Raga Gorakh Kalyan: Alap

Buddhadev Das Gupta performed Raga Gorakh Kalyan: Alap as the sixth track on the DVD-Audio release Surround Yourself with Hindustani Ragas. Nimbus Records issued the recording on June 14, 2005. The composition spans 4 minutes and 12 seconds and showcases the alap section of Raga Gorakh Kalyan, a raga associated with the Kalyan thaat in Hindustani classical music.

Das Gupta rendered the piece on the sarodi, a lute-like stringed instrument central to North Indian classical traditions. The DVD-Audio format provided a high-resolution, multichannel presentation of the performance. The album title reflects its emphasis on immersive audio reproduction for raga-based compositions. No additional artists or accompanying instrumentalists are documented for this specific track.

The release date and label information confirm the recording’s placement within Das Gupta’s discography during the mid-2000s. Further details about the session’s location, production personnel, or additional technical specifications remain unverified in available sources. The track exemplifies the artist’s interpretive approach to alap, the unmetered introductory phase of a raga performance that establishes its melodic framework.