Monday, December 13, 2010

A Little Bit of Sitar

Today, we start the show with a little bit of sitar. Our first track is Raag Kirwani by Pandit Nikhil Banerjee from the album Immortal Sitar, accompanied by Pandit Anindo Chatterjee on the tabla. Following that, we have Raag Jaijaivanti by Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta on the sarod. He's a well-known sarodiya from the Shahjahanpur Gharana, famous for his unique style on the sarod.

After that, some more sitar, we move on to a performance by Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Alla Rakha, this track is called Raag Marwa, taken from their concert in New York in 1967. Our final song for the day is a wonderful vocal track by Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar called Raag Durga.

Playlist:
1. Nikhil Banerjee - Raag Kirwani (15:37)
2. Buddhadev Dasgupta - Raag Jaijaivanti (15:02)
3. Ravi Shankar - Raag Marwa (17:43)
4. Ulhas Kashalkar - Raag Durga(10:41)

Avinash Sastry
Gharana Music
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com

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