# Ravi & Anoushka Shankar at Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Villa Montalvo on September 18, 2001

[Montalvo Arts Center](http://montalvoarts.org/) presents [Ravi Shankar](http://ravishankar.org/) & [Anoushka Shankar](http://www.anoushkashankar.com/)  
Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Villa Montalvo,  
[15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA 95070-6327 USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=%2215400+Montalvo+Road,+Saratoga,+CA+95070-6327+USA%22)  
Tuesday, September 18, 2001

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## Set One

[7:12 PM Tuning & Introductory Remarks from Ravi]

Rag Maduvanti

01. [07:17 PM] _Alap in ?Jogin tala_
02. [07:34 PM] _Gat in Rupak Tala (7 beats)_  
[end first work]  
 
03. [07:45 PM] _Tabla Duet in Tintal (16 beats)_  
   
Rag ?Charukeshi
04. [07:57 PM] _Alap_
05. [08:00 PM] _Gat in Tintal (16 beats)_  
[set ends ~8:06 PM]

## Set Two

[8:32 PM Tuning & Introductory Remarks from Ravi]

Rag ?Abhobiganna

01. [08:39 PM] _Alap_
02. [08:54 PM] _Gat in Japtal_  
[end first work]  
 
03. [09:05 PM] _Rag Majkumaj in Thumri style_  
[set ends ~9:45 PM, no encore]

## Performers

* [Tanmoy Bose](http://www.tanmoybose.com/): tabla;
* [Arup Chattopadhyay](http://arupchatterjee.webs.com/): tabla;
* Alex Kozlovsky (sp?): bass tanpura;
* [Tony Karasek](http://www.karaseksound.com/): tenor tanpura;
* [Anoushka Shankar](http://www.anoushkashankar.com/): surbarhar;
* [Ravi Shankar](http://ravishankar.org/): sitar;


## Notes

Somehow I got the impression that tonight’s first set was a sort of “Indian classical sampler” set … shorter pieces, less development of the rag themes, and a general condensation of longer works into a somewhat more compact format for easier digestion by the crowd.

Did it work? Well, I guess. Maybe 20% of them slipped away during set break. Hard for me to know whether that’s good, bad, or just normal! And heck, maybe I just wasn't in the right mood to settle down and listen carefully enough myself.

Anyways, I found the second set to be a much more rewarding experience. Very deep! And hearing the show in an outdoor setting, accompanied by the singing of crickets and other night creatures? Sublime!

Like usual, Ravi did a fine job introducing the pieces to us rubes, but I've undoubtedly mangled the names and descriptions. Let me know if you can offer any help with corrections!

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