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| 1. Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi - Shankar/Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman/Zakir Hussain/V. Lakshminarayana |
| 2. Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara - Shankar/Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman/Zakir Hussain/V. Lakshminarayana |
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Recorded 1980. Shankar (10-string double violin, tamboura), Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (mridangam), Zakir Hussain (tabla), V. Lakshminarayana (conductor - tala keeping)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This two piece album is absolutely incredible. Anybody who even faintly enjoys Indian classical music and/or superior musicianship should obtain a copy of this album. Some of the most intense and beautiful music I have ever heard.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Experiment turned brilliance
24 Dec 1999
Format:Audio CD
Shankar, after master minding the instrument, 'accoustic double violin', which offers the range of whole string orchestra, puts that to business with two classical ragas of South India, Hemavathi and Savithri. An album dedicated to his pal, John McLaughlin, features also the unBEATable brilliance of Zakir Hussain and Umayalpuram Sivaraman on percussion (Tabla and Mridangam respectively). A path breaking success for conceiving a ten stringed instrument to go beyond the constraints of the traditional violin, this album is an ample evidence of Shankar's impeccable improvisational quality and brillance. This simply augurs what more will come from this instrument and Shankar in the future. Worth buying for the sheer of joy of hearing the music!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A remarkable introduction to Indian Classical Music
8 Oct 1999
Format:Audio CD
L Shankar (not to be confused with Ravi Shankar) is a remarkable musician and "interpreter" of classic southern India music. This was the first real recording of Indian classical music that I heard (it came out on the ECM Jazz label which I love). It struck me then and still does, as music of fire and passion melded with a clarity of purpose. Something about the nature of "control combined with spirit" has been one of the essential characteristics of the appeal which Indian music has for me. I realize there is a large "improvizational" aspect to playing Ragas, but on this recording, hearing it over and over, one gets a very different sense of the music, perhaps not even an intended sense.
I've listened to a fair bit of Indian classical since I picked up this record, but this is still one of favorites (along with Shankar's other great record: Pancha Nadai Pallavi).
If you like other ECM records, you may well like this too. I can see what Manfred Eicher liked about this. Thanks Manfred, and thanks to Shankar for the creation.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Master of his own Creation
14 May 1999
Format:Audio CD
Lakshminarayana Sankar, this is the young violinist who made his debut (to the western world) with John McLauglin's "Shakti" group in the mid-seventies. And also the one who stole the limelight (at the jazz poles) from Stephane Grappelli, the undisputed master of the jazz violin.
INDO-JAZZ FUSSION LOVERS HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE. This is pure South Indian (Carnatic) classical affair at its best. The inclusion of tabla (Zakir Hussain) may be a departure here in the right Carnatic sense. But what an enjoyable departure that is!
The ragam-thanam-pallavi is the masterpiece and so is the sound of his double-neck instrument on both tracks. Given a decent audio system, adjectives like tear-inducing, hairs-on-end, etc., is bound to be overheard. Though a studio recording, Manfred Eicher has done full justice in capturing this acoustic music with the right concert hall ambience. I only wish that this concert lasted longer than it does. Alternately, Mr.Shankar should take more of such outings.
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