Track Listings (2) - Disc #1| All Artists: Ali Akbar Khan Title: Vol 5-Signature Series (Rag Darbari Kanada) Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Ammp Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2010 Re-Release Date: 2/16/2010 Genres: International Music, Pop Style: Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 723181201027 |
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2010 two CD release. Ali Akbar Khan (1922 - 2009) is one of this generation's most legendary Indian classical musicians. Considered a "National Living Treasure" in India, he was admired by both Eastern and Western musician... more » |
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Album Description 2010 two CD release. Ali Akbar Khan (1922 - 2009) is one of this generation's most legendary Indian classical musicians. Considered a "National Living Treasure" in India, he was admired by both Eastern and Western musicians for his brilliant compositions and his mastery of the sarode (a beautiful 25-stringed Indian instrument). 'Darbari Kanada' is a late-evening rag played between 9:00 PM and midnight. Most classical performers treat this rag with reverence, as it is one of India's most majestic ragas. This session took place in 1969 in a New York City church, with the natural reverberation adding a tremendous and distinct element, along with audible sounds of the city streets. No attempts were made to alter the original content of the master recordings. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsPioneering 80-minute Raga: Perfection Dr. Debra Jan Bibel | Oakland, CA USA | 02/16/2010 (5 out of 5 stars) "Billed as The 80 Minute Raga, this album of two discs (which consists of the entire takes, including start cues and applause) was originally recorded on LP by the Connoisseur Society in 1969. It was a carefully engineered album then and the digital mastering has maintained that brilliance and clarity. The rag is a late evening, pre-midnight sarod improvisation of great power and nobility. The first 40-minute disc is the introductory solo, alap; the second disc is the tabla-accompanied gat of 16-beat tintal and then 12-beat ektal. Mahapurush Misra is the excellent drummer.
When LPs of the 1960s and 1970s featured ragas, they were limited in time and 20- to 25-minute pieces were the norm, which restricted the artist's improvisations and exploratory depth, particularly in the alap. Thus, when the "40-minute raga" and this, the "80-minute raga" were released, it was exciting news, providing new perspectives to the art of ragas. Aside from this historical background, the music itself is timeless and this album is a welcome addition to the Signature Series of Ali Akbar Kahn's performances. Khan was the greatest of contemporary Indian musicians, recipient of every honor (and the prestigious McArthur Foundation Fellowship). Every collector of his recordings will certainly desire this outstanding, pioneering album." |
