''Who's to Know'' is the second studio album by violinist

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recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.ECM discography
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Reception

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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".Cook, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Shankar'' # "Ragam Tanam Pallavi" - 22:11 # "Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara" - 23:45 :*Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in November 1980

Personnel

- 10-string double violin, tamboura *

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V. Lakshminarayana V. Lakshminarayana (1911–1990) was an Indian musician. He was born in British India in 1911 and became professor of music at the age of 29. His sons L. Vaidyanathan, L. Subramaniam and L. Shankar are also a notable musicians. He performed the vi ...

- conductor ( tala keeping)

References

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