Side 1: Raag Purbi (25:50)
Side 2: Raag Madhuvanti (26:02)
Ustad Nathoo Khan, sarangi
Eidoo Ajmeri, tabla
The Sārangī [सारंगी] is a bowed, short-necked string instrument of India, similar to a fiddle. It plays an important role in India's Hindustani classical music tradition. Of all Indian instruments, it is said to most resemble the sound of the human voice – able to imitate vocal ornaments such as gamakas [shakes] and meend [sliding movements]. It is also said to be the hardest Indian instrument to master.
The word sarangi is derived from two Hindi words: sau (meaning "hundred") and rang (meaning "colour"). This is because the sound of the sarangi is said to be as expressive and evocative as a hundred colours. Its origins are unknown, however most people believe that it became a mainstream instrument in the mid 18th Century. Notoriously difficult to play and tune, the sarangi has traditionally been used primarily for accompanying singers [shadowing the vocalist's improvisations],in recent times it has become recognised as a solo instrument...
another emi record & precisely the prescription my brainstem needs to zone out. thanks to arvind & zwan for illumination. further
