World Music - India

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VADYA LAHARI
Vadya Lahari - South Indian Ensemble
Vadya Lahari (Waves Of Music) is a highly creative and energetic recording of traditional Karnatic music of South India. The pieces combine delicate and bold sounds in a way that is rarely ever done. In that sense, this recording in unique and unparalleled. The periods of interplay between the various instruments are displays of great virtuosity, and will captivate both the connoisseur and the casual listener alike. (MOW 125)

RAG KAMBBHOJI
The Dagar Brothers
Dhrupad is one of the oldest and most respected forms of Indian classical music, and The Dagar Brothers are its internationally acclaimed master vocalists. This recording which features Ustads N. Zahiruddin and N. Faiyazuddin Dagar, is the first recording of Dhrupad vocal music ever released on an American label. (MOW 120)

FESTVAL OF INDIA
Various Artists
Festival of India is unique in that it combines Hindustani folk and classical music, and because it presents a sampling of leading North Indian artists in different stages of their individual careers. The variety of artists, instruments and musical textures reflect only a small part of the great North Indian music heritage, yet the recording is quite satisfying and wide in scope. Features artists include V.G. Jog (bamboo flute); Anand Gopal Banerjee (tabla); G.S. Sachdev (bamboo flute); Jitender Thakur (tabla); The Dagar Brothers (vocals); Sultan Khan (sarangi); Badal Roy (tabla); and Purna Das Baul (Bengali folk ensemble). (MOW 121)

RAG MADHUR RANJANI
Imrat Khan
Rag Madhur Ranjani is a passionate blend of Rags Madhuvanti and Shivranjani played on sitar and tabla with tambura accompaniment. This recording has an intense depth of feeling and it is performed with great skill and mastery. (MOW 123)