Ravi Shankar/The Sounds of India (1968)

An Indian sitar player/composer, known for his influence on Philip Glass and the Beatles, and his film music such as Satyajit Ray's 'Apu trilogy', Ravi Shankar's 1968 work. Instrumental performances by Ravi Shankar on sitar (stringed instrument) accompanied by tabla (percussion instrument) and tambura (stringed instrument for drone). Known as a great introduction to Indian/Hindustani classical music for Western listeners, for it features Ravi Shankar's English explanations of Indian music, such as melodic modes called 'ragas', scales, rhythms, song structures, and time signatures.