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Two ragas: with explanation

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Tom Scott audio collection

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Title
Two ragas: with explanation
Additional title: 2 ragas
Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1956 (Questionable)
Table of Contents
[Educational commentary 1] -- Raga 1 -- [Educational commentary 2] -- Raga 2.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-12 6019
Topics
Ragas
Sitar and tabla music
Genres
Live sound recordings
Music
Notes
Content: Title and credits from cataloger.
Biographical/historical: Ragas were first introduced in the United States by famed performers Ali Akbar Khan (live 1955 concert in New York City playing the tabla) and sitar player Ravi Shankar, who performed in an international tour in 1956 (according to Ravi Shankar's page on Wikipedia). The commentator/instructor and performers featured on audio are unidentified; it's uncertain that it was Ravi Shankar doing the commentary.
Performers: [Unidentified sitar and tabla players (maybe Ravi Shankar?) ; with unidentified commentator]
Date: Recorded [New York, New York?] [1956?]
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 audio disc (26 min, 26 sec.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 12 in.
Description
An unidentified raga performer explains what a raga is by describing its melody forms, microtones, timings and instrumentations. Two unidentified ragas are also performed.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 946886021
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20941629
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e8666510-0c21-0135-b56f-695259a3672d
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1956: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Two ragas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1956. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51d16d80-c376-0133-9764-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Two ragas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51d16d80-c376-0133-9764-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1956). Two ragas Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51d16d80-c376-0133-9764-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51d16d80-c376-0133-9764-60f81dd2b63c | title= (sound recording) Two ragas, (1956)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 16, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Two ragas