Artist: Ananda Shankar
Genre(s):
Other
Rock
Ethnic
Discography:
Sa-Re-Ga Machan
Year: 1981
Tracks: 10
Snow Flower
Year: 1977
Tracks: 8
Ananda Shankar
Year: 1970
Tracks: 8
Melodies from India
Year: 1968
Tracks: 18
Walking On - The Ananda Shan..
Year:
Tracks: 11
Walking On
Year:
Tracks: 11
Ananda Shankar, nephew of world-famous sitar player, Ravi Shankar, never quite matched the success of his uncle, only made a important impact in the '70s psychedelic resistance scene by combination Western electronics and Indian music to create instrumental jams and moody soundtracks.The boy of famed classical dancers caught the entertainment industry bug in the late '60s and traveled to Los Angeles, where he played with rock musicians (including Jimi Hendrix) at the elevation of the psychedelic movement. At long time 27, he sign-language a apportion with Reprise Records world Health Organization released his debut self-titled album; a coalition cult classic that combined Hindustani music with psych-rock and included sitar-heavy versions of "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Light My Fire." After inadequate Stateside record gross sales, Shankar returned to India and began constructing 1975's Ananda Shankar and His Music, a blend of savage funk beats, keyboards, and traditional Indian instruments. From 1978 to 1981, he recorded cinque conceptual records: Republic of India Remembers Elvis (Indian versions of Elvis standards), A Musical Discovery of India (an enterprise financed by the Indian tourist board), Missing You (a dedication to his parents), the space-themed 2001, and the jungle safari-tinged Sá-Re-Gá Machán. In the mid-'90s, a new generation of DJs and musicians plant an abundance of samples in his discography, and when Blue Note released the 1996 compilation album Risque Juice, Vol. 1 which featured two of his dance tracks, "Streets of Calcutta" and "Terpsichore Drums," a reawakened interest in his music light-emitting diode to a tour-slot in Peter Gabriel's Womad festival and some other aboard Asian turntablist DJ State of Bengal. This collaboration resulted in 2000s Walking On, featuring Shankar's sitar virtuosity motley with bachelor launchpad breakbeats and trip-hop. Sadly, he never byword the sack of the album, due to a sudden nub attack at eld 56. In 2007, Fallout Records reissued Ananda Shankar and His Music, with Sá-Re-Gá Machán with India Remembers Elvis tacked on as bonus tracks.
