Ragini Yamani: Alap

Eb'adat – Ragini Yamani is a studio album released in 1995 under the Navras Records label. The recording features a collaboration between sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan and shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan. The album presents a rendition of Ragini Yamani, a classical raga associated with the late-night hours in the Hindustani tradition.

The second track, titled Ragini Yamani: Alap, spans 38 minutes and 8 seconds. The composition opens with an alap, the unmetered introductory section that explores the raga’s melodic framework. Vilayat Khan performs on the sitar, while Bismillah Khan accompanies on the shehnai. The track exemplifies the artists’ improvisational interplay within the Yamani scale, characterized by its use of komal re (flattened second) and komal dha (flattened sixth).

The album was issued in CD format, with production handled by Navras Records. No additional session musicians or instrumentalists are documented in available sources. The recording captures a live-in-studio performance, though specific session dates and locations remain unconfirmed. The collaboration marks one of the few recorded instances where Vilayat Khan and Bismillah Khan performed together, blending the textures of sitar and shehnai in a jugalbandi-style presentation.

Critical reception and commercial performance details for Eb'adat – Ragini Yamani are not widely archived. The album serves as a documented example of late 20th-century Hindustani classical fusion, emphasizing the gayaki ang (vocal-style phrasing) for which both artists were renowned. The 1995 release aligns with a period when Navras Records actively promoted traditional Indian classical music through international distribution channels.