In London

by Ravi Shankar

In London cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: World Pacific
  • Country: India
  • Length: 39:43
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured during a highly influential European tour, this performance further established the sitar virtuoso as the premier ambassador of Indian classical forms to Western audiences. The intricate ragas showcase breathtaking technical dexterity and deeply hypnotic, improvisational stamina. The recordings profoundly impacted the developing global consciousness of 1960s folk and psychedelic rock musicians.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, technical, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Improvisations On The Theme Music From Pather Panchali (7:07)
  2. Fire Night (4:37)
  3. Karnataki (6:43)
  4. Raga Rageshri - Part 1 (Alap) (6:50)
  5. Raga Rageshri - Part 2 (Jor) (11:01)
  6. Raga Rageshri - Part 3 (Gat) (3:24)

Credits

  • Ravi Shankar - primary artist, sitar
  • Kanai Dutta - tabla
  • N.C. Mullick - tambora

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