Raga Miyan Ki Todi: Gat

Raga Miyan Ki Todi: Gat is a recorded performance by sitarist Imrat Khan featured on the DVD-Audio release Surround Yourself with Hindustani Ragas. The track appears as the third composition on the album with a duration of 7 minutes and 59 seconds. The release date for the album was June 14, 2005, under the label Nimbus Records.

The album presents a collection of Hindustani classical raga performances in high-resolution DVD-Audio format. Imrat Khan performs the gat in Raga Miyan Ki Todi, a prominent raga in the Hindustani tradition associated with the morning hours. The recording captures Khan’s interpretation of the raga through the sitar, a plucked string instrument central to North Indian classical music.

Context regarding the specific recording session, accompanying artists, or production details remains undocumented in the provided information. The album title suggests an emphasis on immersive audio quality, aligning with the DVD-Audio format’s capacity for multichannel and high-fidelity playback. Nimbus Records, the issuing label, specializes in classical and audiophile recordings, including Indian classical music.

Imrat Khan, a member of the Imdadkhani gharana (school), contributed to the global dissemination of Hindustani instrumental music through performances and recordings. His work on this album reflects the gharana’s stylistic approach to raga elaboration and rhythmic development. The track exemplifies the gat structure, a fixed composition within a raga that serves as a foundation for improvisation.