Ananda Shankar – Ananda Shankar & His Music – Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mr Bongo, 2024

Description: Ananda Shankar - "Ananda Shankar & His Friends" 2024 limited edition Vinyl Reissue Brand new, Sealed. Check my feedback! People love my quality records and quick shipping! Mr Bongo proudly presents an official reissue of an iconic, exploratory album by Indian maestro of the sitar, Ananda Shankar, aptly titled ‘Ananda Shankar And His Music’. Released on His Master’s Voice in 1976, the album is a sublime collage of sitar-funk, traditional Indian classical music and psychedelic grooves, from the Indian sitarist, composer and musician. Nephew to India’s legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, Ananda’s musical family and upbringing led to a deep respect and love of the wealth of music that emanated from his birthplace. His travels to the west coast of America in the late ’60s though, saw Shankar immersed in the full swing of psychedelic rock. The collision of these two musical worlds with a whole range of other Eastern and Western influences on ‘Ananda Shankar And His Music’, is a truly entrancing combination. First big in the UK in the mid-’90s jazz/rare groove club scene, when it was unearthed by adventurous DJs and crate diggers, the sensational Indian-funk tracks ‘Streets Of Calcutta’ and ‘Dancing Drums’ became firm dancefloor favorites. The mixture of drum-heavy funk with Indian music and psychedelia is the perfect melting pot. Flavorful and balanced, it still feels fresh and exciting 40 years on. Like a fine wine, this album keeps getting better with age and once-overlooked tracks are now seen in a new light. Aside from the main ‘club’ cuts that many have praised and loved, ‘The River’ is a part blissed-out, Balearic gem, part cosmic wild west soundtrack, that would provide the perfect complement to any sunset session. Elsewhere, ‘Dawn’ is a spiritual and meditative journey into Indian classical music, with ‘Cyrus’ floating you away to heavenly heights. On a different tip, ‘Back Home’ fuses styles and themes via an organ and Moog-infused, tripped-out excursion, whilst ‘Renunciation’ hits with a psych-rock sentiment to it’s sitar-soaked grooves. A beautiful time capsule of Eastern culture meets Western influence, where experimentation and intrigue produced a fusion of sounds that still sound as vibrant and alluring as they have ever been. Check out my WHOLE EBAY STORE! Now using Media Mail as the default shipping method. Faster Priority and UPS shipping are available at checkout.

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