Ravi Shankar and the chants of India (progam on ABC Radio National)

[Guest guest]

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/rhythmdivine/stories/2007/1990457.htm

 

Friday 03 August 2007

 

Ravi Shankar and the Chants of India

There's much more to Ravi Shankar than mastery of the

sitar. George Harrison called him the 'godfather of

world music' for his efforts in popularising

Hindustani classical music in the West, and his

daughters Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones have forged

brilliant musical careers themselves. But Ravi Shankar

has also been an important spiritual ambassador,

arranging and recording Sanskrit chants from Hindu

scriptures like the Vedas and the Upanishads. This

week we feature his album Chants of India in which

Hindu prayers and mantras have been set to music. And

we hear from his famous daughters.

 

 

OT, I know.. but I probably appreciate ABC Radio

National programs more than most Aussies!

 

Keval

 

 

 

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