• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
    • RadioThon
  • App
    • App Help
    • App – English
    • App -Spanish
    • App – French
    • App – German
    • App – Portuguese
    • App Promo Codes
  • Music
    • @Radio Stations
    • Today in Rock History
    • Concert Reviews
    • Guest DJ’s
    • Interviews
    • Psychedelic Time Warp
    • The Jukebox Series from Eric Berman
    • Song of the Day
    • 3D RadioActivity
    • Acid Flashback – Streaming Internet Radio
  • Sports
    • SportsTwitter.net
    • SportsAudio.net Archives
  • Home Improvement USA Radio
  • Entertainment
    • Podcasts
  • About Us
    • Contact Information
    • Media Kit
    • My Radio Journey and the Story of InternetFM
    • Steven Leventhal
    • Radio Station Submission
    • Affiliate Station Information
    • Press Releases
    • Business Services
    • Email Sign Ups
    • Paid Content Guidelines
InternetFM

InternetFM

Hand Curated Radio

You are here: Home / Music / Alternative / Song Of The Day – “Jumping Jack Flash” by Ananda Shankar

Song Of The Day – “Jumping Jack Flash” by Ananda Shankar

September 6, 2019 by Eric Berman

anandashankarEast certainly met West on Ananda Shankar’s eponymously titled first album from 1970.

Shankar’s father was the Indian choreographer, Uday Shankar, while his more-famous uncle was the master sitar player, Ravi Shankar. Although, Ananda also became famous for playing sitar, he did not study under his uncle, but rather studied traditional Indian music with Lalmani Misra at Banaras Hindu University. Shankar was first exposed to Western sounds when he traveled with members of his famous family, as they performed on concert stages across America during the 1960s.

The concept for his debut album was simple, meld Western rock sounds with the traditional music of Shankar’s homeland, India. To this end, Shankar moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s and fell in with the west coast rock crowd, jamming with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and many others. This led to him forming a band for his debut album for Reprise that included session great Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley) on bass, and Paul Lewinson on moog synthesizer, that along with Shankar’s droning on the sitar, provided an extra layer of space to the soundscapes.

The album mixed popular rock songs of the day like The Doors’ “Light My Fire” and today’s Song Of The Day, The Rolling Stones’ “Jumping Jack Flash” with contemporary classical Indian music composed by Shankar himself. It was produced by Alex Hassilev, who was an original member of the folk group The Limeliters (along with Lou Gottlieb and Glenn Yarbrough) during the 1950s and ‘60s.

While his version of the two rock songs do seem somewhat novel (in a very cool way) today, the classical Indian cuts on the record are the real reason to tune in, especially the 13-minute “Raghupati” which was used many years later as part of the soundtrack to the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and the entrancing “Metamorphosis.”

His second album, “Ananda Shankar And His Music” was a jazz-funk affair released in 1975 that has since become a much sought after record for club DJs. Shankar continued to make musical soundscapes combining his sitar playing with electronics throughout the 80s and 90s until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1999. His music was used extensively several years ago throughout the short-lived NBC situation comedy “Outsourced.”

For those interested in hearing more, the album “Ananda Shankar “was reissued on CD several years ago by Collector’s Choice Music.

Filed Under: Alternative, Classic Rock, Electronic, Experimental, Garage Rock, Glam Rock, Jazz, Music, New Age, Popular, Progressive rock, Psychedelic, Song of the Day, World Music Tagged With: Ananda Shankar, Jumping Jack Flash, Links - Rock and Roll, Music, Ravi Shankar, Song Of The Day by Eric Berman, The Rolling Stones

About Eric Berman

Footer

Menu

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Information
  • Media Kit
  • Press Releases
  • Official InternetFM Merchandise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Our Core Values
  • Internships
  • Take Down Policy
  • Site Map
  • Business Services
  • Terms & conditions

this site is owned and maintained by:

InternetFM, Inc.
Lake Bluff, IL

224.662.1240

Contact us

For Content Submissions:

PLEASE, PLEASE go to our content guidelines page BEFORE sending unsolicited requests for paid or guest posts. We are unlikely to respond to direct inquiries.

What you don’t see on this site:

Obnoxious ads, click bait, annoying popups.

That’s because we respect your right to get information, hear good music, and enjoy your time surfing without being bombarded, or forced to close the popups.

All we ask is to tell more people about InternetFM, and if you feel generous, please drop something in the tip jar.

Contributions can be used towards any subscription service we may offer in the future.

More to See

JRAD Delivers at Miracle in Mundelein

September 17, 2023 By Steve Leventhal

Yet It's RadioActive

Yet It’s RadioActive

September 12, 2023 By Marty Masters

Tags

Aerosmith Black Sabbath Blues Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chicago Chicago Bears Classic Rock Country David Bowie Elvis Presley Folk Funk Genesis Green Bay Packers Jazz Jimi Hendrix John Lennon King Crimson Led Zeppelin Links - Rock and Roll Links – Rock and Roll Music NFL Paul McCartney Pink Floyd Pop Queen R&B Rock Rockabilly Roxy Music Rush Song Of The Day by Eric Berman Soul The Allman Brothers Band The Beatles The Doors The Grateful Dead The Jukebox Series The Rolling Stones The Who U2 Van Halen Yes

How to Contact Us In Studio

When we are live on the air to request a song or leave a comment:

email: use our contacts page

phone: Google Voice- +1 224-662-1240

Discord: https://discord.gg/TPm7yPy4Sg
#live-show-feedback

Search

Recent

  • Today in Rock History – September 25
  • Today in Rock History – September 24
  • Today in Rock History – September 23
  • Today in Rock History – September 22
  • Today in Rock History – September 21

Copyright © 2023 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress ·