India's Master Musician

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India's Master Musician
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1959 [1] [2]
Genre Hindustani classical music
Length50:30
Label World Pacific
WP-1248
Producer Richard Bock
Ravi Shankar chronology
The Sounds of India
(1958)
India's Master Musician
(1959)
Improvisations
(1962)
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India's Master Musician is an album by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar released in March 1959. [1] [2] It was recorded in Hollywood, California. [4] It was later digitally remastered and released in CD format through Angel Records, with digital remastering by Squires Productions.

Contents

Supporting musicians are Chatur Lal on tabla and Nodu Mullick on Tamboura.

Track listing

  1. "Kafi-Holi (Spring Festival of Colors)" – 7:13
  2. "Dhun (Folk Airs)" – 5:53
  3. "Mishra Piloo" – 10:37
  4. "Raga Puriya Dhanashri" – 11:22
  5. "Raga Charu Keshi" – 13:29

References

  1. 1 2 "March Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 14 March 1959. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Ravi Shankar". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. 9 February 1959. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. Greig, J. Andrew (July 12, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . 46 (13): 316–37.
  4. "Classical Net Review – Shankar – India's Master Musician & In London". Classical.net. Retrieved 2015-12-17.