Indian Raga Music - for iPod/iPhone

The music of North India is mesmerising, and shrouded in tradition and culture. There, raga is the art of life - it is the music of the mind. The tracks in this album focus on three instruments - the tabla, the alap and the voice - all central to the existence of Raga. Each instrument is broken down into the individual sounds that make up the intricate compositions. Performances on all three complete this introduction to the fascinating sound of Raga. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA317, Words and music.

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Indian Raga Music

A short introduction to this album

03-08
00:52

Tabla Performance

Musicians Shubhasis and Debashish Bhattacharjee perform traditional Indian music, using the Tabla and Alap.

03-28
01:49

The Tabla

Musician Shubhasis Bhattacharjee describes the Tabla, and how it is played.

03-28
04:01

Tabla Solo

Shubhasis Bhattacharjee shows how compositions are put together using the Tabla and his voice.

03-28
03:27

The Alap

Debashish Bhattacharjee plays alap and sings. He explains the story behind the music, what it means to the performer and how the style has spread through generations.

03-28
03:31

Ta Chalata: Alap Performance

Debashish Bhattacharjee performs Ta Chalata on the Alap.

03-28
04:11

Bata Chalata: Vocal Performance

Shubhasis Bhattacharjee performs on the tabla, accompanied by Debashish Bhattacharjee.

03-28
02:07

Bata Chalata: Instrumental Performance

Shubhasis and Debashish Bhattacharjee perform Bata Chalata on the Tabla and the Alap.

03-28
02:35

Bata Chalata: Composition

Composition in Indian music, looking at equal footings to both instrument and voice.

03-28
02:03

Voice and Instrument

The difference between voice and instrument, and their different qualities.

03-28
02:10

Vocal forms

The differences between each method of playing the instruments.

03-28
02:54
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