The Sounds of India

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The Sounds of India is a landmark album by sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar that introduced many Western listeners to the fundamentals and expressive range of Indian classical music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album
studio album
artist Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED
associatedArtist Alla Rakha NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement 1960s world music boom
countryOfOrigin India
criticalReception acclaimed
explainsConcept drone
improvisation in Indian classical music
raga
tala
featuresInstrument sitar
tabla
tambura
featuresMusician Alla Rakha NERFINISHED
genre Hindustani classical music
Indian classical music
hasCoverArt The Sounds of India album cover
hasEducationalValue high
hasFormat mono
stereo
vinyl LP
hasStyle alap
gat
light classical dhun
hasTheme cross-cultural understanding
introduction to Indian classical music
hasTrack Dhun
Raga Rageshri NERFINISHED
Raga Sindhi Bhairavi NERFINISHED
hasType educational album
introductory album
includesSpokenExplanations true
influenced Western appreciation of Indian music
intendedUse instruction in Indian classical music
listening
language English
mediaType audio recording
notableFor introducing Indian classical music to Western audiences
partOf Ravi Shankar discography NERFINISHED
performer Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED
primaryInstrument sitar
producer Richard Bock NERFINISHED
recordLabel World Pacific NERFINISHED
World Pacific Records NERFINISHED
subjectOf music reviews
musicological analysis
targetAudience Western listeners

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Ravi Shankar notableWork The Sounds of India