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At the Woodstock Festival

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Released
  
late 1969

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Release date
  
1970

Recorded
  
15 August 1969

Artist
  
Ravi Shankar

Label
  
World Pacific

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Similar
  
Ravi Shankar albums, Other albums

At the Woodstock Festival is a live album by Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar that was released in 1969 on World Pacific Records. It was recorded on 15 August 1969 at the Woodstock Festival in upstate New York. Shankar was the first artist to have anything released from the festival. The album was issued on CD in 1991 by BGO Records (BGO CD 117).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Raga Puriya - Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital" (11 Beats) (This was recorded in a studio for the album) – 11:04
  2. "Tabla Solo In Jhaptal" (10 Beats 2-3-2-3) – 8:48
  3. "Raga Manj Khamaj" (Alap, Jor <Sitar Solo>, Dhun In Kaharwa Tal (8 Beats), Medium And Fast Gat In Teental (16 Beats)) – 21:31

Personnel

  • Ravi Shankar – sitar
  • Alla Rakha – tabla
  • Maya Kulkarni – tamboura
  • Richard Bock – producer
  • Eddie Kramer – engineer

    • In 2009 on the six-CD box set Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital the actual Woodstock Recording was released.

    Songs

    1Raga Puriya - Dhanashri Gat in Sawarital11:04
    2Tabla Solo in Jhaptal8:48
    3Raga Manj Khamaj21:31

    References

    At the Woodstock Festival Wikipedia
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