Samwad

Samwad is a collaborative studio album by Indian classical musicians Purbayan Chatterjee and Kala Ramnath. The artists released the album in 2004 under the label Sense World Music. The recording adopts a jugalbandi format that features the sitar and violin as primary instruments.

Purbayan Chatterjee performs on the sitar while Kala Ramnath plays the violin. The album comprises four tracks centered on two ragas: Kedar and Bageshri. The first three tracks explore Raga Kedar through a structured progression. The opening piece presents an alap that establishes the raga’s melodic framework. The second track introduces a composition in vilambit jhaptaal, a slow 10-beat rhythmic cycle. The third track transitions to a composition in madhyalaya teentaal, a medium-tempo 16-beat cycle. The final track shifts to Raga Bageshri with a tarana set in drut teentaal, a fast 16-beat cycle.

The album title Samwad translates to \"dialogue\" in Hindi, reflecting the interactive nature of the performance. Sense World Music distributed the recording in CD format. The release date aligns with the official launch event in 2004. No additional production personnel or accompanying artists are documented in available sources. The tracklist omits detailed timing information, and the total runtime remains unconfirmed.