Anoushka Shankar - Live at BBC Proms, with Manu Delago, Gold Panda, Britten Sinfonia (2020)

Another broadcast from this year's Proms, recorded on Friday 4 September.  In the centenary of Ravi Shankar's birth, this concert showcased how one of his daughters, Anoushka, has brought Indian music and the sound of the sitar into the 21st century.

First up is a half-hour-long collaboration between Anouskha Shankar and a friend of hers, the electronic musician Derwin Shlecker (who performs as Gold Panda).  Based on raga structure, the suite they perform together builds and flows beautifully.  The main part of the concert then introduces percussionist Manu Delago, a regular collaborator of Anoushka's, and also the strings of the Britten Sinfonia.  It was another inspired combination that expanded on Anoushka's compositions in fine style, with a good mix of material both propulsive and reflective (Flight made me think of the title track from Song For Everyone).  Recommended.

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