{"product_id":"various-indian-talking-machine-part-two-2lp","title":"Various – Indian Talking Machine Part Two 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis double LP of instrumental Hindustani, Carnatic and folk 78rpm shellac records from India comes with a full color 12-page insert of gramophone record ephemera, shops, labels, manufacturing details and graphics. The LPs feature over 25 artists recorded between 1904 and 1959 playing a panoply of instruments: jalatarang, dilruba, sarod, clarionet, pakhawaj, violin, been, kazoo, shehnai, tabla, sarangi, sitar, vina and more. Artists include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eImdad Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the first sitarist ever recorded), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAhmedjan Thirkhawa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBundu Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmir Hussain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllauddin Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (who taught \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRavi Shankar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and others both forgotten and revered. The Indian classical instrumental tradition is one of incredible proficiency and expressiveness using instruments and techniques created over generations that seem to perfectly and uniquely compliment Indian culture, landscape and tradition. Sympathetic strings resonate inside sitars and sarangis to manifest shimmering reverberant spiritual spaces; horns, reeds and flutes extend the range, volume and melodic inventiveness of the voice; a mind-boggling array of elaborately turned percussion instruments allow for rhythms as complex or as simple as the flowing Ganges River. Classical music in India was perhaps at its height during the 78rpm period as the raj era was ending and the world was globalizing. 2LP gatefold with 12-page full color booklet insert. Produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Millis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimax Golden Twins\/Victrola Favorites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and features never reissued recordings and is the long-anticipated follow up to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndian Talking Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e book\/CD (Sublime Frequencies 099), which was also produced by Millis from his collection of 78rpm records and ephemera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sublime Frequencies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48686313504991,"sku":"36702811","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0312\/7630\/2471\/files\/SF131LP_PROD.jpg?v=1774632650","url":"https:\/\/www.feelitrecordshop.com\/products\/various-indian-talking-machine-part-two-2lp","provider":"Feel It Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}