Pandit Kashalkar performs Darbari Kanada, the majestic raga with a flow and clarity creating a spellbinding effect. There is a rare balance of openness and structural adherence in Kashalkar’s performances. The way he elaborates every phrase is like throwing light or paving the path for a new phra...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 24th April, at King's Place, London.

Musicians:
- Uday Bhawalkar (dhrupad)
- Sukhvinder Singh (jori)

Raag Bhimpalasi; Thaat: Kafi; Samay: Afternoon

Bhawalkar’s exploration of Bhimpalasi is intense. He plunges into the lower notes and glides to the higher ...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, at King's Place, London.

Musicians:
- Roopa Panesar (sitar)
- Sukhvinder Singh (tabla)
- Gunwant Kaur (tanpura)

Raag Puriya; Thaat: Marwa; Samay: Night

Rayatt performs a thunderous solo in a 16-beat cycle (teentaal) keeping the temperament predisposed to highlighting the richness of the compositions and tukdas in between. There is consistency in his restrained but powerful playing throughout the concert. As he delivers one after the other compos...

Tarang is a UK-based music ensemble that consists of some of the finest young performers. A unique characteristic of the ensemble is the combination of North and South Indian music traditions, with Western instruments and elements of performance. It creates a concert experience rarely seen elsewh...

Recorded on 21st April at Darbar Festival 2011, at King's Place. London.

Musicians:
- VS Narasimhan (violin)
- Hemanthraj Muliyil (violin)
- V.R. Sekar (cello)
- B. J. Chandran (viola)

Compositions:
- Navaragamalika Varnam, Nine Ragas in Adi Tala
- Manavi, Raga Nalinakanthi in Adi Tala
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