Raga Ghara

Raga Ghara is a Hindustani classical instrumental track performed by sitar maestro Vilayat Khan. The composition appears as the first track on the album The Brilliance Of Sound. His Master’s Voice released the album on March 21, 1979. The format is a 12-inch vinyl record.

Vilayat Khan recorded Raga Ghara in a traditional alap-jod-jhala structure. The performance begins with a slow, meditative alap that establishes the raga’s melodic framework. The jod section introduces rhythmic pulse without percussion, followed by the jhala, which accelerates into a fast-paced climax. The track showcases Khan’s signature meend (glissando) techniques and intricate taans (fast melodic runs).

The album The Brilliance Of Sound contains no additional track details in the available context. Vilayat Khan, a prominent exponent of the Imdadkhani gharana, composed and performed the piece. His Master’s Voice, a subsidiary of EMI, distributed the release in India.