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Born in 1920 at Banaras, the seat of Hindu Culture, Ravi
Shankar left his home soon, contract to the orthodox ideals then prevailing,
and joined his brother Uday Shankar, for a long spell of activities abroad. It
was in his brother’s troupe that he began his career of music and dance and was
dance and was destined to a brilliant future on the modern stage.

 In his childhood travel all over the continent and
America he had the opportunity of hearing such great masters as Chaliapin,
Paderewski Toscanini, Pablo Casals, Segovia, Kriesler, Hiefitz, Menuhin and
some of the best ballets, symphony orchestras and operas. His consequent love,
understanding and respect for Western music have greatly helped in his unique
success in interpreting the highly emotional and complex gamut of Indian music
to Western audiences.

 On his return to India, his craving for classical
music led him to Ustad Allauddin Khan, one of the greatest living musicians.
After years of rigorous training in the technique of Sitar and music in
general, he started his career anew as a classical soloist and soon established
himself in the fron rank of young musicians. Richer with the foundation of
classical values, he started experiments in orchestrating Indian music on an
hitherto unattempted scale, and successfully founded, composed for, and conducted
the National Orchestra at All India Radio. He was the first classical musician
to set a pattern of creative compositions and orchestration and also conducted
his own works.

 His work in the field of ballet and film music has
revolutionized the hackneyed approach. In the ballets “India Immortal” and
“Discovery of India” the music he wrote was acclaimed as a landmark in
contemporary stage creation.

 The artistry of Ravi Shankar has many paradoxical
facets. His approach to music is the most orthodox among the traditional and
the most progressive among the creative. He is therefore, one of the most
popular contemporary musicians of India and also the most controversial.

 His recent tours of America and continent, where he
appeared in numerous full-fledged concerts, lecture demonstrations and TV has
stood out as a cultural exchange event of great significance.

Artists:

Pandit Ravi Shankar (Sitar)

Tracks:

 SIDE ONE

Raga Ahir Lalit

Raga Nat Bhairao

Raga Bhatiyar                        Sitarkhani

Raga Sindhu Bhairavi       
Thumri

Raga Hemant                          Drut

Raga Rasiya

SIDE TWO

 Raga Marwa                     Bilampat

Raga Puriya Kalyan       

Raga Yaman Manjh        
Thumri

Raga Tilak Shyam

Raga Yaman Bilawal

Bangla Kirtan