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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sounds of India canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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tabla ⓘ tambura ⓘ |
| featuresMusician | Alla Rakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindustani classical music
ⓘ
Indian classical music ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | The Sounds of India album cover ⓘ |
| hasEducationalValue | high ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
mono
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stereo ⓘ vinyl LP ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
alap
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gat ⓘ light classical dhun ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural understanding
ⓘ
introduction to Indian classical music ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Dhun
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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
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World Pacific Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
music reviews
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musicological analysis ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Western listeners ⓘ |
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