Flute & Sitar Music Of India: Meditational Ragas
About Flute & Sitar Music Of India: Meditational Ragas
Flute & Sitar Music Of India: Meditational Ragas is a studio album featuring performances by sitarist Vijay Raghav Rao and tabla player Alla Rakha. The label LaserLight Digital released the recording in 1993 on compact disc. The album presents four tracks centered on North Indian classical raga traditions, blending instrumental compositions with meditative themes.
Vijay Raghav Rao performs on sitar across all tracks, while Alla Rakha provides tabla accompaniment. The opening piece, Raga Malkauns: Alap And Gat In Jhaptal, showcases an extended alap followed by a gat set in the 10-beat jhaptal rhythmic cycle. The subsequent two tracks, Suite For Two Sitars And Indian Folk Ensemble: Part One and Suite For Two Sitars And Indian Folk Ensemble: Part Two, feature collaborative arrangements with an uncredited folk ensemble, though specific instrumentation beyond sitar and tabla remains undocumented. The closing track, Meditational Raga Of Northern India, emphasizes a slower, introspective rendition without further structural details provided in available sources.
The album’s production credits and recording location are not explicitly stated in the primary release documentation. The label LaserLight Digital specialized in world music and ambient compilations during the 1990s, though this release focuses exclusively on traditional Hindustani classical forms. The total runtime spans approximately 60 minutes, distributed evenly across the four compositions. No reissues or alternate editions have been confirmed as of the latest available records.