Dadra

Pannalal Ghosh
3:35
Pannalal Ghosh composed and performed Dadra, a 3:35 bansuri track in dadra tal, on the 2011 Saregama compilation The Great Heritage – Pt. Pannalal Ghosh.
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\"Dadra\" is a track performed by Pannalal Ghosh, featured as the sixth composition on the compilation album The Great Heritage – Pt. Pannalal Ghosh. Saregama released the album on CD in 2011. The track spans a duration of 3 minutes and 35 seconds.

Pannalal Ghosh composed and played the bansuri (bamboo flute) in this recording. The piece adheres to the dadra tal (rhythmic cycle), a six-beat structure commonly associated with light classical and semi-classical North Indian music. The album compiles archival recordings of Ghosh, though the exact original recording date of this track remains undocumented in the 2011 release.

The compilation The Great Heritage – Pt. Pannalal Ghosh showcases Ghosh’s contributions to Hindustani classical music, emphasizing his role in elevating the bansuri as a solo concert instrument. Saregama, the album’s label, specializes in preserving and distributing classical Indian music recordings. No additional session musicians or accompanying artists are credited for this track in the available release metadata.