Chitra Neogy The Perfumed Garden (VINYL BOX SET + BOOK)

A first-ever reissue of a Chitra Neogys sultry rendition of this fifteenth century text, complete with sitar, tabla, & bansuri! After graduating from Calcutta University and Santiniketan with a degree in fine arts, Neogy moved to London and continued her studies in drama and film at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. As a way to make ends meet, she worked as a high fashion model and was introduced to photographer Marcus Harrison. Neogys voice piqued his interest, so he offered to record her. With only a microphone and book in hand, Neogy recorded the album within a day. Little did she know, Harrison added instrumentation and shopped it around to several labels before signing a deal with Pulsar records. After it was released in 1968, Neogys Perfumed Garden received critical acclaim, including praise from French ambassador Andre Malraux who wrote I have never heard anything like this. Your voice is exquisite, layered and hauntingly sensuous. Prestigious newspapers reviewed the