The 80 Minute Râga

Ali Akbar Khan released The 80 Minute Rāga in 1969. The album features a single 80-minute performance of Rāg Kanara on sarod, split into four parts without rhythmic accompaniment in the alap section

The 80 Minute Rāga is a 1969 Indian classical music album by sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan. The release presents a single extended performance of Rāg Kanara in four sequential parts. The recording appears on vinyl in a 12-inch LP format. No record label is documented for this release.

Ali Akbar Khan performs the alap in the first two tracks. Track one, "Rag Kanara Prakaar-Alap (Part 1)," establishes the rāga’s melodic framework without rhythmic accompaniment. Track two, "Rag Kanara Prakaar-Alap (Part 2)," continues the alap with gradual elaboration of the rāga’s phrases. The performance shifts to the gat in tracks three and four. Track three, "Rag Kanara Prakaar-Gat (Part 1)," introduces the rhythmic cycle (tala) and develops the composition. Track four, "Rag Kanara Prakaar-Gat (Part 2)," concludes the performance with improvisations within the gat structure.

The album contains four tracks total. The release date is listed as January 1, 1969. No additional musicians or instrumentation details are available for this recording.