About Raga Desh, Mishra Pahadi
Raga Desh, Mishra Pahadi is a 2000 Indian classical music album by sitarist Kushal Das and tabla player Abhijit Banerjee. The release presents two ragas in the Hindustani classical tradition. The album contains four tracks that explore alap, jor, jhala, and gat sections.
Kushal Das performs the sitar on all tracks. Abhijit Banerjee accompanies on tabla. The album opens with Raga Desh: Alap, Jor, Jhala, a meditative exposition of Raga Desh without rhythmic accompaniment. The second track, Raga Desh: Gat in Slow Teental, introduces a slow 16-beat cycle. The third track, Raga Desh: Gat in Fast Teental, accelerates the tempo while maintaining the same rhythmic structure.
The fourth track, Raga Mishra Pahadi: Alap, Gat in Keharwa, shifts to Raga Mishra Pahadi. This track combines an alap section with a gat set in an 8-beat Keharwa taal. The album does not list a record label. The release date is January 1, 2000.
The total duration of the album is not specified in available sources. The tracklist provided in the context does not match the stated total of four tracks. The discrepancy between the sample tracklist and the total track count remains unresolved.