Raga: Bageshree (Gat In Drut Teental)

Raga: Bageshree (Gat In Drut Teental) is a track from the album The Majestic Sitar, released on February 2, 2012, under the label Aimrec. The composition appears as the fourth track on the CD and spans a duration of 10 minutes and 53 seconds.

The piece features a duet performance by sitarist Shakir Khan and tabla player Enayet Hossain. The track adheres to the Bageshree raga, a late-night melody in the Hindustani classical tradition characterized by its emotive and introspective phrasing. The composition follows the gat structure in drut teental, a fast-paced 16-beat rhythmic cycle commonly employed in North Indian classical music.

The album The Majestic Sitar primarily showcases instrumental works centered on the sitar, with accompaniment from the tabla. The recording emphasizes traditional renditions of ragas, though specific production details beyond the tracklist and release metadata remain undocumented. The label Aimrec distributed the album in physical CD format, with no confirmed digital reissues or alternate editions noted in available sources.

Shakir Khan, a member of the Imdadkhani gharana, contributes the sitar performance, while Enayet Hossain provides the percussive accompaniment on the tabla. The track exemplifies the collaborative interplay between melody and rhythm in Hindustani classical music, though further analytical or contextual information about the recording session or artistic intent is not publicly accessible.