Title: Only Father's Grace!!
Product review: I read one of the long reviews posted here and had to agree with many of the points made. At 20 Anoushka is not a child and much more needs to be seen of her individuality which is absent in her playing. The various pre-composed pieces in different ragas (along with the deliberate distraction of two tablas) have become a routine affair in her recordings and concerts. There is not a scintilla of feeling or improvisation in her rendition of ragas and there are many years still in the making! I attended Ravi Shankar and Anoushka's concert in Calcutta (2 years ago) and the same criticism was made by audiences and the press alike! There are a number of exceptional talents in Indian music (many in their early teens) and it is only through the grace of her father's name that Anoushka can get by (at least for now!) with such a gutsy display of averageness!! On a positive note, isn't it encouraging that we can produce intelligent music criticism about Indian Music in the West??!!
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