Mishra Kafi (1212)

Mishra Kafi is a raga-based composition recorded by sitarist Ravi Shankar and tabla player Kumar Bose. The track appears as the third piece on the album Raga, released in August 2007 under the Music Today label. The album was issued in CD format.

The composition spans 12 minutes and 12 seconds. It exemplifies the Mishra Kafi raga, a variant of the Kafi thaat that incorporates additional swaras (notes) from other ragas. The performance features Shankar on sitar and Bose on tabla, with the track structured in the traditional alat (improvisation) and jod-jhala (fast-paced rhythmic development) sections characteristic of Hindustani classical music.

The album Raga compiles live and studio recordings of Shankar’s performances, though specific session details for this track remain undocumented. The release aligns with Shankar’s later career phase, where he continued to refine and popularize Indian classical music for global audiences. Kumar Bose, a disciple of the Farrukhabad gharana, contributes intricate tabla accompaniment, complementing Shankar’s sitar rendition.

No additional production credits, alternate versions, or reissues of this specific recording are publicly verified. The track serves as a representative example of Shankar’s collaboration with contemporary tabla artists in the 2000s.