Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin's lyrics & chords

That a Western violinist should choose to pair with the illustrious Ravi Shankar is not in itself surprising. The violin was fully absorbed (and tuned much lower) by the Indian classical music establishment by the 19th century, and more recently .... However, aside from being a highly accomplished set of recordings, the "West Meets East" series (three Menuhin-Shankar collaborations that were later distilled into this one) elevated world music to new heights. Menuhin had championed Indian music in the West for years before learning how to play ...read more