About Ragas Marwa & Bhairavi: Live at the Kufa Gallery, London, June, 1993
Ragas Marwa & Bhairavi: Live at the Kufa Gallery, London, June 1993 is a live album by sitarist Rais Khan. Khan recorded the performance on an unspecified date in June 1993 at the Kufa Gallery in London. Navras Records released the album on compact disc in an official capacity.
The album captures a solo recital featuring two raga compositions. Khan opens with Raga Marwa, performing a vilambit gat (slow composition) followed by a drut gat (fast composition) in teentaal, a 16-beat rhythmic cycle. The second track presents Raga Bhairavi set to dadra taal, a six-beat cycle. The recording omits accompanying instrumentalists or vocalists, focusing exclusively on Khan’s sitar.
Navras Records issued the album with a total runtime divided across two tracks. The label did not disclose the exact duration of each performance or the production personnel involved. The release marks one of Khan’s live recordings from his international concert tours during the 1990s. Additional contextual details about the venue, audience, or technical specifications remain undocumented in available sources.