Yoragathupaga

Arkeology is a studio album released in 2006 by percussionist Trilok Gurtu in collaboration with the Arkè String Quartet. The label Promo Music issued the recording in CD format. The project merges Indian classical percussion with Western chamber string arrangements, reflecting Gurtu’s cross-genre experimentation.

The album features eight compositions, with Yoragathupaga as the seventh track. The piece runs for 5 minutes and 48 seconds. Gurtu contributes percussion, including tabla and frame drums, while the Arkè String Quartet provides violin, viola, and cello performances. The track exemplifies the album’s fusion of rhythmic complexity and harmonic layering.

Limited documentation exists on the recording sessions or specific compositional techniques for Yoragathupaga. The album cover and liner notes credit Gurtu as the primary composer and arranger, though individual track contributions remain partially undetailed. Arkeology received distribution primarily in European and Indian markets, with no confirmed reissues or alternate editions as of the latest available records.

The Arkè String Quartet comprised Luca Santaniello (violin), Luca Ranieri (violin), Simone Gramaglia (viola), and Francesco Dillon (cello) during the recording period. Gurtu’s prior collaborations with Western classical ensembles informed the album’s conceptual framework, though Arkeology marked his first full-length project with the quartet. The release date of 2006 aligns with Gurtu’s broader discography of fusion works, including The Beat of Love (2001) and Massical (2007).