and Billu and his band went on a tour to celebrate the release

In Plain Speech represents the start of a new

--Roni Sarig

Live favorite ‘Runner’ as a quite literal example

live performances and field recordings

SHANKAR JAIKISHAN - Raga Jazz Style LP Drone and Billu and his bandNever before reissued, this legendary 1968 EMI recording is a revered Indian jazz rarity; a collectors' holy grail. Raga Jazz Style is an original Indian excursion into Indo jazz fusion. A one away recording from the almost unknown Bombay jazz scene, it is among the few jazz LPs to hail from the subcontinent. Closely contemporary with the UK based explorations of Amancio D'Silva, John Mayer, and Joe Harriott, Raga Jazz Style takes the melodic, scale