Live at Carnegie Hall (Anoushka Shankar album)

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Live at Carnegie Hall
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Released5 December 2001
Recorded New York City, October 6, 2000, England, June 8, 2001
Genre Indian classical music
Length61:32
Label Angel Records
Producer Hans Shankar
Anoushka Shankar chronology
Anourag
(2000)
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(2001)
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(2005)
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Live at Carnegie Hall is a live album by Anoushka Shankar released in 2001, and recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Salisbury Festival. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album.

Track listing

All tracks by Anoushka Shankar:

  1. "Introduction" – 0:28
  2. "Raga Madhuvanti: Alap" – 9:57
  3. "Raga Madhuvanti: Gat in Rupak (7-beat)" – 8:36
  4. "Raga Desh" – 11:48
  5. "Bhupali Tabla Duet" – 9:52
  6. "Raga Mishra Piloo" – 18:57

Personnel

  1. Anoushka Shankar: Sitar, vocals
  2. Bikram Ghosh: Tabla
  3. Tanmoy Bose: Tabla

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