Search - Baluji Shrivastav :: Art of the Indian Dilruba

Wonderful sound and style

M.Burt | DC | 03/05/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For those who may be unfamiliar with this instrument, it can be understood as a cross between a sitar and a violin. With sitar-like frets and many sympathetic strings, the dilruba has a shimmering, bright sound. Baluji Shrivastav plays this instrument with depth yet without the sense of melancholy that I find in many Classical Indian recordings. On the CD the sound of the dilruba dominates, with the first track being solo, slowly moving into tracks with slow & fast tabla accompaniment. As usual with Indian Classical, the tracks are long and give you plenty of time to get inside the raga."