Shankar - Nobody Told Me (1989)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 176 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 80 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Hindustani Classical, Ethnic Jazz, World | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ECM Records (ECM 1397)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 176 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 80 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Hindustani Classical, Ethnic Jazz, World | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ECM Records (ECM 1397)
After the uncharacteristic misstep that was The Epidemics, Shankar returned to his roots with nobody told me and showed us that his flair for Carnatic vocals is almost as deeply fleshed as his improvisational gifts on the double violin. And while he has never quite recaptured the magic of Who’s To Know, that same generative spirit is present here in every gesture of his bow. The recording is far more intimate than anything else he has put out. For that reason alone it bears repeated listening and the nuances that repetition brings to each new experience. He is also accompanied by some staggering talents, among them V. Lakshminarayana (father of the venerable L. Subramaniam and pioneer of the Indian violin, he died the year following this session), Zakir Hussain on tabla (who, if you’re reading this, probably needs no introduction), and ghatam master Vikku Vinayakram…
