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Raga Mala : The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar,9781566491044

Raga Mala : The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar

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ISBN13: 9781566491044
ISBN10: 1566491045
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-10-01
Publisher(s): Natl Book Network
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Summary

The world's leading sitar player and elder statesman of Indian culture, Ravi Shankar spent his teenage years as a dancer in the glamorous world of 1930s Paris and New York. After studying in India with classical Hindustani music master Allauddin Khan, Ravi's early career culminated in a successful tour of Soviet Russia in 1954 with the huge, prestigious first cultural delegation sent by Jawaharlal Nehru.

Author Biography

Ravi Shankar is the world's foremost sitar player who spearheaded the international spread of Indian culture. His masterful play inspired the sitar boom in the 1960s, influencing musicians such as George Harrison and the Beatles, Yehudi Menuhin, and Philip Glass. In the public eye for almost seventy years, he still maintains a huge following around the world through regular performances and recordings

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 6
Preface (Tuning Up)p. 8
Gangeshwarip. 11
Bairagip. 35
Rangeshwarip. 83
Manamanjarip. 105
Suranjanip. 141
Kameshwarip. 189
Tilak Shyamp. 231
Jogeshwarip. 259
Mohan Kaunsp. 285
Parameshwarip. 305
Postscript: Dhun-Rasiyap. 314
Afterwordp. 316
Glossaryp. 318
Chronologyp. 323
Credits and Publishers' Notep. 326
Indexp. 327
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