What are the Ravi Shankar must haves? Did he ever get funky like his nephew Ananda? Can't believe Norah Jones is his daughter. I mean, the guy had a lot of talent.
I think the first must have is a clean record. This has gotten harder to find in recent years.
Most of the records I have listened to have one raga on each side. Never got into it deep enough that it made much of difference to me which raga I listened to.
I like both records with Yehudi Menuhin.
I have a 45 credited to R.Shankar that is with a rock rhythm section or something. For me it sucked.
The Charly soundtrack might be most funky/break/beat oriented thing I have heard from him. I like it, but it is nothing like Ananda's music.
He was a classical musician and his records are best enjoyed in that light.
I saw him play once maybe 6 or 7 years back at the SF Opera Hall and it was such an amazing experience. To have seen him play was definitely a privilege. He was a wonderful person. Even though he was old and it was his time to go, it is still very sad and a great loss.
RIP Ravi Shankar
LaserWolf
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Most of the records I have listened to have one raga on each side. Never got into it deep enough that it made much of difference to me which raga I listened to.
I like both records with Yehudi Menuhin.
I have a 45 credited to R.Shankar that is with a rock rhythm section or something. For me it sucked.
The Charly soundtrack might be most funky/break/beat oriented thing I have heard from him. I like it, but it is nothing like Ananda's music.
He was a classical musician and his records are best enjoyed in that light.
RIP Ravi Shankar
The man was a genius, pure and simple.
Here's a guide to buying his records: When you see one, buy it.
RIP
Hard to get sad/reflective about a gentleman who got to share his art, to great success, for as long as he did. Amazing man, amazing life.