Beginning Pallavi

Raga Aberi is a studio album released in 1995 under the Music of the World label. The recording features a collaboration between tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, ghatam exponent Vikku Vinayakram, and violinist L. Shankar. The album primarily explores the Carnatic raga Aberi through instrumental improvisation, blending North and South Indian classical traditions.

The second track, Beginning Pallavi, runs for 4 minutes and 5 seconds. The composition showcases Shankar’s double violin technique alongside Hussain’s rhythmic elaborations on the tabla and Vinayakram’s percussive ghatam patterns. The track exemplifies the artists’ approach to jugalbandi-style interplay, with the pallavi section serving as a foundational melodic theme for collective improvisation.

The album was issued in CD format and represents a period of cross-genre experimentation among the three musicians. Additional details about the recording sessions, production personnel, or alternate releases remain undocumented in available sources. The work aligns with the artists’ broader discography of fusion projects that merge classical Indian frameworks with global collaborative approaches.