Thumri

Ru‐Ba‐Ru: A Unique Confluence Of Sarangi & Mandolin is a collaborative studio album by Indian classical musicians Ustad Sultan Khan and U. Srinivas. The album released on December 1, 2007 under the Music Today label in digital media format.

The album features a fusion of the sarangi, performed by Sultan Khan, and the mandolin, performed by Srinivas. The third track, titled Thumri, runs for 10 minutes and 28 seconds. The composition reflects the thumri genre, a semi-classical vocal form adapted here for instrumental performance. Additional details about the raga, tala, or lyrical inspiration remain undocumented in available sources.

Sultan Khan contributed as a master of the sarangi, a bowed string instrument central to Hindustani classical music. Srinivas, known for adapting the Western mandolin to Carnatic and Hindustani traditions, provided the secondary melodic lead. The album title Ru‐Ba‐Ru derives from the Hindi phrase ru-ba-ru, meaning \"face-to-face,\" signifying the direct interplay between the two instruments.

The recording sessions and production team are not specified in public records. The album received distribution primarily through digital platforms following its release. No physical media formats or alternate editions are confirmed from the provided context.