Three Ragas

by Ravi Shankar

Three Ragas cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1956
  • Label: World Pacific
  • Country: India
  • Community rating: 4.35/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Shankar's first LP, recorded in London shortly after he resigned from All India Radio to tour the West, presents three ragas with Chatur Lal on tabla and Pradjot Sen on tamboura. Alongside 'Raga Jog' and 'Raga Ahir Bhairav' it includes 'Raga Simhendra Madhyamam', a Carnatic raga set among Hindustani material.

Genres

Descriptors: virtuosic, traditional, long-form, improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. R膩ga Ahir Bhairav
  2. R膩ga Simhendra Madhyamam
  3. R膩ga Jog

Credits

  • Ravi Shankar - primary artist, sitar
  • Prodyot Sen - tambura [tamboura]

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