Ravi Shankar – WPS 21449 – LP Record
Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শংকর; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury on 7 April 1920), often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the most known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.
Record Details
Title	Ravi Shankar – WPS 21449
Artists	Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakha & Kamala
Sitar	Ravi Shankar
Tabla	Alla Rakha
Tamboura	Kamala
Genre	Indian Classical (Instrumental)
Language	Hindi
Label	Liberty
Made In	India
Manufacture	The Gramophone Company Of India Limited
Serial No.	WPS 21449
Side One
· Raga Bhupal Todi Tala Ardha Jaital	A pentatonic morning raga of live notes which omits the fourth and the seventh and depicts the mood of “sadness.” It uses the “minor second,” the “minor third” and the “minor sixth.” The principal notes are the sixth, “Vadi” (sonant) and the third, “Samavadi” (consonant) The AROHANA (Ascending) and the AVAROHANA (Descending) are: S R G P D S – S D P G R S First ALAP and JOR followed by the GAT in ARDHA JAITAL (a rhythmic cycle of 6 1/2 beats, divided 3, 2, 1 1/2)
· Solo In Shikhar Tal	A rhythmic cycle of 17 beats, divided 4, 4, 4, 2, 1, 2.
Side Two
· Dhun (Based On A Morning Raga in Sindh Bhairavi) Tala Dadra	The Morning raga depicts principally the mood of loving. It uses all the twelve notes, DHUN, is a light melody. The theme is in DADRA TALA (rhythmic cycle of 6 beats, divided 3, 3)
Specification
Size	12 Inches
Speed	33 RPM
Record Condtion	Excellent
Cover Condition	Excellent

Weight	350 g
Dimensions	13 × 13 × 1 in
Artists	Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakha & Kamala
Instruments	Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakha & Kamala
Album Releasing Year
Label	Liberty
Language	Hindi
Genre	Indian Classical (Instrumental)
Size	12 Inches
Speed	33 RPM
Records condition	Near Mint Fresh – Old Stock
Cover condition	Original Cover