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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.After his first Indian LP was released, Ananda's music became a fixture on radio, television, and in theatre.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.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.Ga Machan, a funky, strange, and exotic madhouse ("Jungle King" even reprises "Streets of Calcutta" a bit), may be the true masterpiece.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.Buying: All original Ananda Shankar records should be highly prized.You did not enter a search term.Eastern and Western musical traditions, Indian composer and choreographer Ananda Shankar was the son of renowned dancers Uday and Amala Shankar as well as the nephew of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar.After studying sitar with Dr.Reprise which embraced both raga and psychedelia through the use of tabla and mridangam in conjunction with Moog synthesizers and electric guitars.Returning to India, Shankar subsequently created the mudavis, a kind of conceptual performance which presaged the multimedia innovations of the MTV generation in its combination of music, dance and visuals.At just 56, he died of cardiac arrest in Calcutta on March 26, 1999; Walking On was posthumously issued on the Real World label the following year.Please refresh the page to fix the problem.Eastern and Western musical traditions, Indian composer and choreographer Ananda Shankar was the son of renowned dancers Uday and Amala Shankar as well as...Write a ReviewYour TakeTell the world what you think about Ananda Shankar!AEC One Stop Group, Inc.Visit other CNET Networks sites: Select SiteBNETCNET.Alan Hawkshaw
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Strut Records
Subterfuge
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Trunk Records
Tsunami
Varese Sarabande
Volcano (Japan)
Warner Bros.Label: Fallout Records
Date Recorded: 1975
Cat no.Ananda Shankar was Ravi Shankar's Nephew and was one of the first musicians to mix Indian music with western pop styles back in the 1960s.Ananda Shankar and his 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.Streets of Calcutta
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play!The Lonely Rider
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play!The River
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play!Vidai (Parting)
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play!Back Home
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play!Path Of Most Resistance (CD, Enh)
Renunciation, Renuncia...Blue Juice (CD)
Streets Of Calcutta, D...Blue Juice (2xLP)
Streets Of Calcutta, D...Untouchable Outcaste Beats 1 (CD)
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