Raag Charukeshi, teental

Englobed is a collaborative album released on August 30, 2012, in digital media format. The project features Italian guitarist and composer Giuliano Modarelli alongside Indian classical vocalist Kamaljeet Ahluwalia. The release explores fusions of North Indian classical music with Western instrumental traditions.

The sixth track on the album, titled Raag Charukesi, spans 14 minutes and 15 seconds. The composition adheres to the Charukesi raga, a melodic framework in Carnatic and Hindustani classical systems, and employs Teental, a 16-beat rhythmic cycle common in North Indian classical performance. Modarelli contributes guitar arrangements that integrate harmonic structures with the raga’s ascending and descending scales. Ahluwalia delivers the vocal interpretation, emphasizing improvisational alaap and taan patterns characteristic of the Khayal style.

The album does not specify a record label in available documentation. Track sequencing and production credits remain partially undocumented beyond the primary artist contributions. The release date aligns with Modarelli’s broader discography of cross-cultural collaborations, while Ahluwalia’s involvement marks one of her recorded works in fusion contexts during the early 2010s.