INDIA ARCHIVES

Sitar player presents 6 ragas w. 6 different moods, 3 played in the khayal style, 3 in the thumri style, joined by Shyam Kane on tabla.1. Raga Charukeshi in Tintal 2. Raga Kamod in Tintal 3. Raga...

Sitar/vocalist presents 4 songs in a light & lyrical mood, blending a personal approach to traditional style music, feat. soulful accompaniment by sarangi player Ramesh Mishra & tabla player Samir...

Asad Ali Khan, plays rudra bin in the aggressive and forceful Khandhar Bani stream of dhrupad. Asad Ali's music reflects several formative influences, including the Jaipur binkar tradition, the bin...

India's great sitar & surbahar (bass sitar) player displays both facets of his artistry w. "Raga Puriya Dhanashri", evoking eeriness & tranquility.1. Raga Puriya Dhanashri: Alap and Jor - Ustad Imrat...

One of the great stylists of contemporary tabla playing performs solo in an exploration of the 16-beat cycle.1. Vilambit Tintal: Amad 2. Vilambit Tintal: Peshkar 3. Vilambit Tintal: Qa'ida 4...

Maestro of the sarangi (a bowed instrument w. a unique viola-like tone) plays w. tabla player on "Raga Marwa", conjuring up the calming mood of dusk.1. Raga Marwa: Alap ; Jor - Ustad Sultan Khan 2...

Ustad Sultan Khan plays the viola-toned bowed sarangi. He offers unaccompanied alaps in early morning ragas Basant Mukhari and Lalit and afternoon ragas Shuddh Sarang and Bhimpalasi. He has avoided...

Ustad performs his own creation, "Enayetkhani Kanada," named after & dedicated to his father & guru, the great sitarist Ustad Enayet Khan. The moods run the gamut from euphoria to sadness as Vilayat...

Sitarist & tabla player perform an exhuberant & exultant development of "Raga Jaijaivanti", full of abandon & a bright lyrical quality.1. Raga Jaijaivanti: Alap - Ustad Vilayat Khan 2. Raga...

Ustad Vilayat Khan performs an extensive alap/jor/jhala in the light-hearted and romantic raga "Khamaj." the performance is a masterpiece of spontaneous composition providing a comprehensive overview...

Ustad Vilayat Khan presents ragas Marwa, Puriya and Sohini in a masterly demonstration of raga differentiation under the constraints of identical tone material. Marwa, played at sunset, has a...

Sitar player performs his own creation, a delightful & romantic raga, literally an "evening melody," joined by tabla player Akram Khan - they play the raga with a slow, lyrical development typical of...