Classical music from India.
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RAAG DESH.
A raga for late morning. An historic 9 minute recording from 1918 of the famous sarod player Hafiz Ali Khan, the ancestor of the well-known Amjad Ali Khan.
CD: The legendary lineage (2), Hafiz Ali Khan. Label: Navras (1997), code: NRCD 0084/85.
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RAAG MALKAUNS.
A raga for late at night. Malkauns, also called Malkosh, is a pentatonic raag and has a majestic and introverted character. Ustad Hamid: vocals; Partho Sarathi Mukherjee: tabla; Fida Hussain: hormonium; Miss Palgankar: tampoura.
CD: Ragas Malkauns, Mian Ki Malhar, Megh. Hamid Ali Khan. Label: Navras (1999), code: NRCD 0104.
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