tracklista wersji winylowej:

1. Ravi Shankar - Devgiri Bilawal Dhun (6:40)
2. Allah Rakha & Zakir Hussain: Ek Taal (Live) (7:34)
3. Shivkumar Sharma, Hari Prasad Chaurasia & Brij Bhushan Kabra: Ahir Bhairav (6:14)
4. Bismillah Khan & Vilayat Khan: Thumri Bhairavin (6:59)
5. U. Srinivas: Sankari Sankuru (9:26)
6. Vilayat Khan: Dhun Punjabi Ang (4:49)


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.

Compiled by DJ Ritu

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.......
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