Deben Bhattacharya – Music On The Desert Road – LP

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The late Deben Bhattacharya was a noted Bengali record producer, ethnomusicologist, poet, documentarian, radio producer, and all around renaissance man. This LP, “Music on the Desert Road: A Sound Travelogue“ is one of the best and earliest documents of the diverse and rich musical traditions of the Middle East.

He went on to become one of the most renowned ethnomusicologists to ever have lived, and he changed the way people listened to music from around the world. Frank Zappa once cited “Music on the Desert Road” as one of his biggest influences.