album · March 19, 1976
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival From India
Dark Horse RecordsSee this day
worldclassical
The 1976 release documents a 1974 concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, featuring Shankar alongside an orchestra of Indian musicians and Western players.
- The album was recorded live at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 3, 1974.
- The concert featured a 70-piece orchestra, blending Indian and Western instrumentation.
- The album was released on George Harrison's Dark Horse Records label.
Ravi Shankar was an Indian composer and sitarist, widely considered the most famous proponent of Indian classical music in the West. He was a popularizer of the genre, and a key figure in bringing Indian music to global attention, particularly in the 1960s and 70s.
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