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- Date Released: April 17, 1995
- Genre: International
- Style: India
- Label: Fantasy / Prestige
The sound of the steady build from droning to exploding.
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We Say...
Indian music was, along the percussion ensembles of Asia and Africa, a huge influence on the American minimalists; both LaMonte Young and Terry Riley (among many others) studied with master Indian musicians. The reason is the drone, a thrumming that's the heartbeat pulse at the center of North Indian classical music. On Traditional Music of India, sarod (an 8-string lute) virtuoso Ali Akbar Khan is accompanied by tabla percussion and the tambura (the source of the drone) for four raags that slowly build from an almost lulling, tranquil calm to a fire-spitting finish, with Khan playing with a controlled savagery.
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They Say...
Along with Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan stands out as a musician whose work caused America and the West to pay attention to Indian classical in the 1960s. This disc combines two albums from 1965: Traditional Music of India and The Soul of Indian Music, both originally on Prestige. The re-release offers Michael Gold's informative and occasionally hilarious original liner notes as well. Akbar Khan plays the sarod, which is similar to the sitar but with a resonating body at both ends of the strings, and fewer sympathetic strings. He is accompanied by uncredited musicians on the tamboura (a stringed drone instrument) and the tabla (the paired drums with the distinctive hollow sound most commonly associated with Indian music). The remastering is good, revealing a number of music virtues and only a few acoustic defects. Akbar Khan's playing is subtle and beautiful: He bends notes effortlessly and when called upon yanks on the strings with immense force. Each raga builds stealthily from its serene introduction to its dramatic climax. The four ragas are all traditional, so there are no worries about the new age heresies he has been accused of in his later work. Lovers of the form need not hesitate.
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| 01. |  |
Raga Chandranandan |
17:31 |
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| 02. | |
Raga Bhairavi |
17:32 |
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| 03. | |
Raga Ramdasi Malhar |
18:52 |
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| 04. | |
Raga Malika |
19:04 |
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04 Total Tracks, 72:59 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Gold - Liner Notes // Ali Akbar Khan - Sitar // Ali Akbar Khan - Sitar // Ali Akbar Khan - Sitar // Ali Akbar Khan - Sitar // Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod // Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod // Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod // Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod // Ali Akbar Khan - Main Performer // Ali Akbar Khan - Main Performer // Ali Akbar Khan - Main Performer // Ali Akbar Khan - Main Performer // Don Schlitten - Photography // Phil Carroll - Artwork // Phil Carroll - Art Direction // Joe Tarantino - Mastering // Joe Tarantino - Digital Remastering // Deb Sibony - Design
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