Montalvo Arts Center presents Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar
Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Villa Montalvo,
15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA 95070-6327 USA
Tuesday, September 18, 2001

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[7:12 PM Tuning & Introductory Remarks from Ravi]

Rag Maduvanti

1. [07:17 PM] Alap in ?Jogin tala
2. [07:34 PM] Gat in Rupak Tala (7 beats)
   [end first work]
    
3. [07:45 PM] Tabla Duet in Tintal (16 beats)
    
   Rag ?Charukeshi
4. [07:57 PM] Alap
5. [08:00 PM] Gat in Tintal (16 beats)
   [set ends ~8:06 PM]

[8:32 PM Tuning & Introductory Remarks from Ravi]

Rag ?Abhobiganna

1. [08:39 PM] Alap
2. [08:54 PM] Gat in Japtal
   [end first work]
    
3. [09:05 PM] Rag Majkumaj in Thumri style
   [set ends ~9:45 PM, no encore]

• Tanmoy Bose: tabla;
• Arup Chattopadhyay: tabla;
• Alex Kozlovsky (sp?): bass tanpura;
• Tony Karasek: tenor tanpura;
• Anoushka Shankar: surbarhar;
• Ravi Shankar: sitar;

Somehow I got the impression that tonight’s first set was a sort of “Indian classical sampler” set … shorter pieces, less development of the rag themes, and a general condensation of longer works into a somewhat more compact format for easier digestion by the crowd.

Did it work? Well, I guess. Maybe 20% of them slipped away during set break. Hard for me to know whether that’s good, bad, or just normal! And heck, maybe I just wasn't in the right mood to settle down and listen carefully enough myself.

Anyways, I found the second set to be a much more rewarding experience. Very deep! And hearing the show in an outdoor setting, accompanied by the singing of crickets and other night creatures? Sublime!

Like usual, Ravi did a fine job introducing the pieces to us rubes, but I've undoubtedly mangled the names and descriptions. Let me know if you can offer any help with corrections!

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