Comments for Batish, Ashwin, Sitar Power album #2

Bombay born Ashwin Batish rocked the air waves with his debut album Sitar Power #1 in 1986. This album drew rave reviews for its innovative stance and as one of the pioneering albums in the Worldbeat genre that successfully fused the music of India with rock. Sitar Power #2 follows in the footsteps of its predecessor but stretches out to further blend North Indian classical music with samba, jazz, R & B, country, and surf. The end result produces some very diverse and rich combinations with the special Ashwin magic!Ashwin is joined here by his father Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish-vocals/percussion and his friend and student Mr. David Harnish-guitar.The record is prodused by Batish Records, 1310 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA. (408) 423-1699 / 1-800-RAG-MALA. Available on CD and cassette.