East Meets West Music
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | The Ravi Shankar Foundation |
| Distributor(s) | Harmonia Mundi |
| Genre |
Classical World music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Encinitas, CA |
| Official website | Official web site |
East Meets West Music is the official recording label of the Ravi Shankar Foundation. With access to the sitar master's personal archive of thousands of hours of live performance audio, film footage, interviews, and studio masters, EMWMusic provides unique access for the listener. In addition to Ravi Shankar's personally selected source material from the archive, EMWMusic also hopes to provide a platform for new artists, projects, and collaborations.
The Ravi Shankar Foundation launched East Meets West Music (EMWMusic) in 2010, with the first release scheduled for Ravi Shankar's ninetieth birthday on April 7, 2010.
Released: 2013. An East Meets West Music Series Celebrating the life, music and legacy of Ravi Shankar, featuring musicians and students inspired by the Maestro and who continue his mission of Peace through Music. The first two installments include Arghyam - The Offering by world-renowned classical Hindustani vocalist in the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharan Tradition, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and Raga & Raj, a set of daring experimental compositions by Barry Phillips - a long time student of Ravi Shankar - Linda Burman-Hall harpsichordists extraordinaire with Lux Musica Ensemble!
Released: 2013.
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, world-renowned classical Hindustani vocalist in the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana tradition, pays loving tribute to the Maestro, Ravi Shankar. This recording features four Ravi Shankar ragas, performed by Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and overlaid with her lyrical bandishes, as well as one original raga by Ashwini Bhide Deshpande. The Selections, both intricate and soaring, feature the talents of Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, who Shankar recognized during his lifetime as a vocalist blessed with both a beautiful voice and the scholarship retain the spirit of the tradition. East Meets West Music: UTSAV Series! Arghyam - The Offering
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