. JL 9@ .. @@ :@@. .u. . @@ . u. .9@@ :@@R@ @@@@@: d@@ @@@@@ @@@ :@@ . @@@@@! d@@@R J@@ J@ @@@ @@ @@ .@" j@@ @@ @@ @L @@@ @@ @@ 9@ @@"9@> @@" @@ @@ @@ @@@@@: @@ @E t@ @@@ @F d@@ @@ @@ 3@ @@ @@ @@R '@@@@@@" @@ '@E @E @@ @@ @@ @@@. @E @@ '@@@@ "@@@" J@I '@@@@" @ "@ @" @ "@@" " `@ '' @@ ' ' @' ________ openmind who: Lakshmi Shankar what: Evening Concert when: 000-00-0000 where: The Ravi Shankar Music Circle sound like: Ethnic and on: Jul-26-2003 resulting in: 04 tracks which makes: 90,7 MB using lame at: 192 kB and some more: Lakshmi Shankar is one of the foremost and well-known vocalists of India. Originally a dancer, the South Indian Brahmin girl joined the Almora Centre in 1940 to learn Uday ShankarÆs original style of dance based on the Indian classics. She became part of his troupe. Lakshmi married Rajendra, UdayÆs brother, and she later began her musical training with their younger brother, Ravi Shankar. Health problems forced to stop dancing. She took up singing in the North Indian tradition, learning from Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan the Patiala Gharana (style or school). Later she learned from many masters including Prof. B.R. Deodhar and also from Ravi Shankar, whom she assisted in most of his projects for ballets, films, fusions and festivals. The magic of her rich, melodious voice, her sense of proportion and the emotional content of her singing are some of the qualities that have made her one of the foremost and most popular vocalists since the last fifty years. Lakshmi Shankar has done pioneering service to popularize vocal music in the West. She has numerous recordings to her credit and has lent her voice to many films, including the Academy Award-winning æGandhiÆ by Richard Attenborough. She is at present a recipient of the Durfee Foundation (Los Angeles) to teach Indian music to American students. Discography: Songs of Devotion - Auvidis (Ethnic), 1995 Evening Concert from Los Angeles (Ravi Shankar Music Circle 102, 1996) Live at Kufa Gallery, in London (Navras, 1997) Bhakti Ras (Navras, 1997) Shringar: Thumris (Music Today) Season and Time / Les Heures et les Saison (Ocora Records 581615, 2001) track list: │ 01 Khyal in Raga Dhaani │ 02 Thumri in Raga Mishra Khamaj │ 03 Bhajan-Gopala │ 04 Bhajan-Janama Marama ______________________________ ______________________________ openmind - a sacred experience