Music Review

Chants of India

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Ravi Shankar; Genre: World

For this enchanting set of Indian music based on prayers and chants, master sitarist Shankar settled down in the lavish home studio of an old friend and protege, George Harrison, who acts as producer and player. Unlike Ravi Shankar's classical raga recordings, Chants of India is a set of short, colorfully arranged pieces, enjoyable for neophytes and devotees alike. Another jewel from a humble world-music superstar. A-

Originally posted Aug 01, 1997 Published in issue #390 Aug 01, 1997 Order article reprints

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