About Night Ragas Volume Four
Night Ragas Volume Four is a compilation album of Indian classical music released under the Music Today label. The album features performances by vocalists Shruti Sadolikar and Pandit Jasraj alongside sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan. The release format is a commercial audio CD with a total of three tracks.
The album centers on raga interpretations traditionally associated with evening and night performances. Shruti Sadolikar presents Raga Naiki Kanhra, a composition rooted in the Khayal tradition. Pandit Jasraj performs Raga Des, a raga known for its emotive depth and use in both light and classical contexts. Amjad Ali Khan contributes an instrumental rendition of Raga Darbari, a staple of the late-night concert repertoire characterized by its grave and meditative mood.
The release date of the album remains undocumented in widely accessible sources. The label Music Today, a subsidiary of India’s T-Series, produced the recording as part of its Night Ragas series, which curates performances aligned with the time-theory (samay) concept in Hindustani classical music. The album artwork and liner notes, where available, typically include brief raga descriptions but omit detailed session or recording location data.
Each track adheres to the alap-jor-jhala structure in instrumental pieces and the vilambit-drut format in vocal compositions. The performances emphasize improvisation within the raga framework, a hallmark of the genre. The album serves as a representative sample of late 20th-century Hindustani classical recordings, though specific production credits or accompanying artists beyond the primary performers are not publicly listed.