The Dawn of Indian Music in the West

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In the 1960s, the wonders of Indian music and its message of peace were spread in the West by Ravi Shankar, George Harrison of the Beatles, and John Coltrane. In 1971, Harrison and Shankar organized the Concert for Bangladesh, the first superstar charity event, in hopes of stopping a war and feeding the hungry. But Indian music also had a profound impact on the work of Mickey Hart and the Grateful Dead, John McLaughlin, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Talvin Singh, and many others. At the dawn of the 21st century, Indian music’s spiritual message is more timely than ever before. Here is its story.

The Dawn of Indian Music in the West finds musician and author Peter Lavezzoli sharing his uncommon ability to articulate the intimate nature of music while at the same time narrating a history. Lavezzoli engages in thought-provoking conversation with a score of musicians including Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Philip Glass, David Crosby, Bill Laswell, and John McLaughlin. These artists bring their own unique insights on the spiritual implications of Indian music to the discussion; and Lavezzoli’s exploration of the relationships between Indian music and jazz, rock, and electronic music has few if any parallels.

From the Foreword by Ravi Shankar: “It is amazing to see the dedication and amount of hard work Peter Lavezzoli has gone through in creating this book….Readers will be rewarded with much information – hitherto unknown.”

Winner of the 2007 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, awarded by the ARSC: Association for Recorded Sound Collections.

Peter Lavezzoli is the author of The King of All, Sir Duke: Ellington and the Artistic Revolution, also available from Continuum.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 15 April 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ New
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 472 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0826428193
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0826428196
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 680 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 2.44 x 23.39 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Packer ‏ : ‎ Continuum
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