Call of the Valley

Regarding the Spotify link: Couldn’t make it through this one. I typically like music of this sort, and there’s some interesting stuff, but it’s really best for falling asleep or something. Edited to add: I found the whole proper version of this album on the YouTube. I highly recommend it-solid classical Indian jams. I can see why it was influential.

This isn't actively unpleasant, but it's totally not for me. My main takeaway from listening to it is even less respect for George Harrison. So I guess in addition to claiming sole authorship of the worst 5 Beatles songs recorded, he also plagiarized all of them?

6/10

Sounds like background music in a new age crystal shop. Basic riffs on a musical theme.

Started out really good, and then it all just started blending together, and sort of became forgettable.

I was gonna give it a 3, because it's certainly well played, and clearly they have talent. But if I'm being honest, there's no chance I'm ever going to seek this out again. I feel like a 3 would warrant another listen. This I'm just done with.

I'm not equipped to rate this one. It's certainly pleasant, we've definitely rated far worse albums than this, and it's kind or fun. I could listen to this as background music while at work and be perfectly happy.

I was pretty skeptical because all the connections to the white musician enlightenment thing. But there were some genuinely exciting passages. The guitar was pretty good. There are parts that just sound beautiful. The musicianship is there. And unlike the previous world music album, it's not repetitive. I started the day super skeptical, but now I'm on board

there needs to be music you can play in the background of weird backwoods museums, and this fits that bill perfectly. 3.75 honestly would listen again

I’m sure the musicians involved are at the top of their craft playing the most beautiful Indian music ever created, but this was most certainly not for me. I tried listening intently several times to try and get lost in the vibes and ended up feeling like I was going crazy. Having said that, the santoor seems like it would be a fun instrument to fart around on/master.

I swear I’ve heard this before in my local patchouli-scented emporium. Or maybe it was a yoga studio? I can’t listen to this music. New age harps and sitars make me unspeakably angry.

No expectations going in. Super great. Easy to get lost in the sauce.

I have very little frame of reference for deciding if this is amazing or completely average. I haven't had many instrumental albums so far, so that alone was nice. It's a style of music that no algorithm would have recommended to me, and that I would not have picked myself, but I really enjoyed it.

I couldn’t find this album so I’m listening to something to do with a mountain, which is a bit like a valley. So far it is pleasant. I do not like the drum that goes bwoung, it makes me uneasy. VERDICT: by no means unpleasant. Feels absolutely emotionally empty to me as there are no changes in chord or dynamic.

As an Indian, I wasn’t familiar with this but really enjoyed it!

Nice. New to me. Listened to as background while writing my book, and the music was effective in helping me think.

not my cup of tea

This is pretty and all once you find the right version, but I wouldn't say any instrumental album is something I need to hear before I die.

Pleasant background music.

Relaxing music. Vet inte vad den här skivan gör här. Musik man somnar till.

Like others, I couldn't find this album on my streaming platform, but did on Youtube. It's good to see an album that's not Western-Anglophone. This album is a nice enough thing to listen too, but really it didn't grab my attention, so it's unlikely I'll play it again.

I liked this.

It was okay, better for background music probably not something I would return to

A calming influence into the world of Hindustani classical music

I really enjoyed this!

This is the sort of thing that I love to see from lists like 1001. An album that not very many people, certainly not many in the West, would ever find, let alone listen to. This is a great odyssey of Indian/Hindustani Classical, introduced by the steady movements of the first part, and exemplified by the spiritual and explorative epics of the second part. There is so much traditional and indeed contemporary music from across the globe that’s so rarely heard by Westerners, and this is such a shame as it often has vastly different musicality to that of Western Classical. I will certainly be seeking more where this came from.

It was nice, but ultimately not the most interesting. Enjoyed it enough, though. 3/5

С одной стороны как бы на фон, но всё же слушать интересно при нехилом хронометраже. Выбрать что-то одно невозможно. Лучшая песня - Ode to the Sun God.

Pretty chill. Not for me.

mhm

Found on YouTube. Peaceful

Opening track is ominous and pretty great and saves it, rest sounds like spa music. 3.2

Okay, but no, you cannot convince me that there is a "story" to this "concept" album which sounds more like the soundtrack to a Satyajit Ray film than an album.

Beautiful and atmospheric album from Northern India. I could only find a vinyl ripoff on YouTube - the scratching didn’t worsen the experience. It’s a bit monotonous in the end and I don’t really get the feeling of the apparent concept, but I rather enjoyed it nonetheless. I was happy to hear the link to neighboring musical traditions - especially obvious on “Bhoop”.

Perfect!

sivkumar sharma, en kuullukkaan äijästä. varmasti kuuluisampi kuin piitles varmaan kuitenkin.. luupää länsimaalainen täällä.. öö tuota paras hindustan industani indida rajsphaleet neepokumasapetilon hindi albumi mitä on ollut. niin tietenkin kuulin tämän ensin kun olin vain 20 vuotias. nyt olen 60 vuotias ja silti yhtä kaunis... laakson kutsu... ja älkää ihmiset kuunnelko spotify paskaa.. ette sitä sontaa laita lähimaillekkaan korvia prkl prkl PROTECT THE ORIGINAL!!!! PROTECT THE ORIGINAL!!! ja älkää VITTU unohtako brijbushan karba sekä hariprasad chaurasia... vähän priima donna tuo shivkumar sharma joo toki on myyttinen figuuri nuolisin palleja mutta ei saa koskaan unohtaa brijbushan karba sekä hariprasad chaurasia ja heidän kontribuutioitaan... never forget... piloo

I do love having the non-English non-popular music items on this list to hear different approaches to music.

Not on YouTube music so couldn't listen

Listened to this one in the bath. Fun but it went on a bit.

I really don’t know how to rate these albums. I was pleasantly surprised by this one though. Giving it a 3 because I genuinely enjoyed it.

Not much to say about this one other than it was pleasant and I can see the journey through a day as a shepherd through the music. Not something I’ll return to, though.

I mean i guess it's a good representation of Indian music. Not really my thing. Also, it was really hard to find this album as it's shown in the list.

Very pleasant album, one of the few records on the list that are actually relaxing. I've listened to whole 40 minutes of this lp and then just start it again, amazing background music. But to be fair, the talent of Shivkumar to make me like the sound of such a foreign instrument has to be enormous.

Peaceful, calming, hypnotic. Definitely my kinda jam.

Finally, something that isn't British rock.

I don't know if I'd ever listen to it again, but it's very soothing.

quite mellow and relaxing

If you ever catch yourself boppin and grovin along to some instrumental music in your local apothecary or candle store, it’s probably this.

It’s a little weird but it’s chill

One of the great things about the late sixties was how the exotic sounds of Asia and North Africa found there way into western pop music. This was especially true here in the UK on records by artists as diverse as The Beatles, The Incredible String Band, Traffic and The Rolling Stones. Anyway, this charming, fragrant record is full of exotic innocence - the kind of music best enjoyed with incense, a cup of chai and an open mind. Ps -as already pointed out, the version on Spotify is a terrible cash in - the original is on YouTube, complete with vinyl clicks and pops.

Fuck the Valleys!

Not overly impressed but then I read that the original version is not the one on Spotify so I looked it out on YouTube, glad I did because it was such an awesome album

Very gentle nice music for nice people at one with their lives.

Catching up with my unrated albums. I was sure that I'd listened to this at the time (at least my YouTube history tells me so), but I forgot to review it. I've since found another version of the album on Spotify. Although the track listing is different, but it is the original recording/artists, (unlike the son's remake). https://open.spotify.com/album/0fDzIMDhfPA8lgELDXMiuh I enjoyed the soundscape of life in the valley.

Really solid, like, traditional Indian yoga music. Such a relaxing vibe to it. The Spotify link that the generator used is to an album of the same name by Rahul Sharma (Shivkumar's son apparently). Rahul had released his version of the album in 2012 as a nod to his dad's album from the late 60's. The original version, which is the version referenced in the 1001 book, I found on YouTube, and is astronomically better than Rahul's version, so the original is the one I listened to. The original is also the best selling "world music" record on the international market. Absolutely beautiful album. This one blew me away. It takes ya on a trip, that's for sure!! Favourite songs: Bhoop, Rag Pahadi, Ahir Bhairav/Nat Bhairav, Bageshwari, Dhun-Mishra Kirwani, Rag Piloo Least favourite songs: Rag Des 4/5

Calming, soothing and perfectly named. I'm gonna put this on whenever I feel sad

Loved it. Needed it.

It’s OK for background music. 3

I've never heard of this album or artist before, but I've enjoyed the Indian music that I've gotten to review so far. Given the other albums from India that I've reviewed, I think I have a pretty good idea of what to expect. However, I have no idea how the story of the day in the life of a shepherd will unfold across this music. This should be an interesting journey! I thought this album was fine, and as far as other Indian music that I've listened to, this album was probably among my least favorite. I found the first movement kind of rough to listen to at times; I wasn't a big fan of the santoor playing on that particular part of the album. However, later on in the album, I really enjoyed the flute and bansuri playing. While listening to this album, I tried to picture a day in the life of a shepherd in my head, to go along with the narrative of the music. I'm not sure I succeeded much on that front, but it was fun and unique to try. Musically, this was fine, but I don't think I'd come back to this album.

Well that was a random album with a cool vibe.

Didn’t think I’d like this, but it’s surprisingly peaceful.

I'm not a huge fan of instrumental music, there are some songs I really love but on the whole I would probably rate a fully instrumental album lower. That said, a fully instrumental classical Indian music album? As an Indian myself, I've grown up listening to this kind of music, and the ragas and sounds are familiar in the more modern Bollywood songs I listen to often. This one was a delight to listen to. Best song: Call Of The Valley

Very elevator music adjacent, but I ended up quite enjoying it. Would have been good study music

More like borophyll

I’m pretty sure I’ve heard some of this at yoga. Also, good focus music for work writing

Very pleasant spa music. Would be great for a bath

Listening to this lying on a shakti mat watching the aurora projector lights feeling like I’m George Harrison

I am in love with this album. Truly, Call of the Valley is one of the most beautiful and serene albums I've ever heard. I'm enchanted, and I can't stop listening to it. Some is even ethereal sounding! This is proper Indian classical music, one that is untouched by western influence, which came heavily in the seventies and onward. Though a slide guitar and flute are present, I stand by my opinion. Those instruments increased the album's accessibility to western audiences but they didn't detract from the inherit Indian musical standards. Not to mention, I easily noticed the influence this album had on American and British musicians after its release, George Harrison as the one most impacted. And because I am a big Bollywood fan, Call of the Valley deeply reminds me of Bollywood historical dramas (Devdas in particular for my fellow Bollywood fans).

Truly a peaceful, lovely, classic (and classical) Indian music experience. It's no surprise that so many Western world music greats are a fan of this album, and it's easy to further see where they likely were influenced by this album. This is one of those albums where I feel like it's a worthy inclusion on the basis of history AND on the basis of the music itself. It was a very early example introducing Eastern music to Western listeners, and frankly, I can hardly imagine a more beautiful example. I'll gladly revisit this album anytime!

This would not be in my algorithm and I'm stoked that this was the album recommended for me. Fantastic

very indian, not quite my stuff but good musicianship

Mellow Indian music. Very relaxing.

Thank you everyone on the reviews page for this album for directing me to YouTube instead, as the purported release on Spotify is a re-recording by Shivkumar Sharma's son Rahul. With that established, Call of the Valley is a collaborative album between three prominent Indian musicians: music director and flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia, slide guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra, and santoor player Shivkumar Sharma. All three rose to prominence by introducing their particular instruments into the pantheon of Indian classical music, as exemplified by this album which is an instrumental suite following a day in the life of an Indian shepherd from Kashmir. The ambiance is impeccable as an introduction to Indian classical music for a Western audience. The big three musicians are excellent in their play, but I should also credit Manikrao Popatkar on the tablas, particularly on passages of "Ahir Bhairav/Nat Bhairav", "Rag Piloo" and "Rag Des" that bring up the intensity and complement the santoor and guitar interplay. My only complaint is that aside from certain melodic frameworks used to identify different parts of the day following the shepherd's day, there isn't much else distinct between tracks. It's effective in the atmosphere, but the album can't quite go beyond that notion. I enjoyed Call of the Valley for what it is as an introduction to world music, and in that regard, the album secured its place on this list. Give it a listen.

Beautiful. No complaints here. Reminds me that I haven't listened to Tony Scott's "Music For Zen Meditation (And Other Joys)" in a while.

Calming and chill if you find it on YaTube, annoying screeching if you listen to the subpar remake on Spotify. One of the few world music albums on this list and this is very contemplative and relaxing to listen to.

This was lovely!

Nifty but not my thing

The random vocals always seemed to catch me off guard and take me by surprise. Overall not a bad thing to have on in the background and plenty of interesting musical bits sprinkled throughout. Seems to work as a good seed in Apple Music as well.

Interesting!

Beautiful traditional/classical Indian music, which was introduced to the Western audiences and became the most well known and most successful Indian album in the West. It has innovative guitar and the flute made it more acceptable than more traditional albums. It creates a calm and peaceful atmosphere which is very relaxing to listen to. Alone for its importance it deserves a lot of stars but personally I enjoyed it very much so it's a 5 from me.

Some traditional Indian music. Relaxing. Good exposure. But might not play often

Really good, relaxing but there's enough stuff going on that it can also be an engaging listen if you pay attention.

Something outside the US and UK on this list that is not some commercial bullcrap!? Shut up and take my money!

700 albums in, and that's the first time I listen to a good selection outside of Europe or US. Unbelievable. It's worth a 4 stars.

Tracking down the authentic 1967 recording of Call of the Valley on YouTube, after realizing Spotify serves up a glossy, new-age remake, was a bit of a minor chore, but I always genuinely appreciate when this list breaks away from the Anglo-American rock default to spotlight something completely outside my usual listening habits. Following a day in the life of a Kashmiri shepherd is beautiful, the blend of flute, santoor, and slide guitar over steady tabla beats is incredibly relaxing. While I lack the background to fully appreciate the technical side of the ragas, it was a refreshing, peaceful detour that washed away all my stress. I likely won't dive deep into the genre, but I really enjoyed this atmospheric experience.

This is only available on YouTube. It took me a while to get around to listening to it because of that and it will be rare that I get to listen to it in the future. This is a shame, as I've a lot of time for this album. It's very different to what I normally listen to, but makes perfect music to have on in the background while working or to relax to. I think a 5 is deserved here.

Vibey

I’m not sure how to review this without more context. I know nothing about Indian classical music other than what I’ve heard through the Beatles and scattered through other songs. The best way to describe it is… earthy? It makes me feel like I’m sitting in the dirt with a circle of my friends just chilling in the woods. I don’t even have any friends, so that makes it even more intriguing. It’s fine. I likely won’t be listening again.

Fine. Not my thing. I’m pretty sure this linked to the wrong album. I maybe found the right one on YouTube? This does sounds like something rockstars would listen to in the late ‘60s.

This was indeed quite nice, though a bit on the dull side. I do enjoy this light instrumental stuff from time to time but this one was just fine.

I’m glad that I read the reviews for this and figured out it’s not actually the album in streaming. I went to YouTube to listen. It was enjoyable, but I don’t think I’ll revisit.

Soothing enough. Not really my thing but pleasant ambling background music.

3.5 rounded up very beautiful and enjoyable overall, but i’m not sure if i’ll revisit this one often on account of the length. i definitely see why this was so impactful for so many other musicians though, and i’m glad i listened ! highlights: bhoop, des (feb 16 2026)

This was really very, very lovely.

Fine A few nice moments Fairly unmemorable Fine

just turrible ernie

Classic

Misleading, I think his son? may have done a remake? Anyway the spotify is a different Sharma, and listed as 2012. You tube had it. I love the aspect of indian classical music that relates to time of day, but I have not gotten anywhere near the ability to interpret or recognize say a dawn raga. Cool concept though, and enough western style guitar to keep my brain somewhat oriented.

Thanks to the reviewers who sent me to the right recording on YouTube, instead of the wrong Spotify link. Loved this, played it a few times over the day. So full of expression. Can see why so many western musicians were excited by it.

This is why I’m doing this project. Absolutely not the kind of music I would ever come across organically, but an important work. I appreciate being introduced to this album, as it also lays groundwork for later psychedelic influence from the likes of The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and many others I'm sure. 3.5⭐️

Such a beautiful atmospheric album. I cranked away at some work while this was on. I’ll be coming back to this for sure, but mainly in those moments of needed focus.

Beautiful album, a blend of Indian and Western music. Hard to believe that this was made in 1967 because it still sounds fresh. Music to chill to, almost Ambient before Ambient was even a thing.

I don‘t really get if it’s cringey or mystical.

This is the type of stuff I was hoping for in this project. Great music that I probably wouldn't have heard otherwise. Thoroughly enjoyable. Will listen to again.

During my initial playthrough of this album, I was frequently interrupted, so had to listen to it a bit at a time over the course of several hours. Initially I didn't like it very much, but about three tracks in, I started to enjoy it. I even saw it as a potential five-star pick. Later in the evening, I was able to give it a full, uninterrupted playthrough, after which I realised that I didn't like it so much after all. In the end, I feel that three stars is appropriate. Perhaps the experience highlights how one's mood and situation affects the appreciation of music, just as much as how music can change one's mood. Interesting!

Indiase volksmuziek in zo'n pure vorm vind ik lastig te rijmen met m'n muzikale preferentie, maar op meerdere momenten kwam er toch een teken van herkenning. Dit natuurlijk omdat de invloed van traditionele raga's op de Westerse 60s folk/psychedelic scene immens was. Van die herkenningspunten zorgden toch voor een ietwat bevredigende luisterbeurt, maar over het algemeen voelde ik mezelf wel aardig out of place. (Luister hem op YouTube trouwens, origineel staat niet op Spotify). 5,5/10

Interessant wel. In eerste instantie laten liggen omdat ik hier niet echt op zat te wachten. Maar nu ik het een kans geef is het best mooi. Gevormd door de Westerse popmuziek is muziek uit andere windstreken soms lastig te pruimen. Muziek uit het midden-oosten vind ik gewoon echt niet mooi en ook Indiase klanken heb ik soms wat moeite mee. De meer latino dingen slaan dan juist wel beter aan. Echter door het rustige karakter van deze plaat heb ik er toch wel lekker ingezeten. Ik mis de zang niet en de muzikale arrangementen zijn rustig maar wel interessant. 6,5/10 Highlights Raga Bhoop

Museum exhibit core. Stimulating on the imagination yet at the same time strikingly repetitive and bland

Chill atmospheric music that was very pleasant to work to

I don't know if many people will agree with me on this (this album has a review average of less than a 3 so they might) but i am gonna be clear, Call of the Valley sucks. This was just one of those albums where my opinion of it deteriorated over time. At first, i thought this album sounded interesting but then it just kept going and going without much variation or good songs and i my opinion of this album started to get more and more sour. I think if just one of the songs released as a single, then i my original opinion would have stayed but as it stands, This is an album that i can understand it's place on the list but that still doesn't make it a good album in the slightest. Best Song: Dhun-Mishra Kirwani Worst Song: Bageshwari

The most relaxing album ive ever listenend to

OK to have on in the background. Just about scrapes a 3* for me.

Bad

Fav: Bhoop Least Fav: Rag Piloo Very calming, not much else to say

Great background music. Too monotonous too stick. Favorite song: Bhoop

Now this could just be the fact that I don't know much about this type of music or understand it well, but it just sounds a little random quite often and a little bit boring. Also the version on Spotify is not the correct version, I listened to a version of the original album on YouTube.

- Indian music is very much outside my wheelhouse, so it is difficult for me to evaluate this with any degree of expertise. I appreciate the exposure. - From what I can tell, it is good? Not something I would ever seek out on my own, but that is more due to personal taste. I could see this being mindblowing to Western audiences in the 60s. - Glad I found a copy of this on YouTube, because there was a New Age album of the same name on Spotify that was not as impressive.

This is a 1968 instrumental Indian music album (Hindustani classical music if Wikipedia is to be believed). Also if Wikipedia is to be believed, a bunch of famous Western musicians (Paul McCartney, George Harrison, David Crosby, Bob Dylan) all liked this. That's basically a full summary of the Wikipedia page. It sounds like what might be softly playing in the background of a nice relaxing yoga class. It's actually quite enjoyable. A bit hard for me to compare to any other vaguely Indian-sounding instrumental music that I've heard before, but also perfectly enjoyable. A solid listen for a Sunday evening. A minor note, but the Spotify button on this page takes you to some album that was released in 2012 and sounds a bit more modern, with Anglicized song titles and song lengths that don't match what Wikipedia says. I found a Youtube version that seems to match, so that's what I'm going with as the actual album. This does mean it won't make my Spotify playlist though, so I'm sad to have it excluded. Favorite song: Bhoop Other: Ahir Bhairav/Nat Bhairav 10/27/24

I don't do much drugs, but I can understand that this would pair well with quite a number of different narcotics.

Peaceful and spiritual

Such a vibe. Love all of these south asian albums

Lovely relaxing album, perfect when I was doing my long run

very pretty. crazy this is from the 60s, sounds like it could've come out this year

Background music. Tough to do active listening with this but totally fine otherwise. Fav Track: Ode To The Sun God

kedves Khaled, ÍGY kell ötvözni tradicinális zenét a nyugati könnyűzenével. olyan ízléses az a gitár omg.

Experimental, flute, influence indienne

Beautiful instrumental album. Particularly like the three way call and response between the flute, guitar, and santoor (dulcimer) in the opening track.

I love the textured sounds!

Thanks to the generator, this is definitely an album I probably wouldn’t have discovered on my own. It’s essentially light Indian classical music with some Western instrumentation mixed in. The album has a timeless quality, and you wouldn’t be able to tell what era it came from if you didn’t already know. It’s very meditative, peaceful, and soothing, with a calming atmosphere throughout. While I really enjoyed the listen, I don’t think I’ll come back to it, as I feel like I’ve taken everything I was going to get from it.

Windy caresses Everything and nothing Time aided by calm

I don't think I have anything original to say about this album. It's good though, thank you to the commentors who said to avoid spoitify

Interesting. Definitely a mood piece for either a contemplative or hookah cafe setting. The music mix & arrangement was well done. Again, not an everyday listening genre, obviously, very Indian.

Very cool, love the tanpura drone. We're used to this genre in the West now but at the time must have been a revelation and can very much see the influence on Harrison.

This was cool and all, and I'd love to have it playing in the background when the grandparents are over for dinner. Maybe while doing homework. But it's not a genre I'm accustomed to and don't know the structure. So for all I know it could be genius level work or sophomoric or somewhere in-between. I can hear the musicianship is at times quite impressive. At the end of the day, it's a nice listen.

kind of a blessing in disguise that Spotify only has the shitty version, because for someone like me who doesn't have a ton of exposure to straight ahead Indian music (despite its relatively outsized influence on music in the anglophone world) it actually helps you appreciate the real thing more when you first accidentally get exposed to the same music only executed much more poorly

I don't feel like I can really judge this album at all. While not unpleasant, it was absolute background muzak to me - when it finished and random similar artists played on Spotify, I didn't notice until multiple tracks later.

Not a bad album but it didn't move me all that much.

Searched this one out on YouTube as was the suggestion and I just couldn’t get into it. Just sounded like an extended Within You Without You but without George and less interesting.

3 good album felt like I was playing civ

Instrumental

Call of the Valley is an introduction to Indian classical music for Western audiences. Shivkumar Sharma is a master of the santoor, an Indian instrument that is similar to a dulcimer. Call of the Valley is the best selling Indian music album across the world. Sharma and his fellow musicians became known after members of the Beatles showed an interest in their music. The album is an instrumental tale of a day in the life of an Indian shepherd. The recording includes a santoor, a slide guitar, a flute, a bansuri, and tablas. These are interesting songs of a traditional cultural lineage.

The Spotify link is wrong (can’t find it there at all), so the ratings might be of another album.

Never heard about this before, but just... wow. I was absolutely taken away by this. The album cover had me interested and turned out to very well convey the serenity you feel when listening to this album. I also read that it was supposed to represent a day as a an indian shepherd in Kashmir. This makes me really want to visit Kashmir. I haven't listened to much oriental music, but this feels like it managed to cater a bit to western tastes as well, with a nice blend of oriental instruments, acoustic guitar, some background pads, and acoustic drums elements. The album takes you on a very nice journey, quite similar to how soundtracks does. There is calm, excitement and tension weaved throughout the songs. Some jazz serve the same purpose to me as this does; to calm and put you in a nice state of mind. That can sometimes fly over your head, but I didn't feel any of that with this record. The melodies were really memorable and it kept my interest throughout the record. Overall I found this extremely nice to listen to and will come back many times I am sure. This might not objectively deserve 5 stars, but to me this was such a nice gem and revelation. Will try to seek out more similar music in the future for sure!

Had to relisten to this album on youtube as the spotify album was a rerecording. I think this is the first album we've had with non-western music where the music stands for it self. It was very different and it didn't need western covers unlike some other albums on this list. It felt foreign in a good way and a bit jazzy. Instrumental albums is a hard sell but even during the first listen I enjoyed it. Going to give it a weak 4, it's hard to judge on just one listen.

Just vibes the whole way through. I listened to the original album on YouTube as the top comment said because the one on Spotify kind of sucks. Would highly recommend the original!

Great ambiental music. It’s sad that it’s just so short.

46/100

Finally, something interesting. More albums like this! This is an instrumental album that is both soothing and attention-grabbing. The melodies are at once unusual and familiar to a Western listener, especially with the mix of traditional instruments and guitar — it's immediately clear where George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and other 60s/70s rockers who dabbled in Eastern music got their inspiration from (and if George was a fan, I'm a fan). These sounds aren't totally foreign to anyone familiar with Balkan, Klezmer, or Middle Eastern music, which goes to show that we're all more connected than we sometimes think. Also, the history of how the slide guitar made its way from Hawaii to the southern US and on to India is fascinating. The third track (Nat Bhairav) was my favorite — that tabla beat makes you want to dance. The next track, Raga-Desh also had a really great groove about halfway through. The dynamic range on the title track is amazing — the flute takes up so much space and feels like it's right in the room with you. 5/5

An interesting and unexpected entry on the list. I’ve always had an urge to get into this type of Eastern music. Began I suppose when influenced by some of my music idols who are named in Wiki has fans of this album. Might be a bit crass to say but when eating out at Indian restaurants I have often been captivated by some of the background music but because of the circumstances unable to work out or identify the artist (Pre Shazam or it didn’t work!) Another problem is that I really think appreciating Indian music is a challenge. Unlike modern Western music which is characterised in the main by instant melodies and a hook line, Indian music is a lot more complicated. There seems to me that there is a lot going on which needs research and knowledge to fully understand. I’m at a stage in life where I really do not have the time to do this as there is still a lot of music in my own sphere I want to listen to. With that in mind I listened today to this album and really enjoyed it. But without the aforementioned knowledge concluded that this could be any one of the numerous similar albums I have listened to in my attempts to understand this genre. If it was readily available to purchase, which it is not and probably relates to the streaming platform problems described elsewhere, I would happily buy it. All in all a lovely experience and relaxing way to spend listening on a lazy Saturday morning. That is until Leeds lost 1-0 later. Now in need of a pint of Cobra, onion Bhaji , and chicken bhuna. 4/5 14/9/24

Indian ragas and flute!

Interesting classical Indian music but I didnt care much for it.

Just a lovely album. Great for working to.

Such a peaceful vibe, really liked this. I wish I knew the names of the instruments so I could say which one was really banging but especially the last one I felt like I was being put under a groovy zen trance.

Absolutely loved this! Listen to it loud to truly appreciate it!

After listening to the wrong one on Spotify I listed to the superior version on YouTube. Its a lovely experience and will revisit

I appreciate the musicianship here but the ample notebending/vibrato and shrill flute sounds are just never aesthetically pleasing to me. The rhythm stuff here is awesome, but I won’t ever listen to this again.

Indian music. Good musically but would not listen to again

Do as the top comment says: listen to the original on YouTube and not the rerecording on Spotify.

Not convinced Apple Music have this album, linked to something called music of the valley instead. Sounded like I should have been in a spa having my eyelids cucumbered.

Pretty chill probably wouldn't go back to it but good arrangement and performance

i loved this. so beautiful and atmospheric. it was interesting especially to listen to this back to back with oracular spectacular because the mgmt album uses the same kind of bird/forest ambience effects that this one does. in a similar vein it's really easy to hear the influence that this album had on the beatles and other western artists in the 1960s, which of course i've read about but never actually heard in action. honestly a lot of classical/purely instrumental music can be a bit of a challenge for me to listen to, in the sense that i know it's good and/or interesting but i don't earnestly Enjoy it because it doesn't hold my interest for the length a whole album...but i genuinely enjoyed listening to this and i found it engaging throughout.

This album was really beautiful. I don't know a lot about Indian music, or what the Western cultural landscape was in relation to Indian music at that time so I don't know if I can fully appreciate this for its impact or craft, but I appreciated it nonetheless. It's wikipedia page explains "Conceived as a suite, the instrumental album follows a day in the life of an Indian shepherd from Kashmir, using ragas associated with various times of the day to advance the dramatic narrative". This reminded me a lot of how my piano teacher used to explain the storytelling in classical music I was learning, and now to understand an unfolding narrative in a purely instrumental body of work.

Another album I was glad to be exposed to. I may not listen to it all the time but it was definitely a relaxing and calming listen. Will revisit later in the future.

I mean it’s cool just not for me

enjoyable

Quite enjoyed this! After a few listens I started to like that most songs have not much going on and then BAM a class bit. At first I thought ‘this is a bit daft’ but when the good bits hit its worth it. Will be back to this I reckon, 3.5 possibly a 4 with time

I have absolutely no frame of reference for this album, with very little knowledge/experience of traditional indian music. Seemed nice enough to me, had it on the background, went by quickly enough. Can't say it grabbed me compared to other Indian music I've heard in the past. Feel unqualified to pass judgement but as it neither annoyed or excited me, 2.5.

Zero frame of reference. I enjoy a concept album, and this appears to be a concept album. Sitars are wild instruments - so flexible tonally, and yet absolutely only able to be used in this genre of music. Some of the drumming was intense.

Quite nice to have on in the background. Haven't had anything else like this. Don't think I'll be rushing back though

Puh. Mal was anderes. Aber eher zum Meditieren geeignet

Really enjoy it surprisingly

Calming but not something I would normally listen too

Not a bad way to start the morning. Relaxing..

Quite lovely, I will have to track down a CD or download of the original version, I think. The complex melodies are really something special, and it's great to listen to something that comes from a different family tree than western music.

Track one is pretty psychedelic

Would never listen to this on my own but found it very pleasant.

Get used to this album. It's the music they play in heaven. 24/7.

Cool but not really my thing.

Surprisingly good. Nice background zen music. Try iy out!

Calming Indian-country folk style music. Some weird tracks, but mostly calming

Another good background vibes album, but this one bringing the call of the valley with it in a beautiful way. Favourite track: The Prophet in the Mountain.

Makes nice background music.

Original Album on YouTube - nice background music

Old school crank call.

A bit same-y over the full length of the album but I still found it very chill, with highlights of an attractively spiritual existentialism on the finish.

ich war erst skeptisch, aber als hintergrundmusik beim arbeiten hat das sehr gut funktioniert - beruhigend, beim hinhören aber immer abwechslungsreich.

Damals sicher einzig, tönt das Album heute wie Musik in jedem Wellnessbereich. Zeitlos. Und irgendwie höre ich immer ein Hackbrett obwohl keines gespielt wird. So nah ist sich am Ende die Musik.

Super atmospheric and pretty. 4/5

its relaxin and nothing to crazy. I guess i listened to the right version. It said instrumental but the tracklist is right and i don't feel like lyrics wasn't necessary for this project. Nothing too crazy and great use of instruments (2.5/5.0

It's cool

I found this like jazz improvisation in that one track dissolved into another like everyone is doing their own thing. Good background music for yoga maybe but not really my thing 2*

Pleasant and all but I'm not likely to come back to it.

Spa music! Wonderful guitar and a unique relaxing background sound.

I guess this is the music you need to cope with the traffic in dense urban Indian areas. Kitschy pastoral landscapes to muffle the world screaming at you.

Suprisingly beautiful, nice laidback Indian music

Es ist ein klassisches Album der indischen Musik, das 1968 veröffentlicht wurde. Das Album erzählt die Geschichte eines Tages im Leben eines Hirten aus Kaschmir und verwendet dabei verschiedene Ragas, die mit den unterschiedlichen Tageszeiten verbunden sind. Obwohl die Musik atmosphärisch und traditionell ist, und die innovative Verwendung von Gitarre und Flöte sie auch für westliche Zuhörer zugänglich macht, wirkt es etwas eintönig. Die Kompositionen sind zwar schön, aber es fehlt ihnen an Abwechslung und Dynamik, die man von einem Album dieser Länge erwarten könnte. Für Liebhaber indischer klassischer Musik mag es dennoch interessant sein, für alle anderen ist es kryptisch und unverständlich.

I don't care if the Beatles liked this, I don't.

I just like instrumental albums. This list lacks them. This particular album is a great calming piece of music to listen after a long day at work.

Lift muzak.

Never Trust a Hippy. Bloody awful racket. Curry that goat.

s letste indische klassische album hani nöööd gern gha. ich gib etz dem e chance. s het wenigstens sicher kei scheiss lounge drums drunder. es wird schomol hackbrett gspielt. jeeetz chunt perkussion ine. recht coole moment. jo s hackbrett heisst santoor isch jo guet. irgendwie bin ich mir nöd 100% sicher ob ich s richtige han. d ufnahm tönt insane guet für 1968. etz macheds plötzlich voll dur-sache. ich check langsam es isch würklich jedes lied imne andere modus quasi. the prophet in the mountain isch recht geil isch sochli mixolydisch time. sehr geil de letsti track mit flötul goht etz au ultra hard. moll dasch e 3?

für en kaputte sunntig vlt gad gueti musig finds scho sehr cute aber s langwilt mi langsam schoo ES ISCH ERST S DRITTE LIED AAAA me muess aber sege s albumciver isch sehr geil joa kei ahnig ich finds sehr cute (v.a. d flöte) aber es passiert halt nöd vill, bin jz nöd trurig gsi wos fertig gsi isch

Felt like I was playing Age of Empires 2 and Minecraft at times, kind of wild to me that this came out in the 60s.

Sitar (or dulcimer?) and flute, background music for a relaxation massage.

I think I could have enjoyed this more in the right context. If you're not able to switch off and let it take over then it's going to bounce off your pretty hard. It's not you, it's me.

Couldn't make it through the whole thing. It's pretty peaceful but just felt so repetitive with all the sitar-ing. I'm sure if I was sitting in "the Valley" listening to this man play this I would be totally entranced, but it feels like you need to be in the right time and place for this one.

I really enjoyed this. It wasn't exactly my style of music, but it was relaxing. I listened to a re-recording of it by his son (?) on Spotify first by accident, so I've heard this album twice. I had this running while doing my work, and it was great background music. I really did feel like I was working the fields in the countryside. 7/10

Call of the Valley Couldn’t find the correct version on Tidal, so had to listen on YouTube, which is normally annoying, but for this it wasn’t, as it felt like one suite of music, so knowing individual tracks doesn’t really matter. (There is a version on Tidal, which seems to be a remake by his son I also refrained from looking up anything about it until I’d listened to it. Obviously I knew it would be Indian, but I didn’t know whether it would be classical Indian or something more akin to the fusion of Indian and rock music on that first Ananda Shankar album. After a minute or two it’s in the former. I know very little about Indian classical music, apart from the odd bit I’ve read about due to George and other 60s musicians who listened to it and were influenced by it. I also know that it has a different scale and also some very specific rules on instruments and improvisation, but when it comes to how that manifests itself and how it actually works I’m pretty clueless. But I really really enjoyed this as soon as I started listening. I presume from the title it has a pastoral theme, and I definitely got that sense from it. I suppose that may be to do with the flute-like instrument, but I got the same pastoral or nature inspired impression that I get from Vaughan Williams or Sibelius in western classical music. Now reading about it after, the flute-like instrument is actually a flute! And that plus the guitar throughout is probably why it appeals to my western ears, as it’s not full-on Indian classical but classical music made accessible for international audiences. That doesn’t diminish my enjoyment of it all however, I just found the whole thing incredibly pleasing and relaxing, and even more so once I read more about it and the themes and inspiration. I loved the intricacies of the melodies and instrumentation and the peaceful and serene atmosphere it evokes. It really is a very beautiful 40 odd minutes of music.While I wouldn’t say I’m about to embark on a lifelong spiritual journey into Indian classical, I am interested to find out about and listen to a bit more. Kind of hard to judge against the rest of the albums on this list, as it's probably more comparable to classical rather than pop, rock, jazz, soul or hip hop etc. I really really liked it though and as it kind of stands apart from the rest of the albums I’ll give it a 5. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Playlist submission: The 4th one, Rag Des (although if the albums on streaming we can’t put it on the playlist I guess)

Music that plays over an establishing shot of an Indian city before a British guy starts talking in a documentary/travel show.

Geez, need help relaxing? This album will do it. It's a calming mix of classical, beautiful and peaceful music, making it great for winding down. It's a nice listen but may not be for everyone.

It's okay. Not my normal jam. Seems like it would be good elevator or mediation music.

Very well produced record. Great playing but let’s be honest. Boring. Never listening again.

I liked this album! It was very chill vibes, and I love that the tracks tell a story. I really enjoyed the laid back nature-y vibes.

Today was my walking workout and this was a very pleasant album to listen to while walking. My favorite track was the proto-new age title track "Call of the Valley". I've always been a fan of Chris Spheeris' work and this music feels like it was probably an inspiration for him, particularly the track "Bombay" . If you dig the countless other World and New Age artists that came in the decades after this, you will likely dig this as well.

Not my thing

I'll probably never listen to this album again, but I'm glad I gave it a try

A fun and chill instrumental album to put on during a bright and shimmering springtime morning while you lay in a field.

Very relaxing to listen to. And I loved that it had instruments and sounds I wasn’t used to hearing.

Nice relaxing record 😎👍

This grew on me. At first I just bought, “nice for yoga, but when else would I listen to this?” But then it turned into some pleasant background music while I was working. To be fair, the musicianship deserves more attention than I’m giving. It really is quite stunning, but I just can’t get into it more than that.

Sleepy? Mood

Quite enjoyed this

Too much of the same thing throughout the album.

Beautiful.

Short and sweet. Ultimately not something I’ll probably listen to again, but that seems to be the case for most of these

Best Song: Stars Twinkling Within. Really pleasant gentle flutes. Worst Song: The Prophet into the Mountain. Might have been the song with the most steel drum. Overall: It really did feel like the album, and indeed each raga, took a nice journey. Each felt more like a story than a traditional song. Overall, I liked the orchestrations, although I'm really not a fan of the sound of the steel drums. The flutes in particular, however, were lovely.

Pretty chilled and karma-pilled

Ahh now. A day in the life of a shepherd

Interesting, but doesn't stand out as much as some. Hard to find, but there's a vinyl rip on youtube.

Peaceful and decent 6/10

Interesting and melodic but not my cup of tea

no

Never knew how badly I needed to hear instrumental Indian subcontinental music. This is genuinely amazing. Makes me think of a lot of modern post-rock records as well.

Really beautiful

There's a lot good to be said about this. But I'll leave that to other people.

Why?

Indian musak, like background music for an indian restaurant

Thankfully i found out in time that the actual version is on youtube. I was not enjoying the Spotify version. This is great

I felt really relaxed while listening to this and I agree it's really beautiful (way better than what the Spotify link gives you). But I don't think I'd ever go out of my way to listen to it.

This was such a delightful album! I’m so glad I was introduced to it!

Well this was totally fucking awesome. Just swept away into another dreamworld with this one, the instrumentation is just sooo lush that you really feel like you're bathing in sound. On the other hand though you have this melodic and harmonic writing that fills this floaty music with tension at a second's notice and constantly keeps you on your toes. I'd imagine this is music for old shut ins on the subcontinent the way that vivaldi is in the western world, but in drawing that comparison, I can enjoy and get lost in this album in the exact same way. I can totally see why this so heavily affected musicians in the 60s who were less familiar with other cultures music as it grabs you instantly and never loosens its grip for a second

I had a hard time finding the correct album. The one on Spotify appears to be a cover of the original by other artists, more of the light jazz sort of treatment. I can appreciate the talent of the musicians and the affect this album had on many people around the world, but it's not my thing. I'm glad I listened to it, but am unlikely to listen again.

It's fine.

Make sure you're listening to the real deal and not the 2007 recording by the same name. 1967: Brilliant. Perfect.

I don't understand, is this supposed to be Rahul Sharma on the list or his father? Because it links to the album performed by Rahul but the list indicates Shivkumar

Indian classical music, a little tiring

I keep thinking of Civilization, but that's probably just because it's the main place I've been exposed to non-Western traditional music. It's difficult to rate, as it's from a completely different musical tradition that I'm used to. But I like it, and it's relaxing and different. I think I'd like to explore this kind of music further, and it seems a very good introduction to it, so I'll give it a 4.

Very calming and unique

what a curveball album i was so used to whoever made the 1001 list to meatriding artists from the UK very ambient very nice for a change

I made the effort and listened on YouTube, it’s not as bad as it easily could have been, but there’s no way I’d listen to this by choice.

Very cool piece

TOO LONG

Had to go to YouTube to get the two version of this. Beautiful music, very intricate. Not exactly my thing but a nice change from the usual.

Very calming, nothing jumps out

It’s exactly what I expected it to be.

Offensively inoffensive

I'unno if this is any better or worse than the last album of Hindustani classical musical my group listened to, honestly. But if I enjoyed my experience with this album any more than I did with THE SOUNDS OF INDIA—and I don't mean this in a negative sense—it had nothing to do with the music itself. Simply, because the only version of this album on Spotify is an apparently terrible re-recording, I had to listen to a vinyl rip on YouTube. And there was just something about all the vinyl crackle and pop underscoring the music that... Y'know, really, really did it for me. It makes me glad, actually that I didn't listen to this via streaming. Without the crackle, it wouldn't be the same. And I'm probably rating this album more for that than the actual music, 'cuz by itself I think it's good but the not mind-blowing "one album of Indian music you must own if you own one" I kept reading it is. But what an enhanced experience it is, eh? Kinda makes me wanna play more records, even if all I have are two portables Crossleys. So I guess I actually hafta thank Rahul Sharma. For him and his dumb re-recording being the only version available. That's something, I suppose.

I mean… I dunno what to say, really. It’s probably just a 3, but I enjoyed it. It’s really strong instrumental music, and it keeps a pretty solid quality throughout the album. Pretty energetic start, bit of a low-key finish. I get the energy of “it’s a farmer’s day” so from sunrise to sunset, yes, this is generally what a soundscape might feel like. It translates well. It’s just not that captivating to me where I can give it anything more than like, a 3. I zoned out a number of times in this album, and by the end, I just kinda felt like I didn’t need to listen back to it. It’s good music, but it’s not music I’d come back to unless I was really itching for this type of soundscape, or if I wanted to use it for say, ambience or study music. It’s totally competent, and I would recommend people give it a listen… but I’m probably not gonna come back to it, hence the 3. Still good though.

I liked it, it's quite a different genre to most other albums on this list. It certainly wasn't mindblowing but it made for a good relaxing musical journey.

I appreciate this for what it is - I’m sure a lot of people really enjoy this album - but I couldn’t see myself listening to this outside of a massage spa.

Didn't listen through

This list is making me realize I like Indian music.

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Different names attached on the streaming app I use but it has the same title and cover art. Very good instrumentals. The audio version of the visual style. Especially the reflection. There is nothing happening in the valley. It is just a serene, peaceful day, spending time with the sheep.

Niet echt mn ding

Perfect background music for doing work. I liked getting to hear various instruments that aren't too common in western music. Overall not the most exciting album and a lot of it sounded similar but I liked it. It was peaceful to listen to and one I could see myself throwing on while at work for background music.

Interesting depature from what I typically listened too. I think it was actually quite solid and could see myself putting this on to calm down and enjoy some peaceful moments of the day! 3.5

I liked this - it was pretty! Listens: 1 Fave Track: The Shepherd Girl Rating: 4

I really don't know how to take something like this in. It's spiritual sounding, tribal, drums, sitar, and flute forward. It says this album follows a day in the life of an Indian shepherd where the music invokes the time of day to advance the narrative. How anyone was able to gather that is beyond me. This is not horrible, but it is not good either unless I'm standing at the Epcot World Showcase pavillion at Disney World. That's what it feels and sounds like to me. Not that it's a bad thing, but it's environmental music. That's it.

What an introduction to traditional Hindustani music! I loved listening to this, it truly whisked me away to another land where I felt relaxed and in tune with things. I can see why this album influenced so many artists and I look forward to indulging further into this hither-to untouched world that I have neglected.

ind. shakra, 1967 -> 1

Na ja. Mal ein Stück gut zu hören. Aber irgendwann gleich.

This was a very calming album. The music is slow and deliberate and allows itself to build. A lot of sounds here were adopted by western music especially during the psychedelic period so it's always a pleasure to hear them in their proper context. The use of western instruments was a nice touch as well.

definiitely different than 'western' music but I really loved this. It's not the same as something that really grabs my attention and makes me want to move like the 'blues-based rock' we all love in the west but it was well recorded and the players were fantastic. Really a great adventure!

A very pleasurable listen to a genre I don't often seek out. Has a lot of overlap with much of the ambient / guitar centric music I listen to, but featuring sitar instead. Dug it! 3.5/5

terrible

I'll give the original a 3 and the Spotify recreation a 2.

Every once in a while an album will come along that really changes my perspective on something. The experiences I’ve had with traditional Hindustani classical music haven’t been a hundred percent positive. It’s just not something I’m used to. My brain isn’t programmed to put something like that on and really sink into it. But that doesn’t mean it’s bad, or that I’m not open to hearing more of it. Because opinions can change. And I would say that sort of applies to this album. It’s by and large the best music I’ve heard from this genre, but I’m still not totally into it. First off, don’t listen to the Spotify version of this. I thought it was strange how modern it sounded, since the release date said 1968. Then I learned the album on streaming is actually a redone version by his son, that is honestly much worse. It lacks the same feeling the original has. Of all of the music I’ve heard so far, this sounds the most ornate. Like it fits that adjective really well. It’s a very beautiful and atmospheric composition. And it’s written as a complex mix of those elements and more Western-adjacent sounds like guitars and flutes. It’s also written as one long suite that follows a day in the life of an Indian shepherd. It uses the Hindustani ragas that are commonly associated with certain times of the day to show the passing of time. Super cool concept. I think my one gripe lies in its repetition. It’s a bit one-note for me, and every song has the same feel. But other than that, this is a surprisingly good album, and one that intrigued me from the start. It also really helped push this sound to Western audiences and inspired quite a few famous musicians of our time, like members of The Beatles, which is always great. Rating: 6/10

I could only find the one song on Spotify but I did enjoy it! It’s not something that I would rush to listen to but on my pre-dawn work days I could totally see throwing this on.

Really liked this one! It was perfect for a rainy Saturday morning this past weekend. I'll pull this one out when I need to chill out again.

All instrumental, dulcimer/flute/guitar, very calming

Such a peaceful album with its strings and flutes. It made me wonder what the spiritual practice behind the album was. Overall, it's not a useful album for me personally, but pleasant enough way to while away the time!

I could almost hear Metallica at times on that first track. What kind of crazy influence did this Hindustani classical music have on the future of British and American rock music!? Or, well, nevermind? That was some other version of “Call of the Valley” by Shivkumar’s son Rahul? Amazon Music led me astray. YouTube set me back on the path, but unfortunately I found that I dug the son’s album more. But it looks like it was from 2012, so it was not the influencer I thought it was. Instead it was more of the circle of influence coming back around? The original “Call of the Valley” is not nearly as interesting. I had thought that I dug traditional and modern Indian music, but the little we’ve encountered on the 1001 hasn’t impressed as much as I’d hoped.

Tricky, tricky, tricky. Finding the right album that is. I’m still not 100% sure I found it. I did listen to three different albums, so think I heard it. Third, I went to YouTube where the track list matched the Wikipedia track list. I’d turn this album off before listening all the way through. Second, I searched Call Of The Valley on AppleMusic and found an album with the right cover. However, it was from 2012, none of the artists match, and neither do any of the track names. First, I used the 1001generator link and two of the artist names match (Sharma and Chaurasia), but the track names are wrong and the album title is Soundscapes - Music Of The Valkeys. This album is really good (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) and only 20 minutes long, an advantage. I’m rating based on the third find, which I’m pretty sure is the right one…unfortunately because the first option is by far the best.

Sometimes. These recommendations come at the perfect time. I was having a stressful day running late for a flight and started this record. Definitely improved my day. Definitely a personal rating!

What great working music

Excellent playing throughout this album. It is very soothing music

I can appreciate this album as something iconic from the 60’s. It does sound ahead of its time. I doubt I’ll listen again though

The Western fascination with Indian music (particularly among psychedelic artists) began here. A deceptive simple instrumental recording about a day in the life of a shepherd from Kashmir. The musicians inject elements of Western music which are subtle but helped them break into the 60s rock scene. It's not hard to see why it was so popular, despite the odds. The music really transports you to another world and a different lifestyle. For those questioning the daily hustle of capitalism and the pursuits of seemingly endless wars, this must have felt like the perfect escape. It still does today as well. It's beautiful, relaxing and escapist. I'll also add my voice to the many other reviews cautioning that you should avoid the Spotify version which isn't the original.

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Really beautiful Indian instrumental music. It conjures peaceful images of pastoral scenes without ever getting boring.

"Call of the Valley," by Hariprasad Chaurasia, Brij Bhushan Kabra and Shivkumar Sharma, is a Hindustani classical album which redefined world music. Released in 1968, this instrumental album was well received by Western audiences and opened the door for Indian music worldwide. While the instrumentation and rhythms are interesting, this is not something this listener indulges in. It should be noted that the album on Spotify with the same name, by Rahul Sharma, the son of Shivkumar Sharma, Chintoo Singh and Paras Nath, is unfortunately not the same.

Very chilled and pleasant, although the spotify link is to a different album. YouTube one works though. Not an album I would ever have listened to without this project, but one I certainly enjoyed. I would probably like it even more after a few listens, but the next album is already waiting for me!

Very pretty. But not going to be a routine listen

Relaxing and interesting! Glad to have heard this. Some of it and the more dissonant sections I didn't like quite as much but other aspects I loved

This was cool, a nice vibe.

Took me a while to actually access the album, since it's not on Spotify, but "Call of the Valley" is a relaxing and sparse album. The whole album was instrumental and there was an assortment of instruments used that I'm not familiar with. Admittedly, the album was a bit experimental, and I found the sitar to be annoying. I wasn't sure where a song ended and another began either!

Relaxing

Had to dig a bit to find the actual album. Definitely not something I would listen to by choice…but for a once in a lifetime listen, it was ok.

Mesmerizingly beautiful. I could listen to this every day. I wish it was more accessible online though