Religions of India - The Living Traditions
Recordings and sleevenotes by Deben Bhattacharya
Argo - ZFB 55 - P.1971
Side A
A1 Temple Bells and drums 1'43
A2 Vedic Chants - Pandit Durga Prasad 3'13
A3 Raga Asavari - Hori Dhamari-ke-pad - Dhruvadas Maharaj 5'38
A4 Kazhagam 2'53
A5 Mariyamman Padal 2'30
A6 Mira's Bhajan 3'35
Side B
B1 Namo tatsat - Pali prayer - Buddhist 3'42
B2 Tibetan prayer - Buddhist 5'35
B3 Pali prayer - Buddhist 4'35
B4 In praise of Guru Nanak - Sikh 6'36
A1, A6, Recorded 1954, Varanasi (Benares)
A2 Recorded 1968, Amer (Jaipur)
A3 Recorded 1968, Brindavan
A4, A5, Recorded 1962, Dehli
B1, B2 Recorded 1968, Sarnath
B3 Recorded 1954, Calcutta
B4 Recorded 1955, Amritsar
Some more of the earlier field recordings by Deben Bhattacharya that not only are valuable historical documents but also makes good listening. Again some of these recordings are very moving and makes for good time travels. I especially enjoy the Sikhs praising Guru Nanak.
