Raga: Yaman Kalyan - Vilambit Gat In Teental

Raga Yaman Kalyan is a studio album of North Indian classical music released in 1994 by Navras Records. The recording features a jugalbandi (duet) performance by sitarist Ustad Rais Khan and sarangi player Ustad Sultan Khan, accompanied by tabla artist Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. The album centers on an extended exploration of Raga Yaman Kalyan, a prominent evening raga in the Hindustani tradition.

The second track, titled Raga: Yaman Kalyan – Vilambit Gat in Teental, spans 30 minutes and 26 seconds. The composition unfolds in vilambit laya (slow tempo) set to Teental, a 16-beat rhythmic cycle. The performance showcases the interplay between Rais Khan’s sitar and Sultan Khan’s sarangi, with Chatterjee’s tabla providing rhythmic support. The recording captures the alaap-jor-jhala progression followed by the gat, a structured melodic framework characteristic of instrumental Hindustani music.

The album was issued on compact disc by Navras Records, a label known for its catalog of Indian classical and fusion music. The release date is documented as 1994, though specific month or day details remain unverified in available sources. The collaboration between Rais Khan and Sultan Khan represents a meeting of two instrumental traditions—the sitar’s sustained, resonant tones and the sarangi’s vocal-like expressiveness—within a single raga interpretation.

No additional tracks, liner notes, or alternate editions of this release are confirmed from the provided context. The album’s focus on a single raga aligns with the convention of extended improvisational development in Hindustani classical recordings of the period.