The Sounds of India

by Ravi Shankar

The Sounds of India cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: India
  • Length: 53:22
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An essential primer for Western audiences discovering classical Indian traditions. The virtuoso sitar performances capture the complex, meditative ragas that heavily influenced the psychedelic rock movement during the late 1960s.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, Lounge, educational

Tracklist

  1. An Introduction to Indian Music (4:08)
  2. D谩dr谩 (10:25)
  3. M谩ru-Bih谩g (11:40)
  4. Bhimpalasi (12:08)
  5. Sindhi-Bhairavi (14:58)

Credits

  • Ravi Shankar - primary artist, sitar, speech [spoken by], illustration [illustrated by]
  • Chatur Lal - tabla, accompanied by
  • N.C. Mullick - tambura, accompanied by

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