Ended the weekend and welcomed the weekend with Duets by Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan, Alla Rakha, released by His Master's Voice as part of their Music from India series in 1965.

Top ragas with a blend of sitar and sarod to start the week

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Je pense que mon public de musique classique indienne avait l’impression que je les trahissais en collaborant avec George Harrison ; je suis devenu connu comme le “cinquième Beatles”. En Inde, ils pensaient que j’étais devenu fou.

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Ended Monday and welcomed Tuesday after a swim with Ravi Shankar's Festival from India a double album by Indian musician and composer Ravi Shankar, released on World Pacific Records in December 1968. It contains studio recordings made by a large ensemble of performers, many of whom Shankar had brought to the United States from India. Among the musicians were Shivkumar Sharma, Jitendra Abhisheki, Palghat Raghu, Lakshmi Shankar, Aashish Khan and Alla Rakha. The project presented Indian classical music in an orchestral setting, so recalling Shankar's work as musical director of All India Radio in the years before he achieved international fame as a soloist during the 1960s.

Billboard wrote: that Shankar was "test[ing] his own market power with a double disk LP, featuring a festival of haunting, hypnotizing instrumentals". - Wikipedia

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Portrait of Genius is a 1964 LP album by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar.

Portrait of Genius Review by Matthew Greenwald

Ravi Shankar has been described as one of the greatest musicians on the planet. This record, one of his classic World Pacific albums, clearly lends credence to that statement. But the thing that makes this record interesting is the fact that it contains a unique fusion of Shankar and his group performing with respected jazz flutist Paul Horn. It's an extremely gratifying combination, and Horn plays with a true jazzman's restraint on the five short selections that open the record. The second half is devoted to one long (20 minute) traditional raga, "Raga Multani," in which Shankar's awesome ability and stamina is matched only by that of his ensemble, especially Alla Rakha on tabla. Essential for any fan of Shankar or Indian music. Awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny4jHlsyIr0&list=RDny4jHlsyIr0&start_radio=1

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Ended Monday and welcomed Tuesday after my swim with In New York an album by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was released in 1968 on vinyl.

In New York Review by Sean Westergaard

Although the liner notes allude to Shankar being in New York for a series of concerts at Philharmonic Hall, there is no indication from the recording that this is a live date; the notes simply state "recorded in New York City." Shankar is joined by longtime partner and tabla master Alla Rakha and Shyam But-Nagar on tamboura. The program consists of two morning ragas: the brief "Raga Bairagi" and "Nata Bhairavi," as well as an evening piece, "Raga Marwa." Due to the nature of LPs at the time, the ragas are slightly compressed for time, moving relatively quickly through the alap and jor portions of the raga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wVWp4-k6XE&list=RD9wVWp4-k6XE&start_radio=1

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Ended Wednesday and welcomed Thursday after my swim with Live: Ravi Shankar at the Monterey International Pop Festival a live album by Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, released on the World Pacific record label in November 1967. It consists of part of Shankar's celebrated performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in California on 18 June 1967...

...Ravi Shankar's appearance at the Monterey International Pop Festival marked a highpoint in the popularity of Indian classical music in the West, during a period when rock groups such as the Beatles, the Byrds and the Rolling Stones had increasingly adopted aspects of the genre in their work. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9TFGQj4rA&list=RDev9TFGQj4rA&start_radio=1

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In San Francisco is a live album by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was released in 1967 on vinyl.

In San Francisco Review by Matthew Greenwald

On Ravi Shankar's World Pacific sides, the longer ragas were usually the highlight. These contained the true essence of Indian music: long, undulating ragas that slowly evolved and built in intensity. Unfortunately, there was usually only room for one on each album (if that); however, Live in San Francisco contains three extended pieces and is perhaps his best World Pacific album. Accompanied by Alla Rakha on tabla, Shankar shows his rhythmic grace and sheer stamina on these performances, to a live audience's delight. Recorded at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium at a time (about 1967) when consciousness in Indian music was growing at an incredible rate...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_g1vNJ7-UA&list=RDa_g1vNJ7-UA&start_radio=1

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