Ragas and Sagas

An absolute masterpiece, Ragas and Sagas is what fusion music ought to be. It strikes the right balance between Western instrumental and Eastern vocal music. A brilliant collaborative effort by Ustad Fateh Ali Khan of Patiala Gharana (not to be confused with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, please) and Norwegian Jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek, this 1990 album is a bold, enticing journey down the lanes of Indian classical music. The music is augmented by the resonant voices of Fateh Ali Khan and Deepika Thathaal, as well as excellent Tabla work by Shaukat Hussain. Sarangi is played by Nazim Ali Khan, while Manu Katche is on the drums. Added to this is the magical Saxophone by Jan Garbarek. The result is simply stunning.

Jan Garbarek & Fateh Ali Khan - Raga 1 :  



Jan Garbarek & Fateh Ali Khan - Saga :  





Jan Garbarek & Fateh Ali Khan - Raga 2 :  



Jan Garbarek & Fateh Ali Khan - Raga 3 :  



Jan Garbarek & Fateh Ali Khan - Raga 4 :  

Four Songs : my Choice 2

One more edition of some songs of my choice. I am again, not giving you the download links due to bandwidth restrictions. Playing the songs and then downloading them, doubles the bandwidth usage. In these times of economic recession, this would not be a wise thing to do. Already too many file hosting sites are tottering with frequent outages. Save all forms of energy, seems to be the mantra of the day. You may however, fish out the songs from the Internet Explorer Cache after playing them to their full length.

Latafat Hussain Khan - Patdipki :  (Download)



Fateh Ali Khan - Jaunpuri :  (Download)





Parween Sultana - Malkauns :  (Download)



Kumar Gandharva - Dhanbasanti :  (Download)



more Songs of My Choice »

Comments are welcome.

Flash ! : Download links now added due to overwhelming requests.

Hindustani Classical Music : 10 Gems Part 1

From now on I have decided to post 10 of my favourite songs every few days or so and their download links as well, for your listening pleasure at a later time. This week I am posting a few gems from the wondrous duos of Nazakat & Salamat Ali Khan, Amanat & Fateh Ali Khan (Patiala Gharana) and other maestros.

A Kanan - Thumri Khamaj :  (Download)



Ajoy Chakrabarty - Thumri Kajri - Damini Damke :  (Download)



Nazakat & Salamat Ali Khan - Peelu :  (Download)



Salamat Ali Khan - Thumri Khamaj :  (Download)



Shobha Gurtu - Dadra Pilu - Hamari Atariya Pe :  (Download)





Amanat & Fateh Ali Khan - Malkauns - Koyaliya Bole :  (Download)



Amanat & Fateh Ali Khan - Yaman - Na Ja Pardes :  (Download)



Fateh Ali Khan - Jaunpuri :  (Download)



Jagdish Prasad - Khamaj :  (Download)



Latafat Hussain Khan - Patdipki :  (Download)



Enjoy !!