Raag Charukesi, Alap

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

The fourth track, titled Raag Charukesi, Alap, spans 8 minutes and 54 seconds. The composition presents an alap (unmetered improvisational introduction) in Raag Charukesi, a janya raga derived from the 26th melakarta scale in Carnatic music. Modarelli performs on guitar, adapting the raga’s melodic framework to fretted instrumentation, while Ahluwalia contributes vocal phrasing rooted in the khayal tradition. The track omits rhythmic accompaniment, focusing on melodic development and tonal exploration.

The album’s production credits and label affiliation remain undocumented in available sources. No additional details exist regarding the recording location, session musicians, or engineering personnel. The release forms part of a broader cross-cultural dialogue in contemporary classical fusion, though its distribution scope and reception history are not publicly recorded.