No musician did more than
Ravi Shankar to bring Indian music and the sitar to a Western audience and he has had a massive influence on countless musicians and composers the world over. This set collects five of his releases (
West Meets East,
Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000,
India’s Master Musician,
Portrait of Genius, and
Sound of the Sitar) on two discs, and includes several collaborations with
Yehudi Menuhin.
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Steve Leggett, Rovi