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jay Thakkar

Aadi Ragas are the first six Ragas of Hindustani classical music that came into existence. I have presented these six powerful, awe inspiring melodies in Aalap form. I believe that only this kind of a solo approach to these Ragas can do justice to their grandeur.
These tracks are mp3 versions of my original tracks from the album "Aadi Ragas", which is currently out of print.
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Aadi Ragas

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Apratim Majumdar -  raga pahari jhinjhoti, alap

Album: Relax meditation

Like swans, drinking only pure nectar of blossoming lotus, the liberated souls drink only from the spring of transcendental love. Mantra meditation is the door to another world, the world of pure love, harmony and true happiness. This world is not a geographical place, it’s a state of consciousness. No need to try to get there by your own strength, you can travel on a safe ship of ancient mantras.

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11 - Gauranga (free download)

Tara rum pum by afifa khan

VARYAM- Hymn To Adi Shankara

Laiyan Laiyan Mein Tere Naal - Jackson Heights

06 Raga Deepak - Aalap

05 Raga Hindol - Aalap, Jod & Jhala

04 Raga Shree - Aalap & Jod

03 Raga Megh - Aalap, Jod & Jhala

02 Raga Bhairav - Aalap & Jod

01 Raga Malkauns - Aalap, Jod & Jhala

Spandan
“Spandan”, in Sanskrit, means throb, pulsation, trembling, quivering, vibration. Through the present work, I attempt to convey the very basic throb or pulse of music and the environment of music manifesting, thereby.

About the album:
“Spandan” comprises of a group of ten Raags. A Raag in Indian classical music is a melody consisting of a group of notes within the musical octave, guided by definite grammar of patterns and movements, which convey a definite emotion. Eight of these ten Raags are in current usage. Two are my own creations. The entire work is my original conception and execution on the Indian bamboo flute, commonly known as “Bansuri”.
The ten Indian Classical Raags forming the body of this work are -
1) Bhairavi, 2) Smarana, 3) Gunkali 4) Bairagi, 5) Dhani, 6) Gyaankali, 
7) Bilaskhani Todi, 8) Rahasya, 9) Malkauns, and 10) Bhoopali Todi. 
(In the order of track listing)
Bhairavi is the parent Raag in this group. Seven out of the other nine Raags are its subsets and derivatives, whereas, the remaining two Raags are derivatives of other parent raags. Gunkali is a subset of Raag Bhairav, whereas, Dhani is derived from Raag Kaafi. But in my personal opinion, which goes contrary to the established norm, Raags Gunkali and Dhani can also be grouped under Raag Bhairavi, in terms of their note values. Out of the seven notes of the musical octave, Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha and Ni, five notes, namely, Re, Ga, Ma, Dha and Ni are flat in Bhairavi, whereas, Sa and Pa are, perforce, natural. Hence, all the notes that can possibly go flat, do so in Bhairavi.
Raag Bhairavi and its subset Raags are particularly difficult to play on the flute because of the maximum number of flat notes present in them. A flat note corresponds to a half stop on the flute. This means that to play a flat note on the flute, the corresponding hole is opened only half, that too, not exactly half but precisely as much as would produce the desired frequency of the note in question. This difficulty is further augmented by the necessity to open the hole sideways from the outer end for reasons of dexterity and pitch. Since the flute is the least calibrated of all musical instruments, maintaining an equilibrium among the angulation, the volume modulation and the pitch, can be a rather tight rope walk.
Utmost care has been taken in maintaining the purity and character of Raags here. The form and the arrangement is where this work deviates from the tradition. Indian Music is essentially monophonic, i.e., only one melodic line is uttered at any given point in time. I have introduced the Western concept of harmony by creating polyphonic arrangements of each of the ten Raags as played by me on the flute. Essentially, this work is a flute ensemble. The only respect in which it differs from an ensemble, strictly speaking, is that it is a one-artist ensemble. Separate tracks of my rendition of a Raag are layered together to create a multi-flute arrangement set to that Raag. The same process is applied to the arrangements of all the pieces of music.
The only sound employed in the music other than the flute is the Tanpura as the background drone.


6 - Continuum - Raag Gyaankali

5 - Scratch - Raag Dhani

1 - Elephant's Gait - Raag Bhairavi

A majestic monsoon melody, Raag Miyan ki Malhar is the perfect aural treat while it rains. Here, I have presented a vocal composition on the Bansuri in Raag Miyan ki Malhar, set to Addha Teen Taal, a cyclic rhythm of 16 beats, played on the tabla. This is a restored recording from a private concert - hence, not of studio quality.

Raag Miyan Ki Malhar - Addha Teen Taal

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Our new VIDEO clip "In the Depth" has been released.

Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhaFoV9CCsI to watch it.

Digital Download available here: http://atmasfera.bandcamp.com/


"This song describes our most inner feelings.

We spend quite a lot of time on the road, travelling in our motor home. We go, go and look out the window… There, on the other side of the window, there can be many different things: sometimes it’s raining, sometimes the sun is shining. We ride through big cities with high skycrapers and loud traffic. We travel along picturesque landscapes. Different countries, different roads. All passing by so quickly that you don’t have the time to capture these changes. We are seemingly observing through the window, somewhere in us, how life is passing by. And the natural desire is appearing to stop just for a second, close your eyes and immerse in another world.

A world, in which we are not separated by kilometres of roads, language, skin colour. A world, in which there is no politics and diplomacy, a world, in which there is no separation into the rich and the poor, a world, in which each of us can be themselves – full of love and happiness. A world, which exists in each of us, deep inside."

In the depth - Lyrics:
 
 Stand still for just a moment
 Close your eyes and submerge
 Into that world you’re longing for
 And try to hear it
 Remember that you still love
 
   Gauranga Gauranga Gauranga Haribol  (x4)
         
 Outside it’s windy it moves so fast                                                                     
 The time is flowing, it’s getting cold                                                                   
 But at the depth of my ocean, at my core                                                           
 It’s always peaceful still and warm

   Gauranga Gauranga Gauranga Haribol (x4)

Na glybyni (In the Depth) - Single

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Atmasfera - Na glybyni (In the Depth) - Single

Produced by Krista Duran
Vocals by Janardan Duran

Sunrise

Raag Marwa is a sunset song. 
Valour, aloneness and pathos are its definitive characteristics. 
I present a composition in Raag Marwa set to Addha Teen Taal.

Raag Marwa - Gat In Addha Teen Taal

A collection of meditative and yoga tracks with mantras I've made throughout the years.

Songs of the Heart

Wind Down

1. Haribol Nitaigaur

MUSICABSTRACT brings you the purest and the best of Indian Classical Music on Bansuri (Bamboo Flute) by solo Flautist Jay Thakkar.