by Ravi Shankar · Universal Music Distribution · CD · EAN 0028947495925
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«Homage to Mahatma Gandhi» is a compilation by Ravi Shankar, released in 2004 by Deutsche Grammophon on CD.
The compilation brings together Hindustani classical music performed by Ravi Shankar on sitar, with Alla Rakha on tabla and several tanpuras. The centrepiece, Raga Mohan Kauns, was composed by Shankar in 1948, a few days after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, as a tribute to the leader; the album is completed with Raga Gara and Tāla Farodast.
The CD has catalogue number 474 959-2 and a total duration of 48:42; the back cover states © 1979/1981 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.
It will appeal to anyone wanting to get into Indian classical music and to admirers of sitarist Ravi Shankar.
