Raga Malika (Gat in Tintal)
About Raga Malika (Gat in Tintal)
Rainy Season Ragas is a studio album by sitarist Aashish Khan. The label Chhanda Dhara released the album on CD on December 4, 1996. The recording features traditional North Indian classical music with compositions suited to the monsoon season.
The third track on the album is Raga Malika (Gat in Tintal). Aashish Khan performs the piece on sitar with a duration of 15 minutes and 22 seconds. The composition follows the raga malika form, a garland of ragas linked through a single gat set in tintal, a 16-beat rhythmic cycle. Accompaniment details remain undocumented in the provided context.
The album title reflects its thematic focus on ragas traditionally associated with the rainy season in Hindustani classical music. Chhanda Dhara produced the release as part of its catalog of Indian classical recordings. No additional information about session musicians, recording locations, or liner notes is available from the given context.