{"product_id":"ananda-shankar-ananda-shankar-and-his-music-lp","title":"Ananda Shankar – Ananda Shankar And His Music LP ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReissue, originally released in 1975. A rare groove classic finally back in print. Opener \"Streets Of Calcutta\" has been covered several times (most recently by Japanese wizards \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKikagaku Moyo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) and is still regarded as an east\/west hybrid manifesto. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnanda Shankar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (December 11, 1942 - March 26, 1999) was an Indian musician, singer, and composer best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. He was married to dancer and choreographer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTanusree Shankar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. In the late 1960s, Shankar travelled to Los Angeles, where he played with many contemporary musicians including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. There he was signed to Reprise Records and released his first album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnanda Shankar\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, in 1970, with original Indian classical material alongside sitar-based cover versions of popular hits, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Rolling Stones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e' \"Jumpin' Jack Flash\" and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Doors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e' \"Light My Fire\". Returning to India in the early 1970s, Shankar continued to experiment musically and in 1975 released his most critically acclaimed album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnanda Shankar And his Music\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a jazz-funk mix of Eastern sitar, Western rock guitar, tabla, mridangam, drums, and Moog synthesizers.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"30- Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56731542323573,"sku":"7427251064989","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/ananda.jpg?v=1770884036","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/ananda-shankar-ananda-shankar-and-his-music-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}