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''Live: Ravi Shankar at the Monterey International Pop Festival'' is a live album by Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, released on the World Pacific record label in November 1967. It consists of part of Shankar's celebrated performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in California on 18 June 1967. Shankar was accompanied throughout by his regular tabla player, Alla Rakha, who performs a frenetic five-minute solo on the recording.〔Lavezzoli, pp. 180–81.〕 In the United States, the album peaked at number 43 on ''Billboard''s pop LPs listings – the highest placing Shankar achieved on that chart throughout his career. ==History== Ravi Shankar's appearance at the Monterey International Pop Festival marked a highpoint in the popularity of Indian classical music in the West,〔Lavezzoli, pp. 6–7.〕 during a period when rock groups such as the Beatles, the Byrds and the Rolling Stones had increasingly adopted aspects of the genre in their work.〔''World Music: The Rough Guide'', pp. 109–10.〕 Having moved to California in February 1967, due to the demand for his concerts in the United States,〔Shankar 1999, p. 196.〕 the festival was Shankar's first performance at a rock event.〔Lavezzoli, p. 180.〕 Shankar admired the artistry and musicianship of some of his fellow performers on the three-day program – particularly Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding〔Shankar 1999, p. 199.〕 – yet he was appalled at the sight of Hendrix setting fire to his electric guitar, and by the Who's destruction of their instruments at the end of their set.〔Lavezzoli, p. 181.〕 As a result, Shankar initially refused to take the stage. He was placated once the organisers rescheduled his set for the final day, a Sunday, when no other acts would be playing.〔 In addition to Rakha on tabla, Shankar was accompanied by tambura player Kamala Chakravarty, his partner at the time.〔Shankar 1999, pp. 157, 323.〕 Author Peter Lavezzoli writes of the reception the Indian musicians received: "Shankar gave what he considered to be one of his best performances, and the response of the audience was ecstatic, further catapulting Shankar to stardom."〔Lavezzoli, p. 7.〕 Part of their set was also included in the 1968 documentary film ''Monterey Pop'', directed by D.A. Pennebaker.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Live: Ravi Shankar at the Monterey International Pop Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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