Rag Jog

Sitar and Surbahar: Indian Music for Meditation and Love is a studio album featuring North Indian classical music. Imrat Khan and Shafaatullah Khan performed the recording. The label Lyrichord released the album on compact disc. The release date remains undocumented in available sources.

The album opens with a single track titled Rag Jog. Imrat Khan played the surbahar, and Shafaatullah Khan accompanied on the sitar. The composition spans 24 minutes and 6 seconds. The raga belongs to the Khamaj thaat and traditionally evokes a late-evening mood in the Hindustani classical tradition. The performance structure follows the alap-jor-jhala framework, though specific taans or compositional details are not explicitly described in the release notes.

Imrat Khan was a prominent exponent of the Imdadkhani gharana, known for his mastery of both the sitar and surbahar. Shafaatullah Khan, his nephew, contributed as a sitarist in the Etawah gharana style. The collaboration on this album reflects the familial and gharanedar lineage of the artists. The recording emphasizes the meditative and lyrical qualities of Rag Jog, aligning with the album’s thematic focus on contemplation and emotional expression.

The label Lyrichord specialized in world music and traditional recordings during the late 20th century. The album cover and liner notes provide minimal contextual information beyond the artist credits and track duration. No additional musicians, such as tabla or tanpura players, are listed in the available documentation. The production quality and engineering details are similarly undocumented.

Reception and commercial performance of the album are not recorded in accessible sources. The release remains a representative example of Hindustani classical music from the era, particularly for its focus on the surbahar, an instrument less frequently featured in solo recordings compared to the sitar or sarod.