The Fever Bird

The Fever Bird is a single-track Indian classical instrumental recording. The piece features a performance by sitar player Shahid Parvez. The recording was released in 2020. The primary format is a digital audio file. The label Indian Classical Network published the work.

The composition lasts 1 minute and 39 seconds. The track presents a raga in the Hindustani classical tradition. The artist employs meend (glissando) and gamak (ornamentation) techniques characteristic of the Etawah gharana. The recording captures an alap section, introducing the raga’s melodic framework without rhythmic accompaniment.

Shahid Parvez is a seventh-generation sitar exponent of the Etawah gharana. He has performed internationally and received awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006. The context does not specify the exact raga performed in The Fever Bird. The release date within 2020 is not further detailed.