About Rainy Season Ragas
Rainy Season Ragas is a studio album by Indian classical sarod player Aashish Khan. Khan released the album on December 4, 1996, under the Chhanda Dhara label. The recording presents a collection of ragas traditionally associated with the monsoon season in Hindustani classical music. The album adopts a CD format and contains three tracks that showcase the alap, jod, jhala, and gat compositions characteristic of the genre.
Aashish Khan performs all compositions on the sarod. The opening track features Raga Desh Malhar, structured in three sections: alap, jod, and jhala. The second track presents Raga Mian Ki Malhar, rendered as a gat in tintal, a 16-beat rhythmic cycle. The final track, Raga Malika, also follows the gat form in tintal and combines multiple raga phrases within a single composition.
Chhanda Dhara produced the album as part of its catalog of Indian classical music releases. The recording session details, accompanying artists, and production personnel remain undocumented in available sources. The album’s release coincided with the winter season in India, aligning with the thematic focus on monsoon-inspired ragas. No reissues or alternate editions of the album are confirmed in public records.