Thumri in Raga Bhairavi

Inspiration India – Duets for Sitar, Surbahar, Shehnai is a collaborative studio album released under the EMI Classics label on March 1996. The recording features a fusion of North Indian classical instruments in a duet format, showcasing improvisational and compositional interplay between the artists.

The album includes a thumri set in Raga Bhairavi as its sixth track. The composition spans 13 minutes and 9 seconds and highlights the expressive capabilities of the raga through vocal-inspired instrumental phrasing. Performers on this track include Ustad Vilayat Khan on sitar and surbahar, Ustad Bismillah Khan on shehnai, and Pandit Shanta Prasad on tabla.

The release format for Inspiration India was a compact disc (CD). The album emphasizes traditional Hindustani classical structures while exploring the dynamic between melodic and rhythmic improvisation. Additional details about the recording sessions, production personnel, or alternate editions remain undocumented in the provided context.