Raag Lalit

Omkar Dadarkar
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Omkar Dadarkar released Raag Lalit & Bibhas in 2015, a solo khayal album featuring a 40-minute Raag Lalit in slow tempo with tanpura and tabla.
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Raag Lalit & Bibhas is a studio album of Hindustani classical music released in 2015. Vocalist Omkar Dadarkar performs the recording in a solo khayal format, accompanied by traditional instrumental support. The album appeared on compact disc under an unspecified label.

The opening track presents Raag Lalit, a morning raga associated with the Komal Re-Komal Dha thaat. Dadarkar renders the composition in a vilambit-laya (slow tempo) exposition, followed by progressive elaboration through alaap, jor, and jhala. The performance spans 40 minutes and 45 seconds, emphasizing the raga’s characteristic phrases and microtonal inflections. Instrumental accompaniment includes tanpura drone and tabla percussion, though specific accompanying artists remain undocumented in available sources.

The album’s second half features Raag Bibhas, though detailed track metadata—including duration, structure, or accompanying personnel—is not fully preserved in public records. The release adheres to the North Indian classical tradition, with Dadarkar employing the Gwalior and Jaipur-Atrauli gayaki styles in his interpretation. No commercial reissues or digital remasters of the 2015 CD have been confirmed as of the latest updates.