From the sitar to the Guitar

 

Presented by world music pioneers Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar, From the Sitar to the Guitar tells a story which started nearly a thousand years ago in Rajasthan, India, and culminates in the Spanish flamenco.
During this historic event, produced by the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and presented at the Cirque Royal in Brussels on 24 and 25 November 1995, we follow the epic trail of the nomads, the gypsies, hunted down because of their differences. It is a story of resignation and ecstasy.

From the Sitar to the Guitar features extraordinary and previously unreleased performances by Ravi Shankar, Blanca del Rey, Langas and Manghaniyars of Rajasthan, Ludovit Kováč, Trio Loyko and Abdelli.

 

DVD

For the first time on DVD: the complete 24 November 1995 concert (2hrs 20mins), interviews with the participating artists, vocal and instrumental demonstrations and rehearsal footage (approx. 50 mins of extras)

 

EXCLUSIVE CD

78 minutes of unreleased highlights from the 25 November 1995 concert: alternate versions or songs that were not played on the 24th

 

16 PAGE BOOKLET

Including a new foreword by Ravi Shankar, the original programme foreword by Yehudi Menuhin, rare and unpublished documents and manuscripts

 

In aid of the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and the Ravi Shankar Foundation