Playlist for Feb 21st

 Here's the playlist for Feb 21st:

1. Nikhil Banerjee - Raag Sohini (20:05)
2. Zakir Hussain & Sultan Khan - Raag Des (10:24)
3. Buddhadev Dasgupta - Raag Jaijaivanti Alap, Jor, Jhala (15:02)
4. Hariprasad Chaurasia - Raag Durgawati Drut Gat (14:15)

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

Pandit Nikhil Banerjee and Ustad Rashid Khan

Finally, we've reached a stage where I'm actually running out of things to say on air. Or maybe that's because today's line-up is so awesome that I don't want to interrupt the music. Two great artists, the first of whom is the legendary sitarist Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee. We've played a lot of him on the show and the more I listen to his music, the more it grows on me. So for the first half an hour, we have:

1. Pandit Nikhil Banerjee - Raag Sohini (20:00)
2. Pandit Nikhil Banerjee - Raag Mishra Gara (8:01)

Next up is Ustad Rashid Khan, one of the biggest names in the Indian music industry. We haven't played too much of him on the show, and that's precisely why the next half an hour is dedicated to him. I also stumbled across this nice little interview of his on The Hindu. It is quite old, but pretty interesting to read.

3. Ustad Rashid Khan - Raag Bhairavi (14:15)
4. Ustad Rashid Khan - Raag Kaushi Dhwani (15:09)

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

15th June, 2009

Thanks for tuning back in tonight!

Here's what played:

1. Asin by Ustad Zakir Hussain (tabla), Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), John McLaughlin (guitar) and Jan Garbarek (saxophone) off the album 'Making Music'

2. Raag Sohni by Pandit Nikhil Banerjee (sitar)
3. Raag Bhoop by Gundecha Brothers (vocals), off the album 'Naad Sugandh'

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