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Release Date: 26-10-1998
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 17046-2
Barcode: 13711704624
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raga Pancham - Mmalkauns (Alap Jod & Jhala) [29:33] | 3 | Dhun In Raga Mishra [09:49] |
| 2 | Raga Pancham - Mmalkauns (Vilambit Gat & Drut Gat) [19:56] | ||
Description:
The traditional music of India has strong ties with mythology and religion, achieving unity through similarity, rather than change. It is based on a more purely sensual than intellectual approach. In Ananda, Madame Chakravarty combines her ragas, or melodies, with talas, or rhythms, to produce a variety of musical patterns. Her performance is wonderfully subtle and expressive. Ananda offers the traditional evening raga Pancham–malkauns, a serious and sublime composition, alongside a lively raga based on the folk tunes from the hill areas of India, Raga Mishrapahari. The sitar is undoubtedly the best known Indian string instrument. This long–necked lute developed under medieval Muslim influence. Traditionally, the plucked sitar is accompanied by the tabla, a two–drum set capable of very subtle changes in sound and the tambura, which is a four–stringed lute.
Biography:
Madame Krishna Chakravarty is a rarity among musicians in India. She is one of few truly gifted sitar players who have received recognition as masters of their art. She has been a student of Ravi Shankar since 1971 and has toured, performed and taught throughout the world, from Nepal's Royal Palace to Austrian music festivals and American universities. Madame Krishna Chakravarty is known for her dedication to her music. She plays her sitar with expression, richness and fire. All those qualities shine brightly and passionately in Ananda.
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