Annapurna Devi & Ravi Shankar - Some rare Surbahar recordings from the 1950s

CD 1:

Annapurna Devi:

1. Raga Kaunsi Kanada

2. Raga Manjh Khamaj

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CD 2:

Annapurna Devi & Ravi Shankar:

Raga Yaman Kalyan

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"She has not recorded any music albums. But some of her performances (notably, 1. Raga Kaushi Kanara and Raga Majh Khamaj, Surbahar recital; and 2. Raga Yaman duet Surbahar recital with Ravi Shankar) that have been secretly taped from her earlier (1950s) concerts, are non-commercially available among a percentage of music lovers in India."

For more information see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_Devi

http://www.kamat.com/database/articles/annapurna_devi.htm

http://spinningawheel.blogspot.de/2012/12/1913-annapurna-devi-and-ravi-shankar.html

Many thanks to KF who made a nice double CD out of these recordings.