Who's to Know
Studio album by
Shankar
Released1981
RecordedNovember 1980
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreCarnatic music
Length45:56
LabelECM 1195
ProducerManfred Eicher
Shankar chronology
Touch Me There
(1979)		 Who's to Know
(1981)		 Vision
(1983)

Who's to Know is the second studio album by violinist Shankar, recorded in November 1980 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features percussionists Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman and Zakir Hussain.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For this 1980 session, the violinist focuses on the traditional ragas of his native India, with two extended pieces... On the first raga (both pieces here are reconfigurations of traditional ragas), he moves from a meditative solo stretch to some frenetic interplay with Hussein, eventually ending the piece with an incredible, lightning-fast display of technique. The group opt for a more even-keeled pace on the second raga. Shankar is impressive again, while Hussein makes the best of some lengthy solo spots. An essential disc for L. Shankar fans".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Shankar
  1. "Ragam Tanam Pallavi" - 22:11
  2. "Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara" - 23:45

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed September 16, 2011
  2. 1 2 Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2011
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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