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| You have
reached Ragascape, a website designed to discuss the melodic modes
(ragas) of Indian music. Over the last millenium these systems of
melodic design have been transmitted orally from one generation to
the next. Each generation has attempted to maintain the purity of
its heritage and, at the same time, infuse it with their own creative
spirit. This has often times been a pursuit of balance; and it has
indeed been the case that some artists have given more weight to tradition
while other musicians have pushed the scales to the side of artistic
innovation. Sources provides
information on the 350 year old tradition of Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan, the
most outstanding surbahar player in the dhrupad style of this century,
and the greatest exponent of the Seniya sitar style in recent times.
You will be able to hear pieces of his music as well as musical selections
from his father's guru Barkatullah Khan. An Archive is currently being developed as a permanent home for a large selection of Mushtaq Ali Khan’s recordings. RagaScapes
will provide information about specific ragas and melodic scales as
well as essays on various aspects of Indian music. Your input is encouraged
and welcomed. Your thoughts on the any aspect of Indian music will
be posted. Musical pilgrimage
offers insight from Steven Landsberg,an American, who has spent thirty
years researching and practicing the classical music of India. Please
visit CD world where you
may purchase CDs of prominent Indian musicians as well as the music
of Steven Landsberg, Mushtaq Ali Khan's only surbahar disciple. All
the music samples that are provided on this web site are both Real
Audio and MP3 files. RagaExchange provides an easy way to establish reciprocal links, email,
and connections to related sites. May we hear from you soon.
© Steven Landsberg 1999 |