Sunday, October 16, 2011

Philip Glass & Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass from the Album "Passages" (1990). The collaboration between Philip Glass, one of the greatest composer of the 20th century, and Ravi Shankar, THE greatest Indian musician of the 20th century, has produced a stunning masterpiece with genius. An intuitive combination of styles and one of the best examples of what one deems music to be. Listen & Enjoy it.

Ragas In Minor Scale


Personnel includes:
Philip Glass
Ravi Shankar (vocals, sitar)
S.P. Balasubramanyam
Madras Choir
Jeannie Gagne (vocals)
Shubho Shankar (sitar)
Partha Sarady (sarod)
Barry Finclair (violin, viola)
Tim Baker, Mayuki Fukuhara (violin)
Al Brown (viola)
Seymour Barab (cello)
Theresa Norris, Ronus Mazumdar (flute)
Jon Gibson (soprano saxophone)
Richard Peck, Lenny Pickett (alto & tenor saxophones)
Peter Gordon (French horn)
Keith O'Quinn (trombone)
Joe Carver (bass)
Abhiman Kaushal (tabla)

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