Raga Dhanashri
About Raga Dhanashri
Raga Dhanashri is a Hindustani classical music recording by vocalist Pandit Jasraj. The performance was released in 1991. The primary format is an audio album. The recording features a traditional khayal presentation of Raga Dhanashri, a late evening raga from the Kafi thaat.
Pandit Jasraj performs the alap, jor, and jhala sections in a slow and meditative tempo. He introduces the raga with a detailed exploration of its swaras, emphasizing the komal gandhar and shuddha nishad. The composition follows in vilambit ektaal, showcasing the raga's characteristic phrases and melodic contours. Jasraj employs meend, gamak, and other ornamentations to highlight the raga's emotional depth.
The recording includes a drut composition in teentaal. Jasraj demonstrates taans and sargam patterns to illustrate the raga's structure. The performance concludes with a tarana in the same raga, set to a faster rhythmic cycle. The album does not specify a record label.
The duration of the recording is 28 minutes and 52 seconds. The MusicBrainz Identifier (MBID) for this release is f01f9f9a-29d2-44ca-99ce-86304911433d. Additional details about the recording venue, accompanists, or exact release medium are not available in the provided context.