Dawn of Indian Music in the West

In the 1960s, the wonders of Indian music and its message of peace were spread in the West by Ravi Shankar, George Harrison of the Beatles, and John Coltrane. In 1971, Harrison and Shankar organized the Concert for Bangladesh, the first superstar charity event, in hopes of stopping a war and feeding the hungry. But Indian music also had a profound impact on the work of Mickey Hart and the Grateful Dead, John McLaughlin, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Talvin Singh, and many others. At the dawn of the 21st century, Indian music's spiritual message is more timely than ever before. Here is its story. Book jacket.Lavezzoli, Peter is the author of 'Dawn of Indian Music in the West ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780826428196 and ISBN 0826428193.