Album Info
| 1. Raga: Bagashree | Year of Recording: 1974 | |||
| 2. Thumri | Record Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | |||
| Producers: Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain | ||||
| Engineers: Mickey Hart, Dan Healy, Rex Jackson, Betty Cantor, Tom Flye | ||||
| Cover Photo: John Werner | ||||
| Liner Notes and Series Ethnomusicology Consultant: Fredric Lieberman, Ph.D. | ||||
| Project Coordinator: Bill Belmont | ||||
Description
This album represents the intricate sounds of the sarangi (a bowed, short-necked stringed instrument) in the hands of Ustad Sultan Khan, 2010 winner of the Padma Bhushan (India’s third highest civilian honor). The sarangi is accompanied by the tabla (a pair of hand drums) performed by Shri Rij Ram. The album was recorded at a live performance arranged by Ravi Shankar and George Harrison at Stone House in Marin County during a November 1974 concert tour of the United States. Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain co-produced the album, originally issued in 1974 and later reissued as part of “THE WORLD” series.
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