Who's to Know

Who's to Know
Who's to Know
Studio album by Shankar
Released	1981
Recorded	November 1980
Genre	Carnatic music
Length	45:56
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Shankar chronology

Who's to Know is an album by violinist Shankar recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For this 1980 session, the violinist focuses on the traditional ragas of his native India, with two extended pieces... On the first raga (both pieces here are reconfigurations of traditional ragas), he moves from a meditative solo stretch to some frenetic interplay with Hussein, eventually ending the piece with an incredible, lightning-fast display of technique. The group opt for a more even-keeled pace on the second raga. Shankar is impressive again, while Hussein makes the best of some lengthy solo spots. An essential disc for L. Shankar fans".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Shankar

"Ragam Tanam Pallavi" - 22:11
"Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara" - 23:45

Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in November 1980

Personnel[]

Shankar - 10-string double violin, tamboura
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman - mridangam
Zakir Hussain - tabla
V. Lakshminarayana - conductor (tala keeping)

References[]

^ ECM discography accessed September 16, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed September 16, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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