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Ali Akbar Khan - Morning & Evening Ragas (1955)

2012-09-12T17:17:50Z

Ali Akbar Khan - Morning & Evening Ragas (1955)


01 - Goojjari Todi - Morning Raga
02 - Misra Mand - Evening Raga

Musicians:
Ali Akbar Khan – sarod
Mahapurush Misra – table
Anila Sinha – tamboura

This album, 'Music of India - Morning and Evening Ragas', containing two side-long ragas (the traditional Rag Sindhu Bhairavi and his own Rag Pilu Baroowa), was the first Indian classical recording to appear in the West, and the first recording of ragas on an LP.

A little more than fifty years ago, in 1955, Ali Akbar Khan issued an LP called "Music of India: Morning and Evening Ragas", with spoken introduction by violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Until then, Indian music was terra incognita in the West. When the same album was reissued as a CD in 1995, under the title "Then and Now", it was nominated for a Grammy. Between "then and now" has been the explosive influence of Indian music and culture in the West. Words such as karma, yoga, raga, nirvana, all once unknown here, have entered the language. Most famously, the wonders of the Indian - musical world were spread by George Harrison and the Beatles. The music also had a profound effect on Mickey Hart and the Grateful Dead, John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra), the Byrds, John Coltrane and many others. The annus mirabilis 1967 saw the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi spreading the wonders of transcendental meditation, Swami Prabhupada founding the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in New York City and the growing influence of Ravi Shankar. Four years later, George Harrison organized the groundbreaking Concert for Bangladesh, the first charity event of rock. Shankar had already wowed audiences at the Monterey Pop Festival, and he achieved stardom at the Madison Square Garden event (where Westerners, new to the sounds they heard, applauded after the musicians had finished tuning their instruments!). --- banglatorrents.com

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Ali Akbar Khan - Morning Visions (1994)

2021-01-28T11:57:16Z

Ali Akbar Khan - Morning Visions (1994)


1 	Rag Mian-ki Todi Pt. 1 	20:08
2 	Rag Mian-ki Todi Pt. 2 	20:55
3 	Rag Sindhu Bhairavi 	20:20

Sarod [Sarode] – Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Tabla – Pandit Mahapurush Misra

David B. Jones recorded these performances between 1963 and 1974 for the Signature Series but the two morning ragas that make up Morning Visions were never released during the first incarnation of the series. It features "Mian Ki Todi" and "Sindhu Bhairavi." Eloquence personified. Mahapurush Misra is on tabla. Music as sacrament. ---Ken Hunt, AllMusic Review

It is late morning, quiet, and you are filled with resolve, spiritual or mundane. This album is the soundtrack. Morning Visions is actually part of the Signature Series, without that category name, because it includes Mahapurush Misra on tabla and was recorded as part of the audiophile Connoisseur Society series of 1963 to 1974. This remastered edition presents, first, rag Mian-ki Todi, an old imperial composition. Ali Akbar Khan spends 20 minutes on the alap, a rhythm-free improvisation without drum, and even then the track is slightly truncated. The music is profound and passionate. The second track continues the performance with Misra propelling the music to its fast and strong conclusion. The last track is rag Sindhu Bhairavi, always associated with the morning. Its mood is more active and ends with a driving gat as a call for action. These are brilliant performances by supreme masters of the art. ---Dr. Debra Jan Bibel, amazon.com

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Ali Akbar Khan - Signature Series Vol.1 Three Ragas (1990)

2012-08-29T16:47:43Z

Ali Akbar Khan - Signature Series Vol.1 Three Ragas (1990)


1 	Chandranandan 	21:53
2 	Gauri Manjari 	19:30
3 	Jogiya Kalingra 	21:25

Ali Akbar Khan -  Sarod, Sitar
Mahapurush Misra – Tabla

The Signature Series is a reissue program of Ali Akbar Khan's Connoisseur Society works, remastered and repackaged with historically updated notes. He is accompanied by Mahapurush Misra on tabla, one of Khan's most spirited collaborators. The exemplary recording combines the night raga &"Chandranandan," &"Gauri Manjari" (an experimental composition), and &"Jogiya Kalingra." They are performances to return to again and again. ---Ken Hunt, allmusic.com

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Ali Akbar Khan - The Forty Minute Raga (1968)

2012-09-02T16:42:43Z

Ali Akbar Khan - The Forty Minute Raga (1968)


1. Raga Marwa Alap
2. Raga Marwa Gat

Artists:
Ali Akbar Khan – sarod
Mahapurush Misra – tabla

Ali Akbar was born on 14th April, 1922 in the village of Shibpur, East Bengal. His father Baba Allauddin Khan was the greatest figure in North Indian music in 20th century and mother was Madina Begum. He was started learning the music from the age of three. He was learned the vocal music from his father and drums from his uncle, Fakir Aftabuddin. He was learned other musical instruments, but finally he was decided to fully concentrate on the Sarode and on vocal. He was married three times and has eleven children’s. Khan’s son Ustad Aashish Khan is also a sarod player. Ali Akbar Khan made his first stage performance in Allahabad at the age of thirteen. In his early twenties, Ali Akbar Khan made his first recording in Lucknow for the HMV label, and the next year, he became the court musician to the Maharaja of Jodhpur. He was worked there for seven years and the state of Jodhpur give him the title of ‘Ustad’. Then he was received another great title of ‘Hathi Saropo’ and ‘Dowari Tajeem’ at the Jodhpur Palace’s golden jubilee celebration. He was first visited the United States in 1955 on the request of violinist Yehudi Menuhin and gave a memorable concert at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan was played a major role in popularizing Indian classical music in the US. He was founded the ‘Ali Akbar College of music’ in Calcutta in 1956 and also founded the same name of College in Marin County in california. The ‘jugal bandi’ between him and Pandit Ravi Shankar was a treat for the lovers of Indian classical music. Ustan Ali Aakbar Khan had given musics in several films, such as “Aandhiyan” by Chetan Anand in 1953, “House Holder” by Ivory Merchant,”Khudita Pashan” for which he won the “Best Musician of the Year” award, “Devi” by Satyajit Ray, and “Little Buddha” by Bernardo Bertolucci. His albums are “The Forty-Minute Raga” in 1968 and “Journey” in 1990. --- askmeany.com

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