INDIA ARCHIVES

Indian sitar player presents 3 tracks seething with musical energy, performing in his family tradition of the "barhat" (improvisational development of the raga) with Samir Chatterjee on tabla,...

Rashid Khan is a popular Indian vocalist, with a leisurely approach to unfolding a raga and great technical command. He sings a rhapsodic and seductive raga Megh Malhar and a bittersweet thumri in...

Young Indian vocalist presents a serene & uplifting rendition of "Raga Yaman", concluding w. "Raga Kirwani" in the thumri style, inc. Samar Saha on tabla.1. Raga Yaman: Bara Khayal in Ektal/Chota...

Vocalist presents "Raga Bageshri", a popular night raga w. moods ranging from devotional serenity to exhuberant romanticism; the romantic "Raga Desh" is presented in a bandish w. a strong devotional...

Performance brings together, possibly for the first time, sitar & sarod artists of the Vilayatkhani Gharana & the Maihar Gharana, creating a hypnotic & evocative "Raga Charukeshi" in 2 parts, feat...

This musical pair presents a sitar/sarod duet in the late afternoon raga "Jog," which has a contemplative and poignant mood. With a growing understanding of each other's musical instincts, they...

Shujaat & sarod player Tejendra Narayan Majumdar present a sitar/sarod duet in the classic pre-sunrise raga "Lalit", which has a contemplative & poignant mood. They combine originality with orthodoxy...

Sitar player presents a powerful & moving performance of raga "Bilaskhani Todi," created, as legend would have it, on the spot by Bilas Khan as he sang a tribute to his deceased father, the legendary...

Shujaat Khan presents ragas Bairagi and Bhairavi. Bairagi suggests progressive detachment from the material world and a tendency towards spiritual pursuits, and the aural experience is characterized...

A beautiful lyrical performance of a "major" raga by the son of Vilayat Khan; Shujaat is one of the finest younger sitar players on the scene, and studied his craft at the Univ. Of Washington in...

Sitarist plays the regal "Raga Shahana" & concludes w. a dhun in the folk-derived "Raga Pahari", inc. Shyam Kane on tabla.1. Raga Shahana Kanada: Alap, Jor, and Jhala - Shujaat Khan 2. Raga Shahana...

Shujaat Khan presents a unique and powerful performance of raga "Shuddh Kalyan," which carries forward, in a very eloquent manner, the "vocalization" and "khayalization" of sitar music. Shuddh Kalyan...