Published February 2nd, 2010 at 10:59 pm in Music News with no comments
Tagged with Anoushka Shankar, Indian classical, Ravi Shankar
Indian classical music virtuoso Ravi Shankar and the people of the Ravi Shankar Foundation have been doing a lot of research to track down and document his musical legacy. It seems the first fruits of their labor will be seeing the light of day, for all to hear with the creation of East Meets West Music, a label named after the classic Shankar album East Meets West.
The first project will be the first in a series of albums called Nine Decades, with the first volume to be released on April 7th, Shankar’s 90th birthday. The series promises many rare and previously unreleased recordings from the sitar master, so fans of Indian classical music will be anticipating this one. The series will be released on vinyl (yes), CD, and also through digital means.
The second release will be a completely remastered and restored version of the 1971 documentary film Rage, released by Apple Films in 1971. The soundtrack to the album, also released by Apple, has never been reissued but will finally see its CD debut after many requests from Shankar and Beatles/Apple fans alike. Both the DVD and CD are expected for release in the Fall of 2010.
Outside of his own works, East Meets West Music will highlight brand new music with approval from Ravi Shankar and daughter Anoushka Shankar. No word on who will be the first artists chosen, but since father and daughter have very diverse tastes and interests in music, it will be very interesting to see what gets the Shankar Foundation seal of approval.
Fans down under will be able to see Ravi & Anoushka Shankar perform live in March as they will be doing a small amount of concerts, you can find confirmed dates here. Anoushka has a concert planned in Italy at the end of March. When she and family will celebrate her father’s 90th year, she will then go on her own tour as The Anoushka Shankar Project, doing shows throughout the U.S. before heading to Europe and coming back to the U.S. at the start of June. You can find confirmed tour dates on Anoushka’s home page.
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