L. Shankar - Raga Abheri, second half of Taanam (1995)

Today “Shenkar“ will perhaps be most recognizable to the world as “the guy who does the Heroes title theme.“ But before he (presumably) burned out and began degrading himself making shitty pop and new age music, L. Shankar was one of most brilliant musicians of the century. Starting from a rigorous grounding in classical Carnatic music, he created music that challenged the rigid structure of the conservative Carnatic community, liberating musical possibilities with wild creativity. This is L. Shan