Rag Bhairavi

Rag Bhairavi is a live recording of a Hindustani classical performance released on the 1996 album In Concert: Volume 1: Vancouver B.C: August 10: 1996. The track features Pandit Jasraj on vocals, Hariprasad Chaurasia on bansuri, Zakir Hussain on tabla and Kala Ramnath on violin. The performance occurred on August 10, 1996, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the album appeared the same year in CD format.

The composition spans 13 minutes and 15 seconds as the fourth track on the release. The artists render the raga in the Bhairavi thaat, a foundational melodic framework in the Hindustani tradition. Pandit Jasraj leads the vocal exposition with alap, jor and jhala segments before the instrumentalists join in layered improvisation. Hariprasad Chaurasia’s bansuri phrases interweave with Kala Ramnath’s violin responses, while Zakir Hussain provides rhythmic accompaniment on tabla. The recording captures the interactive dynamics of a jugalbandi-style collaboration without studio overdubs.

The album title specifies the exact performance date and location but omits a formal label credit. Distribution details remain unverified in available sources. The track exemplifies the khayal genre’s expansive treatment of Bhairavi, a raga traditionally associated with early morning performances and emotive depth. No lyricist or composer receives individual attribution, as the work follows the improvisational conventions of the genre.