Rageshree, Teentaal

Rare is a digital studio album released on November 18, 2021. The recording features a collaboration between sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee and tabla player Bickram Ghosh. The album presents a fusion of North Indian classical traditions with contemporary production techniques.

The third track, titled Rageshree, spans 15 minutes and 57 seconds. The composition follows the Raga Rageshree framework and employs the 16-beat rhythmic cycle of Teentaal. Chatterjee performs on sitar, while Ghosh provides tabla accompaniment. The track exemplifies the album’s emphasis on extended improvisational passages within a structured alaap-jor-jhala progression.

The album was distributed exclusively through digital platforms. No physical media release accompanied the project. The label or production entity remains undocumented in available sources. The recording session details, including location and engineering personnel, are not publicly confirmed.

Critical reception and commercial performance data for Rare are not widely recorded. The album’s release coincided with a period of increased digital consumption of Indian classical music, though specific streaming or sales figures are not disclosed.