Anourag

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In the two years since her debut, Anoushka, Anoushka Shankar's skills have increased greatly. She can take on these six pieces by her father, the great Ravi Shankar, which are based on traditional ragas, and make absolutely no concession to her youth. Her natural feel for the sitar and the depth of her ability are apparent from her introduction to the first tune, "Shuddha Sarang," where her runs and harmonics glide magically, leaving you wondering how one instrumentalist can produce such multilayered sounds. The spare, traditional accompaniment of tabla, tanpura (a stringed drone instrument), and mridangam (a two-headed wooden drum) leave the sitar very much in the spotlight, and Shankar's liquid, contemplative playing always shines. The highlight, however, has to be "Pancham Se Gara," on which Ravi and Anoushka duet. The master, without doubt, is still just that, but his pupil is coming along very quickly, and the joy of them making music together comes through clearly. A captivating experience. --Chris Nickson

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Average customer rating: Get Real! No more "Beginner's Mind" Disappointing!! Bapi? I Got Yer Bapi Right Here. Haven't heard it yet!

Anourag Anoushka Shankar Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rise Anoushka Live At Carnegie Hall Vision of Peace: The Art of Ravi Shankar Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000 ASIN: B00004W47N Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

1. Shuddha Sarang
2. Puriya Dhanashri
3. Hamsadhwani Tabla Duet
4. Yaman Kalyan
5. Swarna Jayanti
6. Pancham Se Gara

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In the two years since her debut, Anoushka, Anoushka Shankar's skills have increased greatly. She can take on these six pieces by her father, the great Ravi Shankar, which are based on traditional ragas, and make absolutely no concession to her youth. Her natural feel for the sitar and the depth of her ability are apparent from her introduction to the first tune, "Shuddha Sarang," where her runs and harmonics glide magically, leaving you wondering how one instrumentalist can produce such multilayered sounds. The spare, traditional accompaniment of tabla, tanpura (a stringed drone instrument), and mridangam (a two-headed wooden drum) leave the sitar very much in the spotlight, and Shankar's liquid, contemplative playing always shines. The highlight, however, has to be "Pancham Se Gara," on which Ravi and Anoushka duet. The master, without doubt, is still just that, but his pupil is coming along very quickly, and the joy of them making music together comes through clearly. A captivating experience. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

Get Real!.......2002-12-07

This is not good Indian classical music, this is a pretty woman with an effective PR machinery and an audience that doesn't understand the idiom. Do people who spangle five stars on this "item" collect Nikhil Banerjee and Mushtaq Ali Khan concerts? Do they have a well-stocked khyal shelf? Fat chance; probably they can't tell ragas apart, indeed don't know what a raga is.

I don't mean Anoushka is worthless, but she's a young student, who wouldn't, and shouldn't, have been recording at all under other circumstances. Ravi is quite old; what will happen when he is gone? Will she go on and study under his more senior students? I don't think so - why should she? She has it all made already.

Why is this a problem? Because with the publicity she gets she is held to represent an art form, a nation, a culture. It's embarassing when a schoolgirl's banalities are hailed as the pinnacle of my people's intellectual achievements. Please! To suggest this is the best we, the Indian people, can do borders on racism.

No more "Beginner's Mind".......2001-05-31

This review will probably differ from the majority, but I hear something really important lost... call it "Beginner's Mind," or a certain openness to experimentation and freeform musicianship... I don't know what it is, only that Anoushka's first release seems so much 'better'. Here she tries getting fancy, this music has "attitude" and seems to have lost the simple groundedness of the original, although likely it will appeal to a much broader audience. Indeed, it seems to be *trying* to "appeal" and thereby loses all its appeal (to me). Perhaps it was inevitable -- "followups" are never the same as the original (most evident in films, but it can be noticed in music as well).

I may be alone in this point of view, but this is an honest review from the heart, and after purchasing this CD I recommend it only if you consider 'fanciness', 'attitude' and 'mass appeal' to be 'improvements'. Otherwise, try the original!

Disappointing!!.......2001-04-26

Disappointing recording!There is still a long ways to go before this artist can display any depth of Indian music!

Bapi? I Got Yer Bapi Right Here........2001-04-08

This CD would be a great indroductory piece for anyone interested in Sitar/subcontinental music. The production is clear as a bell--I've been disapointed with the production on some Ravi Shankar records--and the ragas are not the 35-minute monoliths so popular on Indian records 1968-1980s. Don't get me wrong, I love Ravi's records and the full-length Indian-classical stuff. But, if you aren't sure if the music is for you, here's a great starting point.

Haven't heard it yet!.......2001-03-10

I purchased "Anourag" today, but haven't opened it yet. I decided to read the reviews on this site first. The reviews are either highly favorable or very negative. It seems that the negative reviews have all been submitted by people with Indian names. I am wondering if their knowledge and understanding of the complexities of Indian music is really so much greater than that of anyone else listening to, and evaluating this music. I have heard Ravi and Anoushka Shankar play together, in person, on two occasions, and both concerts were wonderful.

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