ragas n rythems

Raga - Yaman- Flute, Santoor and possibly the rudra veena

I pass long sleepless nights counting stars;
How can I count stars in broad daylight?
How can I live, without seeing my beloved?

Ustad Shujaat Khan - Raga Bhairavi - Thumri & Dhun - Bin Dekhe Sajan Ko

Bhimsen Joshi Raag Kedar

Kumar Gandharva - Sunata Hai Guru Gyani - Kabir

'Thumri is a light form of Indian classical music. The text is romantic and devotional in nature, and usually revolves around a girl's love for Lord Krishna. The language is a dialect of Hindi called Brij bhasha.'

Its a lyrical ode to love and its various moods, experienced in a lifetime.

Thumri- Shyam Bina Chain na aaye- Pt. Chhannulal Mishra

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SITAR
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The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Indian classical music. It is believed to have been derived from the veena, an ancient Indian instrument, which was modified by a Mughal court musician to conform with the tastes of his Persian patrons and named after a Persian instrument called the setar (meaning "three strings"). It subsequently underwent many changes, and the modern sitar evolved in 18th century India. It derives its distinctive timbre and resonance from sympathetic strings, bridge design, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber.
Used widely throughout the Indian subcontinent, the sitar became known in the western world through the work of Ravi Shankar beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s after the Kinks' top 10 single "See My Friends" featured a low tuned drone guitar which was widely mistaken to be the instrument. The sitar saw further use in popular music after the Beatles featured the sitar in their compositions "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" and "Within You Without You". Their use of the instrument came as a result of George Harrison's taking lessons on how to play it from Shankar and Shambhu Das. Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones also used a sitar in "Paint It, Black" and a brief fad began for using the instrument in pop songs.
SANTOOR
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The Kashmiri santoor is an ancient string musical instrument native to Jammu and Kashmir, with origins in Persia. A primitive ancestor of this type of instruments was invented in Mesopotamia (1600-911 BC). This archetype traveled to different parts of the east and each region customized and designed their own versions.
The santoor is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer often made of walnut, with seventy two strings. The special-shaped mallets (mezrab) are lightweight and are held between the index and middle fingers. A typical santoor has two sets of bridges, providing a range of three octaves.
The Indian santoor is more rectangular and can have more strings than the Persian counterpart, which generally has 72 strings.
TABLA
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The tabla is a membranophone percussion instrument (similar to bongos), used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres. The term tabla is derived from an Arabic word, tabl, which simply means "drum." The tabla is used in some other Asian musical traditions outside of India, such as in the Indonesian dangdut genre.
Playing technique involves extensive use of the fingers and palms in various configurations to create a wide variety of different sounds, reflected in the mnemonic syllables (bol). The heel of the hand is used to apply pressure or in a sliding motion on the larger drum so that the pitch is changed during the sound's decay
FLUTE
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The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel-Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones.
A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, a flautist, a flutist, or, less commonly, a fluter.
Aside from the voice, flutes are the earliest known musical instruments. A number of flutes dating to about 43,000 to 35,000 years ago have been found in the Swabian Alb region of Germany. These flutes demonstrate that a developed musical tradition existed from the earliest period of modern human presence in Europe.

Instrumental Raag Bhopali - ( Sitar | Santoor | Flute | Tabla ) - Peaceful Meditation

Raag Yaman

Kaluram Bamaniya Sings 'Mann Laago Mero Yaar Fakiri Mein' - Luniyakhedi, Malwa, 2006

One of Our Classical Gems singing a Bhajan by Sant Kabir Das. He passed away on 24th January, 2011. Won PadmaBhushan Award with Many International accolades!

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi sings Kabir- Kaya Nahi teri[1] (new)

Music of India

Raga Bhimpalasi  by Kaushiki Chakraborty - Indian Classical Music (Live Performance Record)

Indian Classical piece in Raag Charukesi, from Giuliano's 2012 debut solo album Englobed.
Featuring 
Giuliano Modarelli guitar
Kamaljeet Ajimal  santoor 
Bhupinder Singh Chaggar on Tabla

Raag Charukesi- Jugalbandi (Englobed)

Shivoham   Sacred Chants of lord Shiva

Live concert in Tropen Theatre, Amsterdam (Netherlands) 
Sarod: Abhisek Lahiri
Tabla: Parthasarathi Mukherjee
Tanpura: Darshan Kumari

Rag- Jhinjhoti

Rag Jhinjhoti on Sarod by Abhisek Lahiri ; Live in Tropen Theatre, Amsterdam 2011

Artist: Narci
Concept & Lyrics: Narci
Producer: Ezik
Mixed & Mastered: Ezik
Original Sample: Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan
Visuals- Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama

ABOUT SONG
We are all familiar with epics like Ramayana. This is a small effort to present the Ramayana in 10 mintues to you and hope that we have met your expectations. The story of Ramayana is not so common and simple that it should be put in front of you in such a short time, but in our artistic way we have kept the beauty of this epic in front of you. The sample used in this song is taken from Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana. We hope that the beauty and simplicity of our work has touched your hearts.

RAMAYANA
The Ramayana (Sanskrit: Rāmāyaṇam) is a Sanskrit epic poem ascribed to the Hindu sage and Sanskrit poet Valmiki. It is regarded as one of the two great works of Indian literature, along with the Mahabharata. It is the story of Rama, who was the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu.

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Ramayana | Narci | Prod. By Ezik

Vaari jaun re, the totally peppy Rajasthani/Kutchi/Malvi guru vandana folk song caught Vedanth and my attention first in The Rajasthan Kabir Yatra when Mooralamarwada made it our anthem.But when the real love happened was when we heard Mahesha Ram sing. With a lilt which spread in front me the entire desert, camels walking, caravans moving, the works. And everytime I hear or sing the powerful, humbling, joyous and beautiful imagery of my guru standing at my doorstep/courtyard gives me goosebumps. Here is a recording of singing in the great eastern mill, mumbai. Still working on the pronunciation.

Ustad Shujaat Khan - Raga Bhairavi - Thumri & Dhun - Bin Dekhe Sajan Ko

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