Tilak Kamod

Raga Tilak Kamodi is a track performed by Indian slide guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. The composition appears as the second track on the album Guitar a La Hindustan, released on August 7, 2012. The recording spans 17 minutes and 7 seconds and adopts the structure of a traditional Hindustani classical raga, rendered on Bhatt’s modified mohan veena, a hybrid instrument blending elements of the Hawaiian slide guitar and the Indian veena.

The album Guitar a La Hindustan was issued in digital media format. No physical label is documented in available sources, though the release aligns with Bhatt’s broader discography under independent or collaborative productions. The track exemplifies Bhatt’s adaptation of Hindustani raga forms to the slide guitar, a technique he pioneered in the late 20th century. The raga Tilak Kamodi belongs to the Kafi thaat and is traditionally performed in the late evening or early night.

Bhatt’s interpretation retains the raga’s characteristic phrases (pakad) and improvisational alaap-jor-jhala sections, accompanied by minimal percussive support. The recording context and session musicians, if any, remain undocumented in public sources. The album’s title reflects Bhatt’s fusion of Hindustani classical music with global guitar traditions, a style he developed through collaborations with artists such as Ry Cooder and Béla Fleck in prior decades.

No commercial chart performance or certification data for Guitar a La Hindustan is recorded. The track and album cater to audiences of Indian classical music and world fusion, emphasizing instrumental virtuosity and raga exploration. Additional production details, including recording location and engineering credits, are not specified in available references.