Live In Mumbai

Live In Mumbai is a live album featuring sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan, sarod player Ustad Hidayat Khan and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. The recording captures a 2010 performance in Mumbai and was released on October 20, 2010, under the Aimrec label in CD format.

The album documents a single raga performance of Jog Kauns, structured across three tracks. Vilayat Khan opens with an alap that establishes the raga’s melodic framework. Hidayat Khan and Zakir Hussain accompany the exploration with responsive phrasing and rhythmic support. The second track transitions into a gat set in madhya-laya teental, where Vilayat Khan develops the composition with intricate taans while Hussain maintains a steady 16-beat cycle. The final track accelerates into a drut teental rendition, showcasing rapid interplay between the sitar, sarod and tabla.

The release event coincided with the album’s public availability on October 20, 2010. Aimrec produced the recording as an official release, preserving the concert’s improvisational depth and the artists’ collaborative dynamics. No additional studio overdubs or post-production alterations were documented. The tracklist remains focused on the single raga, omitting supplementary compositions or intermission material.

Context regarding the venue, audience reception or technical production details remains unverified in available sources. The album stands as one of the final recorded collaborations involving Vilayat Khan, who passed away in 2004, indicating the performance likely drew from archival concert footage or previously unreleased material. Zakir Hussain’s involvement bridges generational gaps, pairing his rhythmic innovations with the Khan brothers’ North Indian classical traditions.