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Product Description The first DVD of this set, called "Ravi Shankar -- Between Two Worlds," is the definitive account of India's most celebrated musician and follows two years of Ravi Shankar's life - filmed in India and America - against the backdrop of seven decades of innovative collaboration with Western musicians. Archive footage shows concerts with Zakir Hussain and other key performances filmed from the 1930s to the present day. The second DVD shows Ravi Shankar live in concert as he performs two ragas (Raga Anandi Kalyan and Raga Rangeela Piloo) in the atmospheric Union Chapel in London, summer 2002, with his daughter Anoushka and tabla virtuosi Bikram Ghosh and Tanmoy Bose. SPECIAL FEATURES -- "Benares Ghat" Ravi Shankar teaches a new piece, "The Sitar and Indian Music," Illustrated Booklet From the Contributor This DVD is a favourite of mine because it is a definitive portrait - you see all the different aspects of Ravi Shankar's life - from a family party to his musical influences, to him working on a new piece with his students, and finally to a concert especially performed for this DVD. I obviously knew of Ravi Shankar before I was involved in the filming of the concert at the atmospheric Union Chapel in London, but to watch him play the sitar makes you truly appreciate the skill and talent needed for this instrument. In this concert he performs two ragas with his talented daughter Anoushka and tabla virtuosi Bikram Ghosh and Tanmay Bose. The 90 minute film `Between Two Worlds' takes you to India to see the roots of classical Indian music as well as taking you into Ravi's world where he reflects on his close relationships and reveals who his important influences were and still are. It is beautifully filmed and shows many film clips including early pieces from the 1930's through to excerpts from the Monterey Pop and Woodstock performances. The film ends with a tour of the construction of the Shankar Foundation in New Delhi which is a nice touch as it shows that the Ravi Shankar legacy will live on.

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