know" can kind of blow off Ravi Shankar because he has been so popular and he has spend so much effort being a musical ambassador to the West. However, on this recording, he gives himself the time to stretch out and really develop the melodic lines for the first two Ragas. The effort really pays off. This is a really beautiful performance.



The tabla playing particularly on the second raga is great and unusual. This disc appears to be available in America only as a used disc in Amazon Marketplace. Get a copy before it is gone.



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