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- Verified Buyer
This is one of those awesome live recordings that truly captures the joy of the moment. Review the film and you will regret those moments when the camera is panning off somewhere else when it should be focused on the stage! The Dhun (based on folk melodies)is so bouyant and joyful. The audience is drawn into the performance so deeply that by time the exchange between sitar and tabla concludes they are ready to react with thunderous applause and cheering. Ravi was definitely in exceptionally rare form that afternoon. You will miss Alla Rakha as much as I do after listening to the tabla accompaniment. Bhimpalasi is astounding! Listen and you will understand the beauty and power of the Indian raga. A very transporting piece! This recording is a reflection of the good vibrations in the air on that great day when Ravi played to a crowd as a relatively unknown musician and charmed the masses. Yes, Mama Cass said it best, "Oh, Wow!" Read her lips!
