Deepsankar Bhattacharjee, sitar, and Unmesh Banerjee, tabla


Sitar recital of Raaga Chhayanat, an evening melody of the Kalyan Thaat (parent scale), with tabla accompaniment.  It unfolds in five movements:


     1.     Aalap - Introduction to the scale.

Solo on the sitar, with tanpura drone in the background


     2.     Jod - Extension of the aalap with pulse.

Solo on the sitar, with tanpura drone in the background


     3.     Ektaal Gat - A medium-fast tempo composition in a rhythmic cycle of 12 beats, with sitar and tabla


     4.     Tintaal Gat - A medium-fast tempo composition in a rhythmic cycle of 16 beats, with sitar and tabla


     5.     Jhala - A rhythmic crescendo culmination, with sitar and tabla