Escondido, CA—Created by the Ravi Shankar Foundation in celebration of what would have been Shankar’s 94th birthday on April 7, 2014, Milestones is intended as a guide for exploring the stunning array embodied in Shankar’s musicianship, and as a launching pad for discovery. The book instills in the reader that which the Maestro held most dear: curiosity and discipline – from which the freedom of all creative expression flows. The book is accompanied by a companion CD of “illustration” excerpts.
The project is the culmination of work made possible by the support of East Meets West Music and generous funding from a GRAMMY Foundation Preservation Grant. As part of the Shankar Foundation’s Access Raga initiative, which aims to digitize media in the archive and make it accessible to the public, this grant enabled the foundation to digitize 150 at-risk reel-to-reel tapes. Some of this never-before-heard audio is featured on the Milestones companion CD, which is also available at iTunes. Proceeds from the sales of Milestones will go toward the continuation of the Access Raga initiative, which aims to continue work on the audio/visual materials held in the Ravi Shankar Archive.
Client:The Ravi Shankar FoundationServices:Book DesignYear:2014Link:eastmeetswestmusic.com
