Pir Shabda Kahn
/Garland of Ragas
This is a CD of Indian Classical Vocal Music sung by Shabda Kahn. Recorded in the studio with a wonderful tabla player named Benjy Wertheimer. Mustaqim Maurer and Joan Allekote play tamboura. The opening 2 min Invocation in Rag Tilang has no tabla but has Benjy playing the Esraj, a lyrical bowed instrument behind the singing. Then follows Rag Todi, a morning Raga, with the feeling of telling ones feelings to the Divine. Next is the romantic Rag Bhageshi. And last is Rag Bhairavi, with the principal notes all the flat notes, but with all the notes of the octave present.