Banaras - Music from the Ganges (1992)

Release Date: 1992-04-23
Runtime: 1h 10min
Production Company: Les Films du Village
Production Country: France
Director: Yves Billon

Presents a musical journey through the area surrounding the Ganges. Focuses on Benares, Ustad Bismillah Khan, a musician influenced by Indian musical traditions, and the Shehnai, an oboe-type instrument. Other masters performing are Girja Devi, Lacchu Maharaj, Jotin Bhattacharya, N. Rajam.