A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga Explained

A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga
Type:studio
Artist:Ravi Shankar
Cover:Ravi Shankar A Morning Raga-An Evening Raga.jpg
Released:1968
Genre:Hindustani classical music
Length:47:51
Label:World Pacific Records (Original U.S. and Canadian releases)

A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga is a 1968 LP by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was originally released under the alternative title Raga Nata Bhairav · Raga Mishra Piloo in the U.K., but had the simplified title for its original U.S. and Canadian releases, as well as most subsequent re-releases. It was also released as Ravi Shankar in India in 1970. A digitally remastered version was released in CD format through Angel Records.

The record features two North Indian ragas; Nata Bhairav, which is a morning raga created by Shankar in the mid-1960s by combining aspects of the ragas Nat and Bhairav, and Mishra Piloo, which is a popular evening raga. The original liner notes feature detailed descriptions of each raga's melodic and structural content.

Track listing

  1. "Raga Nata Bhairav" – 23:18
  2. "Raga Mishra Piloo" – 24:32

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