Background and concept Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India

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present-day benares (varanasi). plan music festival india came when george harrison visited shankar @ riverfront house in benares in january 1974.


although had composed , performed orchestral works in india, india radio s music director between 1949 , 1956, ravi shankar s similar project western audiences had been when toured america festival india orchestra in 1968. tour featured musicians such shivkumar sharma, jitendra abhisheki , palghat raghu, shankar s regular jugalbandi partner, sarodya ali akbar khan, joining ensemble concerts in california. plan larger music festival india took shape in january 1974, when friend george harrison visited shankar in home town of benares. harrison attended religious ceremony in honour of shankar s new home, hemangana, beside river ganges @ benares, after suggested shankar assemble orchestra concert tours of europe , united states. according harrison, music festival himself had been wanting stage since 67 . particularly inspired after hearing shankar s orchestral piece nava rasa ranga while in bombay, harrison had recorded part of 1968 solo album wonderwall music.


unlike harrison-produced shankar family & friends, cross-cultural project recorded in 1973, focus behind new collaboration celebrate traditional aspects of indian classical music, both in concerts performed sixteen-piece music festival orchestra , in studio. shankar act composer , conductor, rather musician, , play sitar on famed ragas during live performances. presentation of music festival first project undertaken harrison under auspices of material world charitable foundation, 1 of aims of sponsor diverse forms of artistic expression , encourage exploration of alternative life views , philosophies .








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