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| artist = [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], [[Brij Bhushan Kabra]], and [[Shivkumar Sharma]]<br />
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| released = 1967<br />
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| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]<br />
| length = 70:55<br />
| label = [[EMI]]<br />
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'''''Call of the Valley''''' is a 1967 light-[[Hindustani classical music|classical]] album by [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], [[Brij Bhushan Kabra]], and [[Shivkumar Sharma]]. It was recorded for the label [[EMI]].<br />
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The instrumental album follows a day in the life of an Indian shepherd from [[Kashmir]]. It is one of the most successful Indian albums and one that became popular with an international audience. It was very important in introducing Indian music to Western ears and internationally the best selling Indian music record. [[George Harrison]], [[David Crosby]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Roger McGuinn]] are fans of the album.<ref>DIMERY, Robert. ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]'', Quintet Publishing Limited, London, 2005, page 126.</ref><br />
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The atmospheric music is traditional, but the innovative use of guitar and flute make the sound more acceptable for Western audiences. Kabra plays [[slide guitar]], Sharma [[santoor]], Chaurasia [[bansuri]] and [[Tabla]] was played by Manikrao Popatkar. The artists became well known musicians as a result of this album. Today ''Call of the Valley'' is considered a classic and a milestone in [[world music]].<br />
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[[Shivkumar Sharma]], the guitarist [[Brij Bhushan Kabra]], and flutist [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]] were all aged about 30 when they made Call of the Valley. Conceived as a suite, they used their instruments to tell the story of a day in the life of a shepherd in Kashmir using ragas associated with various times of the day to advance the dramatic narrative. [[Allmusic]] advises: "If the newcomer buys only one Indian classical recording, it should be "Call of the Valley"."<ref name=AMG /><br />
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The remastered edition on hEMIsphere has three bonus tracks.<br />
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It is listed in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]'' by Robert Dimery and Michael Lydon.<br />
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== Track listing ==<br />
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# Ahir Bhairav/Nat Bhairav - 12:35<br />
# Rag Piloo - 07:58<br />
# Bhoop - 06:16<br />
# Rag Des - 06:09<br />
# Rag Pahadi - 06:48<br />
# Ghara-Dadra (Bonus Track 1) - 07:25<br />
# Dhun-Mishra Kirwani (Bonus Track 2) - 12:58<br />
# Bageshwari (Bonus Track 3) - 10:46<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=OSZKCXtx-wEC&pg=PA32 The Dawn of Indian classical music in the West, page 32-33]<br />
* [https://www.amazon.com/Call-Valley-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma/dp/B000005H0H Amazon.com Link]<br />
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[[Category:1967 albums]]<br />
[[Category:EMI Records albums]]<br />
[[Category:Hariprasad Chaurasia albums]]<br />
[[Category:Brij Bhushan Kabra albums]]<br />
[[Category:Shivkumar Sharma albums]]</div>>Ser Amantio di Nicolao