Melodies from India

Melodies from India is a studio album by Indian musician and composer Ananda Shankar. Released on January 1, 1995, the album compiles instrumental and fusion compositions that blend traditional Indian classical music with Western rock, jazz and electronic elements. The record appeared in CD format with a total of 18 tracks.

Ananda Shankar produced the album and integrated sitar, synthesizer and percussion arrangements across its tracks. The label information remains unverified in available sources. The album features a mix of original compositions and reinterpretations, though specific credits for individual pieces are not documented in the provided context.

The tracklist includes The Lost Galaxy, Explorations, Universal Magic, Flights of Fantasy, Dreams Forever, The Hill Train, Almora, Brindavan Revel, Missing You and Jungle King. The remaining eight tracks are not listed in the available details. The compositions reflect Shankar’s signature style of merging raga-based melodies with contemporary production techniques, a approach he developed throughout his career in the 1970s and 1980s.

The album’s reception and commercial performance are not specified in the given context. Melodies from India serves as a later entry in Shankar’s discography, following his earlier works like Ananda Shankar and His Music (1970) and A Life in Music (1982). The release date places it among posthumous or archival projects, as Shankar died in 1999. No additional production personnel, session musicians or recording locations are confirmed for this release.