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An Evening with Anoushka Shankar

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Sunday, April 17, 2016 8:00 p.m. Balboa Theatre 868 Fourth Avenue @ E Street Gaslamp – San Diego, CA 92101 Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar is one of the leading figures in World Music today. She is deeply rooted in Indian classical music, having studied exclusively with her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, from the age of nine. Thriving as a composer, she has been exploring the fertile ground in the crossover between Indian music & a variety of genres, including flamenco, electronica, jazz & Western classical music. In this performance, Anoushka explores this fascinating world by fusing electronica mixed with traditional acoustic performance, supported…

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Anoushka Shankar’s latest solo album: Home

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Anoushka’s latest solo album Home, released on Deutsche Grammophone on Friday 10th of July. Home is a pure Indian classical album which showcases the meditative and virtuosic qualities of the Indian raga. Home features two ragas, one of which is a creation of Ravi Shankar’s, and with them Anoushka shares an intimate, heartfelt live performance in the traditional style. Purchase on iTunes.

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“Ravi Shankar: Connections through Music” CCNY Exhibition

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City College of New York’s Music Library is featuring a small exhibition of photographs and ephemera of Ravi Shankar, focusing on 1967 when he taught a series of lectures on Indian Classical Music. The Exhibition will run from April 1 – June 30, 2015 in Shepard Hall Room 160. Check out the manuscripts and images illustrating the vast connections the Maestro made through music.

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New Release! Nine Decades Vol. 4: A Night at St. John the Divine

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On August 6, 1976, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first US concert appearance, Ravi Shankar organized a dusk ‘til dawn concert at the historic St. John the Divine cathedral in New York City. The concert, featuring many acts of the day and several virtuosos of the Indian classical world, ended at dawn with an extended set from the Maestro. To mark the 60th anniversary of his first introduction to the West, EMWMusic is proud to release his remastered concert as the fourth installment of our Nine Decades series. Accompanied by the great Alla Rakha on Tabla, the tracks, including Cathedral Multani and Cathedral Vachaspati,…

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Astrella Rock T-Shirts

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04/08/2014 | ASTRELLA | ROCK T-SHIRTS EMWMusic is teaming up with Astrella, Inc. and making available a great summer t-shirt featuring artwork from the Grammy-winning LIVING ROOM SESSION PART 1. Included with each t-shirt purchase is a code for a free download of the outstanding last recording session of Ravi Shankar. Check out all her designs for the current spring line-up at her website, featuring jazz and blues greats and their brilliant music. Living Room Sessions T-Shirt Available Summer 2014.

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Ravi Shankar: Milestones

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Published by the Ravi Shankar Foundation and in celebration of what would have been his 94th birthday on April 7th, Milestones: A Primer to the Maestro’s Music is intended as a guide to exploring the stunning array embodied in Shankar’s musicianship, a resource to guide and orient when discovering his work, instilling in the reader that which the Maestro held most dear: curiosity, active seeking, and discipline – from which the freedom of creative expression flows. Includes a companion CD of excerpts. Purchase

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Rimpa Annual Festival 2014

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Thursday, March 20 – Sunday, March 23 The Ravi Shankar Centre – New Delhi, India The Ravi Shankar Centre Presents a Festival of Indian Classical Music & Dance In Celebration of our Founder Revered & Beloved Guruji Bharat Ratna Ravi Shankar for his 94th Birth Anniversary. This will also be a dedication to dear George Harrison for his 71st Birth anniversary.    

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Pandit Ravi Shankar Memorial Concert

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Monday, April 7, 2014 The Bhavan Centre, UK presents Pandit Ravi Shankar memorial concert GURU-PATH In the footsteps of the master. Sitar by Anoushka Shankar. One of the brightest and youngest stars of the sitar Anoushka Shankar pays tribute to her late father, the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar in this benefit concert for the Bhavan. A beacon of Indian classical music across the world, the Bhavan is proud to present Anoushka Shankar for the every first time. The event is sponsored by the Bagri Foundation. Accompanied by: Tanmoy Bose – Tabla Pirashanna Thevarajah – Mridangam

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