Raga Shuddh Sarang: Alap

Sultan Khan recorded Raga Shuddh Sarang: Alap as the third track on the album Alap (Morning & Afternoon Ragas). The album appeared on India Archive Music in 2004 as a compact disc release. The composition spans 19 minutes and 14 seconds and showcases Khan’s interpretation of the alap section in Raga Shuddh Sarang, a morning raga in the Hindustani classical tradition.

The album Alap (Morning & Afternoon Ragas) focuses on slow, meditative expositions of selected ragas. Sultan Khan performs on the sarangi, a bowed string instrument central to North Indian classical music. The recording captures his improvisational development of the raga’s melodic framework without accompaniment, adhering to the alap form’s emphasis on gradual melodic unfolding.

Contextual details about additional musicians, recording locations, or production personnel remain undocumented in available sources. The label India Archive Music specializes in archival and contemporary releases of Indian classical music, though specific catalog or series information for this release is not provided.

The track exemplifies Khan’s command of meend (glissando) and gamak (ornamentation) techniques, hallmarks of his sarangi style. The album’s structure pairs morning and afternoon ragas, though the full tracklist and sequencing beyond this track are not described in the given context.