Indian Raga Music - for iPad/Mac/PC: Recent Episodes
The Open University
The music of North India is mesmerising, and shrouded in tradition and culture. There, raga is the art of life - it is the music of the mind. The tracks in this album focus on three instruments - the tabla, the alap and the voice - all central to the existence of Raga. Each instrument is broken down into the individual sounds that make up the intricate compositions. Performances on all three complete this introduction to the fascinating sound of Raga. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA317, Words and music.
Musicians Shubhasis and Debashish Bhattacharjee perform traditional Indian music, using the Tabla and Alap.
Transcript -- Musician Shubhasis Bhattacharjee describes the Tabla, and how it is played.
Shubhasis Bhattacharjee shows how compositions are put together using the Tabla and his voice.
Transcript -- Shubhasis Bhattacharjee shows how compositions are put together using the Tabla and his voice.
Debashish Bhattacharjee plays alap and sings. He explains the story behind the music, what it means to the performer and how the style has spread through generations.
Transcript -- Debashish Bhattacharjee plays alap and sings. He explains the story behind the music, what it means to the performer and how the style has spread through generations.
Transcript -- Composition in Indian music, looking at equal footings to both instrument and voice.
Transcript -- The difference between voice and instrument, and their different qualities.