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Alaap – A Discovery of Indian Classical Music – Audiobook
Alaap – A Discovery of Indian Classical Music – Audiobook
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Alaap (Audiobook) with 37 tracks, on Indian classical music is identical in its aim and principles with all Indian art. In the revealing words of Sri Aurobindo:
“To suggest the strength and virile unconquerable force of the divine Nature in man and in the outside world, its energy, its calm, its powerful inspiration, its august enthusiasm, its wideness, greatness, attractiveness, to breathe that into man’s soul and gradually mold the finite into the image of the Infinite is [the] spiritual utility of Art. This is its loftiest function, its fullest consummation, its most perfect privilege.”
We are happy to bring to you the various dimensions of Indian music through these recordings of tracks, which seek to present its deep spiritual search as well as its technical basis. The set is titled ‘Alaap – A Discovery of Indian Classical Music’, as Alaap is the introductory part of a Raga, and these pieces serve as an Introduction to Indian Classical Music, both Hindustani and Carnatic.
The illustrative pieces of music presented here are of two types. Some have been specially recorded for Alaap, while others have been taken from pre-recorded pieces by some of the greatest masters of music in India. Many of these archival collections are over 50 years old. Therefore the technical quality of the sound is not always of a uniform standard. But our stress has always been on content and authenticity. And we have not hesitated to use these pieces because their beauty and truth have stood the test of time.
About the recordings: Each track’s title has the subject, duration and artists’ names. This way, listeners can choose specific tracks as and when needed. Some musicians’ names which are repeated several times are left out in some titles due to space constraints.
Upon checkout, you’ll be able to download a zip file containing all the tracks in MP3 format. The file is approximately 1 GB in size.
Sources of Music
‘Alaap – A Discovery of Indian Classical Music’ is brought to you by ‘Times Music’. Our thanks also go to the following for permitting us to use excerpts of music pieces from their repertoire:
1. Saregama India Ltd. (previously The Gramophone Company of India, Ltd.)
2. All India Radio
3. Hindusthan Musical Products, Ltd.
4. The film ‘Dr. Zhivago’ – Lara’s Theme
‘Artiste’ ‘Raga’
I From ‘All India Radio’
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1 |
Amir Khan – Vocal Bageshree |
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2 |
Omkarnath Thakur – Vocal Alhaiya Bilawal |
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3 |
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Chandrakauns Rudra Veena |
II From ‘Saregama India Ltd.’
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1 |
Abdul Karim Khan – Vocal Jhinjhoti |
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2 |
Ali Akbar Khan – Sarod Ahir Bhairav, Medhavi, Shree (Ravi Shankar) |
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3 |
Amir Khan – Vocal Darbari Kanada, Hansdhwani, Lalit, Malkauns, Marwa, Megha, Miyan Malhar |
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4 |
Amjad Ali Khan – Sarod Durga, Malkauns, Puriya Kalyan, Sahana |
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Arjun Shejwal – Pakhawaj Pakhawaj |
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6 |
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan – Vocal Adana, Bhimpalasi, Bhoopali, Dadra, Gujra Todi, Kedar, Malkauns, Pahadi |
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7 |
M. Balamurli Krishna – Vocal Kirtana |
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8 |
Begum Akhtar – Vocal Ghazal |
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9 |
Bhimsen Joshi – Vocal Mishra Kafi, Marubihag, Puriya |
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10 |
Bismillah Khan – Shehnai Bahar, Basant, Dhun, Lalit, Malkauns, Sohini |
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11 |
Buddhadev Dasgupta – Sarod Desh, Kamod |
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12 |
Chembai Vaidhyanatha Nalinakanthi Bhagvathar – Vocal |
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13 |
Dagar Brothers – Vocal Adana, Darbari Kanada (Nasir Moinuddin Dagar) (Nasir Aminuddin Dagar) |
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14 |
V. Doraiswamy Iyengar – Veena Nirostha, Nata |
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15 |
Faiyaz Khan – Vocal Desi |
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16 |
Hariprasad Chaurasia – Flute Bhoopali, Marwa, Mishra Pilu |
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17 |
Imrat Khan – Surbahar Yaman Kalyan |
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18 |
Jagjit Singh – Vocal Bhajan |
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19 |
Kesarbai Kerkar – Vocal Gaud Malhar |
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20 |
Kishori Amonkar – Vocal Bhairavi, Bhoop, Jaunpuri |
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21 |
Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit – Hameer Vocal |
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22 |
Kumar Gandharva – Vocal Puriya Dhanashree, Todi |
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23 |
Lalgudi G. Jayaraman – Violin Mohana Kalyani |
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24 |
T.R. Mahalingam – Flute Sankarabharanam |
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25 |
Malini Rajurkar – Vocal Tappa Khamaj |
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26 |
A.K.C. Natarajan – Clarinet Revathi |
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27 |
Nikhil Banerjee – Sitar Bhatiyar, Hemlalit, Malkauns |
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28 |
Omkarnath Thakur – Vocal Malkauns |
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29 |
Pandit Jasraj – Vocal Bhimpalasi |
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30 |
D.V. Paluskar – Vocal Bhajan, Lalit, Shree |
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31 |
Parveen Sultana – Vocal Ahir Bhairav |
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32 |
D.K. Pattammal – Vocal Hansadhwani |
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33 |
N. Ramani – Flute Hindolam, Bilahari |
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34 |
Ram Narain – Sarangi Thumri Des |
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35 |
Ranadhir Roy – Esraj Shree |
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36 |
Ravi Shankar – Sitar Abhogi Kanada, Shudha Sarang, Shree (Ali Akbar Khan) |
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37 |
Salamat Ali Khan & Abhogi Kanada, Mishra, Nazakat Ali Khan – Vocal Khamaj |
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38 |
Sheikh Chinna Maulana – Hindolam, Nagaswaram |
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39 |
Shemmangudi Srinivas Iyer – Vocal Poorvi Kalyani |
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40 |
Shivkumar Sharma – Santoor Rageshwari, Sohini |
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41 |
Sohanlal Sharma – Harmonium Nat Bhairav |
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42 |
U. Srinivas – Mandolin Nalinakanthi |
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43 |
Shyamsundar – Kanjira Kanjira |
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44 |
Veena Venu – Violin Karaharipriya |
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45 |
T.H. Vinayagaram – Ghatam Ghatam |
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46 |
Vilayat Khan – Sitar Darbari Kanada, Shankara, Yaman |
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47 |
Zakir Hussain – Tabla Teentala |
III From ‘Hindusthan Musical Products, Ltd.’
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Faiyaz Khan – Vocal Lalit |
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