- world, hindustani classical
- 39 min
- 7 tracks
- Fontana
Portrait of Genius is a 1964 LP album by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was digitally remastered and released in CD format by Angel Records in 1998. Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic described the album as "essential for any fan of Shankar or Indian music".
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Character
Grave, character-led, intimate and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- A1Tala Rasa Ranga2:55
- A2Dhun2:35
- A3Tabla-Dhwani4:48
- A4Song From the Hills3:00
- A5Tabla-Tabla Tarang3:25
- A6Gat Kirwani2:35
- BRaga Multani19:50
7 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ravi Shankar
- Label
- Fontana
- Released
- 1965
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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