Track Listing 1. Vandanaa Trayee 2. Omkaaraaya Namaha 3. Vedic Chanting 4. Asato Maa 5. Sahanaa Vavatu 6. Poornamadah 7. Gaayatri 8. Mahaa Mrityunjaya 9. Veenaa-Murali 10. Geetaa 11. Mangalam 12. Hari Om 13. Svara Mantra 14. Vedic Chanting 15. Prabhujee 16. Sarve Shaam
| Details | | Playing Time: | 63 min. | | Contributing Artists: | George Harrison | | Producer: | George Harrison | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Ravi Shankar (vocals, sitar); George Harrison (vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp, glockenspiel, vibraphone); Chandrashekhar (vocals, violin); Kalyan (violin); Terry Emery (percussion). Recorded in India and England. Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar); George Harrison (acoustic guitar, autoharp, vibraphone, glockenspiel, bass guitar); Jane Lister (harp); Rebbecca Goodsell, Gowri Shankar, Sririam, Venkataraman, Narayanan (tanpura); L. Subramaniam, A. K. Devi (veena); Murali (violin, keyboards); Sasi, Girijan, Balu, Chandrashekhar, Kalyan (violin); Antonia Paget (viola); Shekar, John ?, Biswas, Isabelle Dunn (cello); Balasai, Kamalakar, Ronu Mazumdar (flute); Balachandar, Seenu (mradangam); Bikram Ghosh (tabla); Terry Emery (percussion). Audio Remixer: John Etchells. Liner Note Author: Ravi Shankar. Recording information: Friar Park; Sruthilaya Media Artists. Unknown Contributor Roles: Terry Emery; John Barham. On CHANTS OF INDIA, Ravi Shankar's music mixes both Western and Eastern styles to evoke the beauty of the collective human experience. We hear an Indian chorus of singers and a western chorus of singers working in synergy, and stringed instruments (violins, cellos, etc.) mixed in with Indian instruments such as the sitar, tanpura, and others. George Harrison plays a little guitar and percussion as well as producing the album. One of Shankar's most experimental and daring projects, CHANTS OF INDIA is an impressive effort. The use of mantras adds power and passion to the already hypnotic compositions.
Editorial Reviews ...basing the music on ancient Indian chants...Shankar has produced a surprisingly colorful and accessible set of 16 pieces... JazzTimes (10/01/1997)
...Unlike Shankar's classical raga recordings, CHANTS is a set of short, colorfully arranged pieces, enjoyable for neophytes and devotees alike. Another jewel from a humble world-music superstar. - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (08/01/1997)
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