A programme by Pieter de Rooij about schools and styles within the North Indian raga music. With recordings of contemporary big names and their former tutors. Irshad Khan.
(Irshad Khan, photographer: Pieter de Rooij)
Irshad Khan (1963) grew up in Calcutta and currently lives in Canada. He belongs to the Imdadkhani gharana, a famous Indian school named after his great-great-grandfather Imdad Khan, a legendary 19th-century sitar player. As far back as the sixteenth century, Irshad’s ancestors were caused a furore at the Indian royal courts on sethar and the sitar that came from that, the multi-snared Indian strummed lute. Irshad’s family represents the oldest sitar school, all other sitar schools came forth from his family’s ancient gharana. Irshad’s family also gained fame in regards to the surbahar, the bass sitar, which was invented in the nineteenth century by Sahebdad Khan, father of Irshad’s great-great-grandfather Imdad Khan. In this programme, Irshad Khan discusses his renowned musical ancestors and his own career and music extensively. Irshad was a prodigy, gave big concerts at age seven and made his international debut at age thirteen, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Aside from traditional raga music and fusion by Irshad Khan, you can also hear music by Irshad’s father Imrat Khan and Irshad’s uncle Vilayat Khan, who is widely regarded as one of India’s greatest musicians of the twentieth century. In short, a captivating programme about Irshad Khan and his famous family of musicians.
title: Raga Mian Malhar
performers: Irshad Khan (sitar) ; Mukundraj Deo (tabla)
duration: 02:33
composer: trad.
album: Mian Malhar
label and year: Legendary Legacy CD 30 ; no year given
final fragment concert Irshad Khan Raganacht
Amsterdam India Festival, 15 November 2008
performers: Irshad Khan (sitar) ; Sandip Bhattacharya (tabla)
duration: 01:37
composer: trad.
title: Raag Bhairavi
performers: Irshad Khan (sitar) ; Mukundraj Deo (tabla)
duration: 09:03
composer: trad.
album: Mian Malhar
label and year: Legendary Legacy CD 30 ; no year given
title: Nainon Mein Tere Kajra (Moments)
performer: Irshad Khan (sitar and vocals)
duration: 01:41
composer: Irshad Khan
album: Desires
label and year: EMI 5099950809523 ; P and C 2007
title: Rag Jog
performer: Ustad Imrat Khan (surbahar)
duration: 04:58
composer: trad.
album: Indian Music for Sitar & Surbahar For Meditation & Love
label and year: Lyrichord LYRCD 7376 ; C 1991
title: Raag Malkauns
performer: Irshad Khan (sitar) ; Anindo Chatterjee (tabla)
duration: 06:05
composer: trad.
album: Fire, Grace, Passion
label and year: New Dawn Productions ; P 2003
title: Mystic Journey
performer: Irshad Khan
duration: 02:39
comp.: Irshad Khan
album: Awakenings
label and year: UAM 002 ; P and C 1999
title: Nainon Mein Tere Kajra (Moments)
performer: Irshad Khan (sitar and vocals)
duration: 02:10
composer: Irshad Khan
album: Desires
label and year: EMI 5099950809523 ; P and C 2007
title: Raag Bhairavi
performer: Irshad Khan (sitar) ; Mukundraj Deo (tabla)
duration: 01:44
composer: trad.
album: Mian Malhar
label and year: Legendary Legacy CD 30 ; no year given
title: Sindhi Bhairvee (Passion)
performer: Irshad Khan (sitar) ; Anindo Chatterjee (tabla)
duration: 10:30
composer: trad.
album: Fire, Grace, Passion
label and year: New Dawn Productions ; P 2003
title: Raga Mand Bhairavi
performer: Vilayat Khan (sitar)
duration: 08:56
composer: trad.
album: Etched In Time
label and year: Music Today ; no year given
title: Power of Grace
performer: Irshad Khan
duration: 07:04
comp.: Irshad Khan
album: Awakenings
label and year: UAM 002 ; P and C 1999
title: Raag Mian Malhar – Gat in Madhyalaya & Drut Teentaal
performer: Irshad Khan (sitar) ; Mukundraj Deo (tabla)
duration: 21:09
composer: trad.
album: Mian Malhar
label and year: Legendary Legacy CD 30 ; no year given
