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ANANDA SHANKAR AND HIS MUSIC

Original pressing of Anada Shankar's most funky & psychedelic recording. What do I need to say?An absolutely amazing record, absorbingly intense all the way through.Experience the devastating impact of the original vinyl! This is a very nice sounding copy, very little surface noise.

Killer Indian Psych/Funk!  Includes "Dancing Drums" and "Streets of Calcutta". Original Gramophone Company of India Pressing

HERE IS THE ALL TIME MOST FANTASTIC INDIAN LP ON THE PLANET. CALLED "ANANDA SHANKAR AND HIS MUSIC" WHICH FEATURES THE TUNES "DANCING DRUMS " AND "THE STREETS OF CALCUTTA" WHICH ARE BLAZING CLUB DJ FUNKY UPTEMPO SITAR BAD ASS DRUMS AND BASS TUNES TO MAKE ANY DANCE FLOOR SHAKE WITH MAD PERCUSION AND SOME ILL ASIAN EASTERN SOUNDS SAMPLES AND LOOPS FOR THE PRODUCERS IN THE SOUND OF DR DRE/TIMBERLAND AND MANY OTHER TOP PRODUCERS.HOT HOT LP.VERY RARE.

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ABOUT ANANDA SHANKAR:

He's a young man with a sitar and a dream (to combine Western and Indian music) and he's excited about The Rolling Stones and The Doors. Fantastic wild rock & raga from a timeless instrument made from a pumpkin in the year of man on the moon.

Ananda Shankar (11 December 1942 - 26 March 1999) was an Indian musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles way back in 1960s.Ananda Shankar 's musical legacy is best remembered by his uncanny ability to fuze the musical ideals of traditional Indian music with Western pop.

Musical Lineage:

Ananda Shankar was Ravi Shankar's Nephew

To most people, "India's greatest musician" means Pandit Ravi Shankar, whose ragas briefly pacified the world in the tumultuous 1960s. And there are those who say Ravi's wife was better than he. But it was Ravi's nephew Ananda who became the voice of modern India in all its contrasting elements.

The son of famous arranger-choreographer Uday Shankar & dancer Amala, Ananda had all of the expertise, talent, and perfectionists' dedication of the previous generation. He studied five years under Dr. Lalmani Misra, head of the Department of Music at Benaras Hindu University; following his intense tutelage, he spent two years abroad, where he studied western classical and pop as well as multi-media. While his ability to perform and compose rivalled that of his famous father and uncle, he identified more with his own generation.

A Musical Prodigy:

In ways never previously imagined --much less executed even by other master musicians-- he alone merged Indian and western, classical and rock, lyrical and funky, exotic and commercial, traditional and progressive. Given the enormity of the task and the sharp contrast between his success and the failures of so many "raga rock" practitioners, Ananda Shankar can be seen as one of the greatest musical figures of the twentieth century.

His 1970 debut album on Reprise featured covers of tunes by the Rolling Stones and the Doors as well as his own (better) music. The album's success led to an expansion of his orchestra including dancers and multi-media effects. His wife Tanusree choreographed. After his first Indian LP was released, Ananda's music became a fixture on radio, television, and in theatre. Airlines, fashion shows, and the film industry recognized his as the modern sound of India.

Even years after his sudden from heart failure his music can be heard at least on U.S. radio and in fashion shows, thanks largely to a reissue and a compilation.

Ananda was the great modernizer of Indian music, as influential as Mighty Sparrow and Kui Lee were in updating and promoting their respective traditions. He won the Indian equivalent of a Grammy Award for the score of "Chorus" in 1974. Other soundtracks featuring his work may have been released in India. Throughout his career, his sound remained fairly consistent, and his vision never flagged until his untimely death. Yet India and the world still have not completely caught on to his talent and significance.

Ananda Shankar & his Music became legendary in the 1990s simply because Capitol picked "Streets of Calcutta" and "Dancing Drums" for a Blue Note break-beat compilation. But there is plenty more material of the same caliber, even on that album. Later, rarer albums yield even more impressive music, and there are plenty of tracks waiting to be discovered and played by adventurous DJs.

The beat of the tabla is as vital to Indian music as the conga to African and Latin. While the Moog, sitar, and Western themes distinguish Shankar's music as fresh and original, the cacaphony of tabla beats grounds the music in simmering Bombay, timeless ragas, and the splendor of Shankar musical royalty. In other places, such as the Missing You tribute to Uday, Ananda uses vibes and flute to great effect. And still elsewhere the elements of Indian soundtracks, such as occasional female voice and strings, add power and excitement.

Call it futuristic exoticism or Indian soul music. Like other examples of the best revolutionary music, the wonders of Ananda Shankar will sound forever ahead of their time: definitely far out, and yet as familiar and comforting as Mom's cooking.

ABOUT THE LP

One of the greatest albums ever by one of the most compelling figures in Indian music! expertly mixes 70s funky grooves with Sitar and Indian instruments and melodies to create (in places) what could almost be a Bollywood soundtrack meets Italian cop movie soundtrack. Well, it sounds like that to us anyway. Along with the fantastic up-tempo numbers, we also get treated to a few lovely tracks that are more on the chilled side. Another goodie! This 1975 album is a stunner with tracks that push the funky groove a lot farther than you'd expect, swirling percussion, organ, guitar, tablas, moog, and sitar all together into an unbelievable sound that will leave you breathless!

Side 1:

"Streets Of Calcutta"

“Cyrus’

"Back Home"

"The Lonely Rider"

“The River”

“Vidai”

Side 2:

"Dawn"

"Renunciation"

"Dancing Drums"