Ravi Shankar : Shankar Family & Friends (Purple Orchid Vinyl LP)

World-renowned Indian musician Ravi Shankar’s ‘Shankar Family & Friends’ was originally released in 1974. Produced by George Harrison, this was one of the first album releases on Dark Horse Records. Its east-meets-west musical styles puts western musicians such as Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Jim Keltner, Klaus Voorman, and Nicky Hopkins side-by-side with Indian music pioneers Alla Rakha, Ashish Khan, Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia. The album contains the first single issued on Dark Horse, ‘I Am Missing You’, featuring Lakshmi Shankar on vocals backed by a full western rock band.

Track Listing:
1. I Am Missing You – Ravi Shankar
2. Kahan Gayelava Shyam Salone – Ravi Shankar
3. Supane Me Aye Preetam Sainya – Ravi Shankar
4. I Am Missing You (Reprise) – Ravi Shankar
5. Overture – Ravi Shankar
6. Part One: Dream Festivity & Joy – Ravi Shankar
7. Love – Dance Ecstasy – Ravi Shankar
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