This project started in 1996, when Ravi met Tarun Bhattacharya, who was in the UK to play on Ravi Shankar's classic CD, 'Vedic Chants' at George Harisons's studio.

The most recent CD 'The Afro-Indian Project' features Ravi as host, with
special guests:

Tarun Bhattacharya, one the greatest living santoor players; trained under
Ravi Shankar and has recorded many CDs. Internationally known; has played,
in many top concert halls including the Kremlin and the Albert Hall

Bikram Ghosh, Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar's tabla player

Hossam Ramzy, one of the leading percussionists, with innumerable CDs of
traditional and inovative Egyptian music; has also played with many of the
world's leading musicians, such as Peter Gabriel and Page/Plant

Danny Thompson, one of the most legendary double bass players;founder member
of Pentangle & has played with many of the greats from pop, jazz and folk.

Bookings and information for The Afro-Indian Project: ravikora5@googlemail.com

To hear music by The Afro-Indian Project visit: myspace.com/afroindian

CD releases

So far there are two recordings, the first CD, 'Forest of Bliss', features the playing of Ravi, Tarun Bhattacharya and special guest, Ronu Majumdar, (the world's no.2 bansuri player) which has so far been released on ORI records to good reviews:

'Gentle, atmospheric and spellbinding' - FOLK ROOTS
'A listening delight' - ROCK N' REEL

The second CD "THE AFRO-INDIAN PROJECT" is on ARC Music and has been favourably reviewed: 'entertaining and accessable' Folk Roots; (please see CD page for more reviews.

click here for an article on perfoming in India (scroll to bottom of page)

CONCERTS

WORLD MUSIC SERIES AT THE RHODES ART COMPLEX, BISHOPS STORTFORD (next to Stansted Airport)

DATE: MARCH 16th 2008

www.rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk

The third in the Real Music Network world music series of Sunday concerts in which leading world/fusion pioneer RAVI presents and collaborates with pioneers from around the world, this time with Tarun Bhattacharta from India

One of India’s greatest classical musicians, Tarun trained under the legendary Ravi Shankar and is a master and inovator of the santoor (100 stringed hammered zither) As well as numerous groundbreaking recordings he has performed in many of the world’s main concert halls, including The Kremlin and The Albert Hall.

This performance will be the first re-union since Tarun and Ravi’s recordings and concerts in India and UK in 1998. The evening will consist of a classical raga from Tarun followed by music from Tarun and Ravi’s CD “The Afro-Indian Project” (ARC Music) and accompanied by leading tabla player, Kausic Sen