Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas

by N/A

Overview

In music-speak, ragas are essentially scalar melody forms -- something like scales or melodic modes in Western music. However, North Indian ragas do differ from Western modes and scales in several important ways: ragas often take on different ascending and descending forms, act as melodic armatures for vocal and/or instrumental improvisation, are frequently believed to have divine origins and characteristics, and are commonly associated with a certain season or time of the day. The Raga Guide acts an impressive introduction to the sophisticated sonic world of Hindustani ragas. In conjunction with its 184-page booklet, The Raga Guide offers narrative descriptions, musical notation, and -- most importantly -- audio examples of 74 distinct ragas. The CD's tracks are presented by four illustrious soloists: flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia, sarod player Buddhadev Das Gupta, and vocalists Vidyadhar Vyas and Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar. In short, The Raga Guide is an excellent resource for both dabblers and devotees of Hindustani music. ~ John Vallier

Product Details

Release Date:	03/02/2004
Label:	Nimbus
UPC:	0710357553622
Rank:	109710

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Abhogi  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
2. Adana  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
3. Ahir Bhairav  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
4. Alhaiya Bilaval  - Shruti Sadolikar
5. Asavari  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
6. Bageshri  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
7. Bahar  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
8. Basant  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
9. Bhairav  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
10. Bhairavi  - Hariprasad Chaurasia  - Pablo Cueco
11. Bhatiyar  - Shruti Sadolikar
12. Bhimpalasi  - Shruti Sadolikar
13. Bhupal Todi  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
14. Bhupali  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
15. Bibhas  - Vidyadhar Vyas
16. Bihag  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
17. Bilaskani Todi  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
18. Brindabani Sarang  - Buddhadev Das Gupta

Disc 2

19. Chandrakauns  - Vidyadhar Vyas
20. Chayanat  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
21. Darbari Kanada  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
22. Desh  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
23. Deshi  - Shruti Sadolikar
24. Dhani  - Shruti Sadolikar
25. Durga  - Shruti Sadolikar
26. Gaud Malhar  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
27. Guad Sarang  - Shruti Sadolikar
28. Gorakh Kalyan  - Vidyadhar Vyas
29. Gujari Todi  - Shruti Sadolikar
30. Gunakri  - Vidyadhar Vyas
31. Hamir  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
32. Hansadhvani  - Vidyadhar Vyas
33. Hindol  - Vidyadhar Vyas
34. Jaijaivanti  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
35. Jaunpuri  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
36. Jhinjhoti  - Buddhadev Das Gupta

Disc 3

37. Jog  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
38. Jogiya  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
39. Kafi  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
40. Kamod  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
41. Kedar  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
42. Khamaj  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
43. Kirvani  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
44. Lalit  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
45. Madhuvanti  - Shruti Sadolikar  - Ravi Shankar
46. Malkauns  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
47. Manj-Khamaj  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
48. Maru Bihag  - Shruti Sadolikar
49. Marva  - Vidyadhar Vyas
50. Megh  - Vidyadhar Vyas
51. Miyan Ki Malhar  - Vidyadhar Vyas
52. Miyan Ki Todi  - Vidyadhar Vyas
53. Multani  - John Mayer  - Shruti Sadolikar
54. Nayaki Kanada  - Shruti Sadolikar
55. Patdip  - Shruti Sadolikar
56. Pilu  - Hariprasad Chaurasia

Disc 4

57. Puriya  - Vidyadhar Vyas
58. Puriya Dhanashri  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
59. Puriya Kalyan  - Hariprasad Chaurasia
60. Purvi  - Vidyadhar Vyas
61. Rageshri  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
62. Ramkali  - Shruti Sadolikar
63. Shahana  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
64. Shankara  - Vidyadhar Vyas
65. Shri  - Vidyadhar Vyas
66. Shuddh Kalyan  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
67. Shuddh Sarang  - Shruti Sadolikar
68. Shyam Kalan  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
69. Sindhura  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
70. Sohini  - Vidyadhar Vyas
71. Sur Malhar  - Buddhadev Das Gupta
72. Tilak Kamod  - Shruti Sadolikar
73. Tilang  - Shruti Sadolikar
74. Yaman  - Shruti Sadolikar

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hariprasad Chaurasia   Primary Artist,Flute
Vidyadhar Vyas   Primary Artist,Vocals
Shruti Sadolikar   Primary Artist,Vocals
Buddhadev Das Gupta   Primary Artist,Sarod

Technical Credits

Joep Bor   Producer,Producer,Editing
Alex Halliday   Design,Layout Design
Lalita du Perron   Text Transcription
Pablo Cueco   Composer
Hariprasad Chaurasia   Composer
Henri Tournier   Transcription
Ravi Shankar   Composer
Robin Broadbank   Engineer,Producer
John Mayer   Composer