Name: Budhaditya Mukherjee - Raga Basant Mukhari-Gat in Vilanbit Teental by 69licoknigi
Duration: 19 min 39 s
Description: Eminent sitar maestro of Imdadkhani Gharana Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee

Tabla Solo feat. Zakir Hussain - Ravi Shankar

India's classical music is deeply bound to the country's ancient mystical traditions. This unique Rough Guide brings together the greatest names in Indian Classical music, performing some of the most beautiful ragas of India’s classical legacy. Enjoy the musical artistry of legendary performers such as Shivkumar Sharma, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain and Ravi Shankar.

For more information, visit www.worldmusic.net/indianclassical

THE ROUGH GUIDE TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

India's classical music is deeply bound to the country's mystical ancient traditions. Stretching back  through time to the Vedic period musical historians encounter the Rigveda, an ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns, and the Sama Veda, a text which begins to discuss the origin of seven shruti (notes) from the sounds of nature. The practice of combining tones in certain sequences and the notation system that was developed during this era is connected to the development of the Indian classical raga form. 'Raga' literally translates as a 'hue' of colour and is a musical method of constructing melody through prescribed conventions. Ragas are linked to different moods and times of the day. Amjad Ali Khan's ‘Raga Chhaya Nat’ is in the Hindustani (North Indian) chhayanat mode and illuminates his crystalline prowess on the sarod, a stringed lute that is played with a plectrum. Uppalapu Srinivas' song 'Sankari Sankuru' is played on his mandolin in saveri raga, which is said to bring about the mood of pity and was originally composed by one of Carnatic (South Indian) music’s greatest figures Syama Sastri (1762-1827). 

Indian Classical Legends Shivkumar Sharma, Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Brij Bhushan Kabra are heard delicately delivering a Hindustani bhairav raga on ‘Ahir Bhairav’. This raga is related to Sikh tradition from northern India and appears in the Guru Granth Sahib (the central religious text of Sikhism). Ravi Shankar’s radiant sitar shines bright on the fast-paced track ‘Devgiri Bilawal Dhun’. Shankar’s name and ascendant international career is now synonymous with Indian classical music. Widely regarded as a musical sage or pandit, his definition of raga touched upon its vast and complex nature, describing it as a ‘scientific, precise, subtle and aesthetic melodic form’. Another sitar scholar, Vilayat Khan is heard on ‘Dhun Punjabi Ang’. The Khan musical lineage traces all the way back to the court musicians of the Mughal Empire.

Father and son duo Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain enter into percussive playoff on the live track ‘Ek Taal’. Tabla virtuouso Zakir Hussain remains grounded by the musical discipline and natural flair he inherited from his father who he regarded as ‘a spirit who was created to work for music by God’. Carnatic vocalist Dr M. Balamuralikrishna’s marvellously melodic instrument sparkles on ‘Sadhathava Pada’. His formidable range and versatile tone mark him out as a legendary singer. He is also credited with popularising the jugulbandi concept in Indian classical music – when two soloists of equal skill perform together. Riverboat Records artist Jyotsna Srikanth contributes ‘Annapoorne’, a work crafted by the famous Carnatic composer, Muttuswami Dikshitar. The subject matter concerns Annapoorne, the Hindu goddess of nourishment. The raga used is sama, one that denotes peace.

Uncover the mystery and beauty of India’s verdant classical tradition on this excellent introduction to one of the world’s most valuable musical repertoires. 

Jyotsna Srikanth: Annapoorne (taken from The Rough Guide To Indian Classical Music)

Anoushka Shankar - Lasya

Allah Rakha was born in Muzaffar, a village in Sialkot District of Punjab, in 1932. During early childhood, his family moved to Amritsar, where he was raised. He acquired his initial education in classical music and sarangi playing from his father, Ustad Lal Din. 
He moved to Lahore in 1948, and for almost two decades, he worked at the Radio Station, and in the film industry as a recording artist. In Lahore, his knowledge of music was further broadened during his association with Ustad Sardar Khan (vocalist), son of Umrao Khan, and grandson of Tanras Khan.

Ustad Allah Rakha - Raga Darbari

Raaga Marva is a meditative Raag for sunset time 

New Allap of Raaga MARVA

Rajasthani folk song in Classical instruments

Eminent sitar maestro of Imdadkhani Gharana Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee

Budhaditya Mukherjee - Raga Basant Mukhari-Gat in Vilanbit Teental

Beautiful Sitar instrumental by the best Sitar players; Pandit Ravi Shankar & his dauter; Anoushka Shankar.

[HQ] Pandit Ravi Shankar   Anoushka Shankar Live (BBC) - Raag Khamaj - YouTube

Raag Bhopali - Jugalbandhi - Pandit Shiv Kumar (Sitar) - Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (Flute)i

Bringing together the musical styles of Carnatic and North Indian classical music

Live from The Darbar Festival 2006, Tejendra Majumdar (sarod) duet with Mysore Manjunath (violin) accompanied on tabla by Shubhankar Bannerjee and mridangham by Arjun Kumar. Raga Kirwani with raga mala.

Recorded: Saturday 4th March 2006 at the Peepul Centre, Leicester
Sound engineer: Derek Roberts
Photo: Arnhel de Serra

2006©Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust

Darbar Festival 2006 Tejendra Majumadar duet with Mysore Manjunath

Mita Nag playing Raga Kafi on sitar with Sri Saibal Chatterjee on tabla

Budhaditya Mukherjee - Raga Basant Mukhari-Gat in Vilanbit Teental

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