Traditional classical music from India.
1. In this episode some three ragas from North India, two instrumental ones – and one vocal interpretation.
Ravi Shankar plays on the sitar in succession:
– PATDEEP, an afternoon raga
– RAAG RAJHA KALYAN
Shankar gets help from someone on tabla who is not mentioned.
CD. Manteca, code: 651.2036.020. 17’13.
2. You will hear the singers Pandit Jasraj & Bhimsen Joshi in: RAAG TILAK KAMOD, a pleasant and romantic raga for late at night. This raga, that shows a great resemblance to the raag DESH, is performed in both the classical and the light classical music style. Both singers are accompanied by:
-Narayanrao: tabla
-V. Vora: târ sjenai
-Kamal Mishra: harmonium.
CD. Indiase EMI, code: CDPSLP5652. 20’52.
3. RAAG BAIRAGI BHAIRAV and this is a raga for the break of dawn, performed by two instrumentalists:
-Brij Narayan: sarod
-Zakit Hussain: tabla
CD. Numbus, code: NI5263. 19’58.
Thanks to Centrale Discotheek Rotterdam.
