"Who wants tradition in the Beatle generation?" : Ravi Shankar, the Indian press, and the cultural politics of reception, 1966-68

During the 1960s, the new exposure of Hindustani classical music in Europe and America, and the increasing popularity of Ravi Shankar's music within the Western counter-culture was primarily inspired by the Indian sitarist's friendship with Beatles guitarist George Harrison. Aside from res...

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Main Author: Stockill, Zachary Francis
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44404