INDIA ARCHIVES

One of India's & the USA's finest tabla players performs in the style of Farrukhabad Gharana, offering an extended exploration of "Tintal" in 3 parts.1. Vilambit Laya Tintal: Theka 2. Vilambit Laya...

Prominent member of the traditional Jaipur Senia style uses contemporary stylistic elements on his sitar w. tabla player.1. Raga Lalit: Alap ; Jor - Prof. Debu Chaudhuri 2. Raga Lalit: Vilambit Gat...

Sitarist plays in the Taipur-Senia tradition and is noted for his sweet, singing, ringing tone, w. Shafaat Ahmed Khan on tabla.1. Raga Desh: Alap and Jor - Prof. Debu Chaudhuri 2. Raga Desh: Vilambit...

Sitar player Debu Chaudhuri, immersed in tradition, has incorporated new approaches to enrich his style. He plays the afternoon raga Shuddh Sarang, suggesting tropical heat and the desire for a calm,...

Sitar player Subroto Roy Chowdhury's style is a blend of dhrupad, with it's robust rhythmicality, and modern lyrical approaches. Subroto plays raga Adi Basant, infusing it with the euphoric eroticism...

Bahauddin Dagar plays the rudra been in the Dagar dhrupad tradition, maintaining the gentle meditativeness, sweet, rounded tone, and polished presentation that are hallmarks of the Dagar style. At...

Kushal Das learned sitar in the Maihar Seniya style from his father and has adapted traces of Nikhil Banerjee's style. Kushal's music has an unpretentious quality - indicating an intuitive, rather...

Shamsuddin Faridi Desai plays rudra been in the Gauhar Bani style of dhrupad, believed to have been developed by Tansen, the legendary 16th century musician in Emperor Akbar's court. Shamsuddin's...

Girija Devi is the foremost traditional exponent of thumri in India today, representing the rich musical culture of Benares. Girija Devi sings three romantic thumris in ragas Behag, Desh and...

Sarangi player presents a rendition of raga "Kaushi Kanada," a mix of ragas "Malkauns" & "Darbari Kanada," whose grandeur & majesty are now tinged with pathos & urgency - joined by tabla player Nayan...

Dhruba Ghosh plays the bowed sarangi, with a sweet, refined tonal quality, in a lyrical style very much inspired by the khayal vocal style. Dhruba presents a deeply emotional and affecting...

Top Indian sarangi player has a sweet & lyrical style, performing the relaxed & soothing "Raga Yaman" w. Nayan Ghosh on tabla.1. Raga Yaman: Alap ; Vilambit Gat in Ektal 2. Raga Yaman: Drut Gat in...