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Yours in Music: Graphic Autobiography of Ravi Shankar
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Ravi Shankar
Pandit Ravi Shankar, the legendary Hindustani classical musician, was born into a musically-inclined Bengali family in Banaras, India. The melodious strains of his music swept across the globe, making him a unifying phenomenon of music in the East and the West. His peerless genius contributed enormously to world music traditions and led to innovative collaborations with ot
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Paperback
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120 pages
Published
July 1st 2013
by Wisdom Tree
(first published May 15th 2013)
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Quite the "Coles notes" of Shankar's career. I don't feel it needed to be told using such a large format (the book is 12" tall) as there was a lot of dead space on many of the pages. The mixed media artwork was interesting, but the visual depth inconsistent. A thicker volume with more story and with more detailed art would have told a more fascinating story of this important figure in music history.
A super-condensed version of the life of Ravi Shankar. I would have liked to have known more about his relationships, both professional and personal, but I get that it would have made the book at least five times bigger. I appreciate that he shared his views on certain shows he did and I love that he had such a reverent view towards music. He would explain his music to an audience who wasn't familiar with it so that they would have a greater understanding and appreciation. He was truly a remarka
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Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শংকর; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury on 7 April 1920), often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician.
In 1956, he began to tour Europe and America playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s th ...more
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