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The daughter of Ravi Shankar moves far from the tradition on her fourth solo album, using her considerable sitar skills (understandably, she'll never be her father's equal, but who ever will?) as just part of her arsenal on an album that strives hard to blend the past and cutting edge. It succeeds in part, as on "Solea," where Indian and flamenco meet, the two opposite ends of the gypsy road, and discover they have much in common, or on "Red Sun 4," where the Indian tradition of vocal percussion called konnokol seems as modern as anything to emerge from drum programming. At other times, the album seems to float too weightlessly on a cloud of miasma. "Sinister Grains" is a case in point: it's pretty, and certainly well executed. But when it's over, it's hard to remember, as ephemeral as a pleasant summer breeze. "Voice of the Moon" fares somewhat better, more grounded in its Indian-ness, with an arching melody. But even that's countered by the album's opener, "Prayer in Passing," which seems too much like an alaap without a theme, a prelude that leads to nothing, form without substance. Shankar uses plenty of programming on this, adding voices (including her own), palmas, piano, guitar, and other unusual textures, which certainly bring variety to what she does. And with "Ancient Lore," the epic (11-minute) closer, she actually pulls it all together (thankfully without the didgeridoo that's there on one earlier cut), the judicious use of reverb giving a certain ambience, and a reminder that she's a sitar player whose roots lie on both East and West and she improvises. Rise isn't perfect, by any means, but it's the first step on a new path.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, Sitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Pedro Eustache, Duduk, Wooden Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Tanmoy Bose, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Bikram Ghosh, Performer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Ricardo Miño, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Guitar, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Pulak Sarcar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tanmoy Bose, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bikram Ghosh, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ajay Prasanna, Wooden Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Charnow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sukanya Shankar, Tanpura, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, Sitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tanmoy Bose, Drum, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Bikram Ghosh, Tabla, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Charnow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Guitar, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Tapan Raj, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ritesh Mishra , Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rajesh Mishra, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, Sitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Sitar, Palmas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Pedro Ricardo Miño, Composer, Piano, Programmer, Palmas, AssociatedPerformer - Pulak Sarcar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bikram Ghosh, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Ajay Prasanna, Wooden Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Swarnima Gusain, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Charnow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Pedro Eustache, Percussion, Didgeridoo, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sanjiv Chimmalji, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rajendra Prasanna, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Sitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Barry Phillips, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Bikram Ghosh, Tabla, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Pulak Sarcar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bhaskar, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tarun Bhattachacharya, Santoor, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Anoushka Shankar, Composer, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, Vocals, Sitar, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tanmoy Bose, Vocals, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Bikram Ghosh, Performer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Pedro Ricardo Miño, Performer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Ajay Prasanna, Wooden Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Charnow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Guitar, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Pulak Sarcar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2005 Angel Records
Album review
The daughter of Ravi Shankar moves far from the tradition on her fourth solo album, using her considerable sitar skills (understandably, she'll never be her father's equal, but who ever will?) as just part of her arsenal on an album that strives hard to blend the past and cutting edge. It succeeds in part, as on "Solea," where Indian and flamenco meet, the two opposite ends of the gypsy road, and discover they have much in common, or on "Red Sun 4," where the Indian tradition of vocal percussion called konnokol seems as modern as anything to emerge from drum programming. At other times, the album seems to float too weightlessly on a cloud of miasma. "Sinister Grains" is a case in point: it's pretty, and certainly well executed. But when it's over, it's hard to remember, as ephemeral as a pleasant summer breeze. "Voice of the Moon" fares somewhat better, more grounded in its Indian-ness, with an arching melody. But even that's countered by the album's opener, "Prayer in Passing," which seems too much like an alaap without a theme, a prelude that leads to nothing, form without substance. Shankar uses plenty of programming on this, adding voices (including her own), palmas, piano, guitar, and other unusual textures, which certainly bring variety to what she does. And with "Ancient Lore," the epic (11-minute) closer, she actually pulls it all together (thankfully without the didgeridoo that's there on one earlier cut), the judicious use of reverb giving a certain ambience, and a reminder that she's a sitar player whose roots lie on both East and West and she improvises. Rise isn't perfect, by any means, but it's the first step on a new path.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:48
- Main artists: Anoushka Shankar
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Angel Records
- Genre: World
© 2006 Angel Records ℗ 2006 Angel Records
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