Gopal Shankar Misra over a tight drum and bass backdrop. The slow dance groove of the title track features lots of interplay between Shankar and veena player Dr. If Mike Meyers decides to do a third Austin Powers movie, here's his soundtrack. "Tori" is pure '60s spy-movie music, with its swirling flute and funky backbeat. There are some wonderfully retro sounds on this disc, as well as some uniquely forward-looking material. The project, as it was now called, appeared at WOMAD and toured up until the time of Shankar's death in March of 1999. Zaman put together a group of crack musicians to work with Shankar. His music was recently rediscovered by DJ and producer Sam Zaman, also known as State of Bengal. Sitarist Ananda Shankar, the nephew of Ravi Shankar, has been blending Indian instrumentation with Western sounds for decades, using rock and jazz grooves as launching pads for some very inspired jams. The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - ReverseĤ:45 | 11.This is a very groovy release, in the true late-'60s/early-'70s sense of the word. The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - Love & PassionĦ:50 | 10. The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - Throw DownĦ:12 | 09.
The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - Tanusreeĥ:29 | 08. The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - BetelnuttersĦ:09 | 07. The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - Jungle SymphonyĦ:21 | 06.
The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - Alma Ataģ:38 | 05.
The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - PluckĤ:59 | 04. The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - ToriĦ:40 | 03. The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal - Walking OnĨ:16 | 02. What a pity this is the end of the line for this superb collaboration, but what a magnificent tribute to the genius of Ananda Shankar.Ĥ:56 | 01. Our picks include the smooth Pluck, funky BetelNutters, galloping Streets of Calcutta and dreamy Tanusree. The 11 high-energy tracks showcase over an hour of experimentation music, with breakbeats and fine sitar solos. Shankar jammed with Jimi Hendrix in the late 1960s and recorded a series of acclaimed albums in the 70s way before the term world music become popular he unfortunately passed away shortly after this album was recorded. This vintage Indo-British fusion album features a collaboration between sitar virtuoso Ananda Shankar and Asian undergrounders State of Bengal. The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal
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