Owsley Stanley, Indian ragas and the San Francisco scene

Marco Werman brings us the backstory to a recording of Indian ragas recorded by the Grateful Dead sound engineer Owsley Stanley. The music was recorded in 1970 and has just been released. Marco speaks to Zakir Hussein, one of the musicians on the recording, who shares his memories.

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