Raga Jhinjhoti

Raga Jhinjhoti is a recording of North Indian classical music performed by flutist Rajendra Prasanna. The track appears as the first composition on the album Indian Classical Flute Music. The release date of the album remains undocumented in available sources, though stylistic elements align with Prasanna’s established repertoire in the Hindustani tradition.

The performance spans 23 minutes and 5 seconds, adhering to the alaap-jor-jhala structure characteristic of instrumental renditions in this raga. Prasanna employs the bansuri (bamboo flute) in a lower octave, a signature of his interpretive approach. The raga belongs to the Khamaj thaat and typically features the shuddha dhaivat (natural sixth) and komal nishad (flattened seventh) in its ascent and descent.

The album Indian Classical Flute Music focuses on solo flute presentations without accompanying instrumentation, though production details such as the recording label or studio remain unverified. Prasanna’s treatment of Raga Jhinjhoti emphasizes prolonged meend (glissando) and gamak (ornamentation), techniques central to his performances in the Maihar gharana lineage, where he trained under Annapurna Devi.

No commercial release metadata, including catalog numbers or reissue history, is confirmed for this specific recording. The track stands as a representative example of Prasanna’s mid-to-late career work, during which he contributed to the preservation and dissemination of traditional dhrupad-ang flute styles within contemporary concert settings.