Ali Akbhar College of Music – New CD
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Ali Akbar Khan (Bengali: আলী আকবর খাঁ) (14 April 1922 – 18 June 2009), often referred to as Khansahib or by the title Ustad (master), was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Khan was instrumental in popularizing Indian classical music in the West, both as a performer (often in conjunction with Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar), and as a teacher. He established a music school in Calcutta in 1956, and the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1967, which is now located in San Rafael, California and has a branch in Basel, Switzerland. Khan also composed several classical ragas and filmscores. He was a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Read More: > HERE <
„Darbari Kanada“ is a late-evening rag played between 9:00 PM and midnight. Most classical performers treat this rag with reverence, as it is one of India’s most majestic ragas. This session took place in 1969 in a New York City church, with the natural reverberation adding a tremendous and distinct element, along with audible sounds of the city streets. No attempts were made to alter the original content of the master recordings. Ali Akbar Khan’s electrifying performance of this heroic rag adds notable weight to his stature as „a musician’s musician.“ He plays with subtlety and control along with the strength of a master.
Now Available at the Ali Akbar College of Music:
ALI AKBAR KHAN
Vol. 5 of the AMMP Signature Series
TRACK LISTING
CD 1: Alap (Solo)
CD 2: Gat (Tabla Accompaniment)
Original 80-minute concert recording
Disc Two features accompaniment
from Pandit Mahapurush Misra
Packaged with liner notes and
archival photos
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