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Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar
Shankar, a sitar player known as the godfather of world music for his role in opening Western ears to sounds from the East, gives an honest, in-depth look at his life and work in this prodigious autobiography. Like a fine musical composition, Shankar beautifully narrates his life's milestones--his early years in India, his travels as a performer in Paris during the 1930s,
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Hardcover
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236 pages
Published
October 1st 1999
by Welcome Rain
(first published 1995)
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As a book - a composite of content, illustrations, photographs, paper quality, the heft of its size and the sheer abundance of old ink - this one's a collector's item.
The main thing I've taken away from this study of the maestro's life is that he not only had immense talent, but also the discernment about which opportunities to pick. So, to some extent, his success looks effortless and his breaks, lucky - maybe the struggle and the long hours of practice are underplayed.
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The main thing I've taken away from this study of the maestro's life is that he not only had immense talent, but also the discernment about which opportunities to pick. So, to some extent, his success looks effortless and his breaks, lucky - maybe the struggle and the long hours of practice are underplayed.
If you're looking for de ...more
I loved this book and still do. The life story of the one man perhaps most responsible for bringing Indian music and through it, culture, to the West.
Beginning with his life on tour as a dancer in his brother's band, continuing through his scholarship under Alluadin Khan, moving through years of touring places like France, Russia, and his work with the India Radio Orchestra, it glides up until his meeting with George Harrison and the years he recorded for Pacific Records in Los Angeles. He manag ...more
Beginning with his life on tour as a dancer in his brother's band, continuing through his scholarship under Alluadin Khan, moving through years of touring places like France, Russia, and his work with the India Radio Orchestra, it glides up until his meeting with George Harrison and the years he recorded for Pacific Records in Los Angeles. He manag ...more
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Wonderful self telling of one of the worlds masters life, from childhood in the Indian Opera up to the Beatle Years and after to present day! His relationship with George Harrison, world dignitaries, it is a wonderfully enriching tale.
A sincere and revealing book , inspiring for music lovers. The tale of a life devoted to music.
A great inspiration if you are curious about serious music forms other tahn western classical music.
A great inspiration if you are curious about serious music forms other tahn western classical music.
Not sure how much you would like it if you are not a fan- but regardless- RS had lived a fascinating life and I bet most readers would enjoy it. For fans I would say required reading.
A must read for lovers of Indian classical music.
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I finally finished this book, it was good for me but not necessarily good. I would like to know more about classical Indian music.
Rally interesting considering music is so close to my heart. His life is crazy bit clearly he is great.
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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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