Ravi Shankar – Transmigration Macabre

Description

Experience the mesmerizing sounds of Ravi Shankar on his album “Transmigration Macabre.” This 1973 vinyl record features instrumental sitar music that showcases Shankar’s exceptional talent and artistry. With a speed of 33 RPM and a 12″ record size, this LP comes in a cardboard sleeve and is in very good condition, making it a must-have for any music collector or fan of international instrumental music.

Side 1

1. Death
2. Transmigration
3. Retribution
4. Reflection

Side 2

1. Madness
2. Fantasy
3. Anxiety
4. Torment
5. Submission

TRANSMIGRATION MACABRE: Composer: R. Shankar (Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ASCAP)
Personnel: Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakha, Kamala Chakravarti and Les Structures Sonores.

Ravi Shankar is frequently credited with introducing the sounds of the Indian sitar, tabla and oud to Western ears. One of the most respected contemporary musicians of any country, Shankar is as revered by Indian traditionalists as he is by rock musicians and fans who have incorporated the unique character of the sitar into their working vocabulary of sounds. TRANSMIGRATION MACABRE
continues this exciting blend of both worlds.

Shankar was born in Benares, India. His family was involved in music; one of his earliest influences was his older brother, Uday, the director of an Indian dance troupe based in Paris. When he was ten Ravi Shankar joined Uday and the troupe and began the life-long study of his native music and dance.

One of the first adapters of his music was George Harrison, who made a pilgrimage to Shankar in India to study with
him. Fourteen years after his first sitar recital in the United States, Billboard magazine named him “Artist Of The Year.”
The now-famous Concert for Bangla Desh opened with Shankar performing to an audience of 20,000. The film of
that concert has brought his music and his aura of serenity to millions more.

In addition to his impressive performing talents, Pandit Shankar is a gifted and versatile composer. He has received
many awards for his film scores, including the Padma Bhusan (President’s Award) for his score for Anuradha and awards at
the Cannes, Berlin and Venice film festivals for his powerful music for Satyajit Ray’s classic Indian film triology, Panther
Panchali.

Shankar composed TRANSMIGRATION MACABRE for the British art film Viola, which tells of the growth and
eventual victory of a possessed man’s belief that his dead wife has returned to life in the form of a cat that pursues him. The
music traces his emotional turmoil as the man, dominated by his wife during her lifetime, struggles against her baneful
influence after her death.