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Please note!
Most of our CDs have been imported from Europe or Asia. They are not all shrink-wrapped, and I am not going to con you by wrapping them here just to make you think they have been sterilized in America. I guarantee that the CDs and the contents are all brand new and in perfect condition. Whenever I can, I use recycled shipping materials. They may not look as pretty on the outside, but they save money and keep the trash dumps a little bit emptier.
Thanks- Cliff, cdRoots
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Debaa - Singing of Sufi Women - VA
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-c560229)
Debaa is a term used for the singing of mystical poetry within Sufism, more specifically it grew from the singing of the poems and narratives of Abdurahman al-Dayba, a Yemeni writer from the 15th century. Debaa has evolved on the island of Mayotte, part of the Comoros chain in the Indian Ocean, into a female choral practice, accompanied by drums, bells and tambourines and choreographed with dance movements. Several debaa groups (known as Madarassati) perform on Mayotte. This album presents five Madarassati, which commonly have between 50-80 members each.
Nine Decades - Vol.1 - Ravi Shankar
$19.99
(cdRoots# hm-emwm1000)
The first in a multi-volume series featuring rare and never-released recordings, hand-picked by Ravi Shankar from his vast archive. With live performances and studio recordings pivotal to his development as an artist and reflective of unique times and places, the series will provide fresh insights on a career spanning 70-plus years. "Raga Gangeshwari," the centerpiece of volume one, takes listeners to an outdoor concert at a temple on the banks of the Ganges in 1968. Though recorded with one hand-held microphone, "Raga Gangeshwari" is representative of the archive's many treasures which the artist describes as, "not recorded with sophisticated audio equipment and yet they exhibit the power of life in live performance that has a value beyond any technological shortcomings." The intimate quality of the recording and virtuosic playing allows listeners to experience a page from the artist's diary circa 1968. Performed with Kamala Chakravarty on tanpura and the great Ustad Allah Rakha on tabla.
Une Anthologie des Musiques Traditionnelles (10 CDs) - V.A.
$special order-118.99
(cdRoots# hm-fa5260)
This specially-priced set is a comprehensive anthology of the rich cultural heritage of French traditional music. This 10 volume compilation, featuring nearly 300 tracks, provides the listener a complete ethnomusicological panorama of the musical culture of France. The individual titles (recorded between 1900 and 2006) reveal the timeless and lasting nature of a collective memory reaching across whole generations, a memory which, in these times of globalization and uniformity, asserts the diversity of the heritage left to us by popular art-forms.
Sleepless Nights - V.M. Bhatt / Matt Malley
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv468097)
Indian classical musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and his 'Mohan Veena' (an instrument he designed - a modified slide guitar for playing Indian modes). Matt Malley is the songwriter who co-founded the pop group, Counting Crows. Malley developed an interest in North Indian classical music and is a friend and student of Bhatt. Bhatt says, “In my view, music is the melody for life. The seven musical notes carry all the diverse shades of love and this musical album is an endeavor to spread the message of love and harmony all over the world. In the contemporary world, love is the only emotion which needs to be experienced and appreciated, and Sleepless Nights propagates this sacred emotion.” Malley adds, “I hope that our record will put at least one more brick in the bridge between the East, West and all races of the world.” Listen to Rainbow In My Heart and Listen to Sleepless Nights.
The Raga Guide: a survey of 74 Hindustani ragas - Various
$42.99
(cdRoots# nim-raga)
Joep Bor's definitive guite to the raga, a 4 CD set with an accompanying 196 page book.
Barsaat - Musafir
$14.99
(cdRoots# yy-musafir)
Rajasthani ensemble performs what is often called "proto Gypsy" music (the 'what if Gypsy music evolved from ancient south Asian' theory), featuring an unusual blend of Jew's harp, tablas, dholak, bhapang, vocals, clarinet, sarangi and bendir. Features a guest appearance on one track with Transglobal Underground and Natacha Atlas.
Raag Malkauns, Bombay 1968 - Z.M. Dagar and Z.F. Dagar
$18.99
(cdRoots# ce-02)
A rudra veena and vocal duet of an evening raga in drupad, recorded live in Bombay in 1968 and remastered for this 2005 CD release.
Rishte - Najma Akhtar, Gary Lucas
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv450008)
Najma Akhtar is an English-born singer of South Asian ancestry. Her unique and distinctive styles ranges from fusions of jazz with Indian ghazals and bhajans (love songs and spiritual songs), Indian semi-classical vocals and the occasional Bollywood hit. Gary Lucas is an American guitarist, a GRAMMY nominated songwriter, and an international recording artist with over a dozen solo albums to date as well as a soundtrack composer for film and television. He has been described as "one of the best and most original guitarists in America" a "legendary leftfield guitarist" and one of "the most innovative and challenging guitarists playing today." Listen
Veena Dreams - Raghunath Manet
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-i3002002)
Indian artist Raghunath Manet is skilled in both dance and music. He studied dance with Pondicherry M.S Nathan, Kalakshetra and Ram Gopal, vocal music with Gnanamani Pillai and veena under Gurus Chidambaran Kaumati Sankara Iyer, Rajeshwari Padmanaban and Ranganayaki Rajagopalan. His technique and the purity of style have made him known for his performances of Bharata natyam, India's most ancient dance form. He knows how to create a perfect fusion between music and dance, which is the secret of his great classical artistry. He was the first Indian choreographer to perform in Opera de Paris in France and at the Grimaldi Theatre in Monaco for the Royal family, on the occasion of the first "Nijinsky" dance awards - a historic event in the world of dance.
Flute bansuri - Paras Nath
$17.99
(cdRoots# cp-06304)
Bansuri flute of northern India - Paras Nath is from a family of flautists dedicated to the art going back four centuries. The CD opens with the Raga Megh which is played during the monsoon season. 8 tracks, 70 minutes.
Strings Tradition - Mamadou Diabate, Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan, Vidwan Lalgudi Gjr Khrishnan
$18.99
(cdRoots# rd-8100)
Strings Tradition is an original production, different from the countless recordings which try to mix and mingle musical cultures of various origins. It deals with the union of classical traditions (West Africa, North Indian and South India) which have little in common with the vague idea of popular music that we usually associate with the music of the Indian sitar and violin and the Malian kora. These three musicians are all important artists in their own countries and each one offers inspiration and guidance to the others' musical traditions. They are accompanied by Gourishankar on tabla and Muraly Trichy on ghatam.
Kriya - Kriya
$16.99
(cdRoots# alba-kriya)
Many of you already know Pauliina Lerche's accordion experiments with various global music sources, and her partner Peter Lerche's work on the guitar in similar modes. Kriya (work or process in Sanskrit) is the culmination of those explorations. The members of Kriya come from various musical backgrounds; Finnish traditional music, rock and the classical Indian (Hindustani) tradition. Songs are sung in Finnish and Sanskrit. While the folk roots are stong, this music is emphatically contemporary with strong hues of rock and jazz.
Divine Inspiration - Aruna Sairam
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv468074)
Indian vocalist Aruna Sairam performs the Carnatic music of South India. Deeply rooted in the region's temple culture with its emphasis on devotional song, Carnatic music stretches back to ancient times and is organized around the system of melodic 'ragam' and rhythmic 'talam' (equivalent to the ragas and talas of Hindustani music). Sairam unites poetry, language, and music from across centuries and from across India itself in nine songs that vary in structure, pace and mood, written by nine poets of different periods and many languages, accompanied by violin, tampura, hand cymbals and a variety of hand drums.
Voices For Humans, Ancestors And Gods: A Musical Journey Through India's Interior (East And North East) - various
$19.99
(cdRoots# topic-933)
This acoustic journey starts in Eastern India, and travels up the Ghat mountain range, into the plains of Western Bengal. In the North East it enters the Assamese river delta and finally climbs up to the Himalayan highlands. This musical journey roughly follows the real journey of the sound recordist Rolf Killius, who has been documenting Indian music for the last ten years. This selection comprises regional music cultures (bargit, odissi, bhajan, Baul and loko geet), music of the minstrel balladeers (Daasari, Maasti and Baul) and music of the Adivasi cultures (Saora, Deori and Monpa).The collection focuses on what many believe to be India's primary melody instrument - the voice. It includes many incredibly rare performances including those of the Adivasi, the original inhabitants of India. Most of the performances are accompanied, variously, on thumbra (3 string lute), drums, jenjurungrai (lute), cymbals and other percussion, violin, tambura, murali flute, etc etc.
Drumming and Chanting In God's Own Country: The Temple Music Of Kerala In South India - Topic World Series
$19.99
(cdRoots# topic-922)
Recordings in and around the Hindu temples of Kerala in Southern India between 1995 and 1997, which demonstrate the vast range of performance genres. The huge percussion orchestra performances, the ancient styles of devotional singing, and the small music ensembles featuring rare traditional instruments like the huge C-shaped horn, the kombu, are some of these electrifying styles.
Music Of Makran - Topic World Series 916
$19.99
(cdRoots# topic-916)
MIDDLE EAST/INDO-PAKISTAN : This remote coastal area's musical tradition and fusion of cultures has developed over centuries. Vocal and instrumental genres demonstrate a high level of musicianship and improvisational artistry, and much of this selection is performed during healing ceremonies as music designed to aid the state of trance. Adopting "another way of listening" will be highly rewarding.
Music From The Shrines Of Ajmer And Mundra - Topic World Series
$19.99
(cdRoots# topic-911)
Classical and popular nuabat recorded at festivals and weddings in Northern India. An indispensible record of a unique outdoor tradition of music.
Percussion Rituals of Kerala, Vol. 1 - Kshetram Vadyam - various
$17.99
(cdRoots# vde-971)
Recordings from the Musee d'ethnographie in Geneva's 'Archives internationales de musiques populaire' series. See the complete series.
The Sangeet Project - Sebastian Aberg
$16.99
(cdRoots# ce-05)
Swedish percussionist and composer is joined by a group of classical Indian and Swedish jazz musicians in a unique contemporary 'raga project' that holds on to the roots of Indian music while becoming completely contemporary. The label says: "Indian Ghazal and modern electronica in groundbreaking new combination." Says Sebastian Åberg: "Two things have been important to me during this process. First, that the origin, the raga, is handled with esteem. Secondly, that the actual musical meeting between east and west actually enhances the musical expression." Recorded in Goa and Stockholm 2004-2006. Indian musicians: Maruti Kurdekar, Pradip Sarmokadam, Shipra Nandy, Vasantrao Kadnekar, Dilip Gadekar, Manab Das. Swedish musicians: Sebastian Åberg, Ismet Demirhan, Tobias Ersson, Viktor Buck, Stefan Lakatos, Stefan Grapenmark, Jan Liljekvist.
Live at Oberlin - Kartik Seshadri
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4327)
Music for sitar. Raga Bhimpalasi (Alap, Jor, Jhala and Gat in Sade Gyarah) and Raga Mishra Mand (Gat in Teentala 16 beats)
Guruvandhana - Kartik Seshadri
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4328)
A tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar's 80th Birthday - Raga Madhuvanthi (Alap, Jor, Jhala and Gat in Rupak Tala); Raga Sarang: Mallika (Aochar and Gat in Teentala); Raga Vachaspathi (Aochar and Gat in Teentala and Ektala)
World Library Of Folk And Primitive Music, Volume VII - India - Various Artists - India
$temp out of stock
(cdRoots# roun-1755)
Recordings collected in India between 1950 and 1958 by Alain Danielou were orginally released on vinyl by Columbia Records as part of its Collection of Folk and Primitive Music (another of Alan Lomax's many productions) and have now been reissued by Rounder Records.
Desert Slide - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Musicians Of Rajasthan
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-085)
Grammy award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt playing his Mohan Veena (Indian slide guitar) with a remarkable ensemble of Rajasthani artists on tablas, percussion, voices and sarangi.
Ay Ay Lolo - Menwar
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-menwar)
An accomplished musician, self-described prophet and rebel, the singer-songwriter Menwar acts as spokesman for the Creole minority in Mauritius. With his band Sagaï, he draws from the tradition, notably sega, adds his own modern touches, including a strong element of guitar driven 'Afropop' a la Fela Kuti, in a reflection on his outlook on life.
Percussion Rituals of Kerala, Vol. II: Tayambaka - various
$17.99
(cdRoots# vde-972)
Recordings from the Musee d'ethnographie in Geneva's 'Archives internationales de musiques populaire' series. See the complete series.
Violin Soul - South Indian Classical Music - Lalgudi G Jayaraman
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8121)
Of the four tracks, three represent an homage to a legend of Carnatic music, Thyagaraja (1767-1847), who enjoys an almost saint-like reverence in Southern India as author of over six hundred kritis, a genre of hymn that is regarded as fundamental to the individual’s spiritual enlightenment. Closing the CD is “Kamalaambaam”, another classic this time by Muthuswamy Dikshitar (1775-1835), a thirty minute instrumental cavalcade, proving once again his ability to modulate his violin to imitate the sound of the human voice.
Kushal - Shahid Parvez
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8102)
The Indian sitarist in a live recording in 2004 at Turin, Italy’s Gong Festival. This is a performance of 'Raga Shyam Kalyan' accompanied by Sankha Chatterjee on tabla.
Musiques metisses - various
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-metisses)
This CD journeys with seventeen artists discovered at the festival Musiques Métisses (based in Angoulême, France). They come from Madagascar, Reunion, the Comoros and Mauritius, and exemplify both tradition and change. Featured artist include Jaojoby, Nathalie Natiembé, Rajery, D'Gary and Mikidache.
North India - Raga Darbari - Lalith Rao
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-rao06)
North Indian vocalist Lalith Rao presents two ragas from the Hindustani classical tradition, accompanied by harmonium, tempura and tabla. An exponent of the dhrupad style, the oldest genre within the tradition dating back to the 14th century. The booklet contains bilingual notes including a long interview with the artist. Rao is a disciple of Pandit Rama Rao Naik and Ustad Khadim Husain Khan, both of the Agra-Atrauli gharana.
Sitantelman - Ti Fred
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-tifred)
The record label says: Maloya, the music of the creole people of the small island of La Réunion, seemed in danger of dying out. Castigated as the music of slaves, linked to their African past and to voodoo tradition, the Maloya was officially frowned on and received no state support. Recent years have seen a revival of interest, led by Daniel Waro - the father of Maloya - and a number of younger performers have come forward. The Maloya rhythm is beaten out on local drums - the rouler, piker and bob. Ti Fred, born Fred Belhomme, appeared as a percussionist in the ground-breaking Daniel Waro band. he supplies ecstatic vocals to the mix of bangers and shakers.
Orientation: Egypt, India, Senegal - Thione Seck
$17.99
(cdRoots# st-orient)
At the same time that Youssou N'Dour was formulating his Egypt project, former Star Band de Dakar and Orchestra Baobab star Thione Seck was creating an even more adventurous exploration of the relationship between south and east, Orientation. Recorded between 1999 and 2002, and produced by Ibrahima Sylla and François Breant, more than 40 Egyptian, Indian, French and Senegalese musicians were involved in this project. HIGHLY recommended!
Gayaki Ang - Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8106)
Sitarist and singer Shujaat Husain Khan plays a northern Indian style called gayaki ang, which is a playing technique that pays homage to the human voice. He is accompanied on these recordings by Pandit Sankha Chatterjee on tabla.
Bow to the violins - Lalgudi G J R Krishna and Lalgudi J Vijayalakshmi
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8105)
Carnatic violin music from South India, acompanied by MV Chander Shekar (mridangam), and AS Sankar (ghatam)
Illuminations - Kartik Seshadri
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4326)
Performances of two ragas by Sitar virtuoso Kartik Seshadri, recognized as one of India’s outstanding musicians and a student Pandit Ravi Shankar.
The Rhythm of Speech II (2 CDs and 1 DVD) - various
$37.99
(cdRoots# hm-speech2)
Iranian percussionist Keyvan Chemirani's Le rythme de la parole II brings together the seemingly disparate traditions of Persia, India and Mali in an exploration of common heritage, rhythmic diversity and cross-cultural experimentation. Singer Sudha Ragunathan represents the Southern Indian tradition. Nahawa Doumbia from the southern Wassoulou region of Mali is accompanied by kora player Ballaké Sissoko. The 2 disc set also includes a DVD (PAL format) documentary with some live performances. The Rhythm of Speech 2 presents conversations exploring the common ground between Indian sacred music, Sufi mysticism and Malian dance music. The set is presented in a hardcover book format with excellent notes and illustrations, complete with all texts and an essay by French world-music radio personality Caroline Bourgine.
Live At Trinity Club, Bombay 1967 - S. Naimpalli and M.Balvally
$17.99
(cdRoots# ce-01)
A tabla duet in trital, with harmonium by Lehra and recitations by Pandit Taranth (who has never been heard on record before), recorded live in Bombay, 1967. Remastered for CD in 2005.
An Anthology of South Indian Classical Music - various
$special order-56.99
(cdRoots# hm-590001.04)
4 disc set with extensive notes, compiled by L. Subramaniam- allow 10 extra days for shipping, please
Samvad (Conversation) - Deepak Ram and Ustad Tari Khan
$15.99
(cdRoots# ghp-024)
Deepak Ram (bansuri flute) and Ustad Tari Khan (tabla), with Bhavani Siegel (tanpura) perform north Indian classical music. The pieces are: Raga Madhukauns, Raga Kirwani, Raga Yaman, Raga Mishra Khamaj
Singing Violins - Lalgudi G Jayaraman
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-lalgudi)
Violinist performs classical music of south India, accompanied by violins, mridangam and kanjira.
The Golden Voice of Bollywood - Asha Bhosle
$13.99
(cdRoots# sdcd-bhosle)
A compilation of 14 film pieces by the great Indian singer singer includes 'Ab to Mile Hai' from the film 'Caravan'; 'Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon Ka Andhera' from 'Mere Sanam' and 'Do Lafzon Ki Hai Dil Ki Kahani' from 'The Great Gambler.'
Mystic Sarod - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8093)
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (sarod) with Sabir Khan (tabla) perform Raga Desh / Durga (Ragamala) - time: 55:00
Faryad (2 CDs) - Masters of Persian Music
$19.99
(cdRoots# hm-persian2)
Mohammad Reza Shajarian (vocals), Hossein Alizadeh (tar), Kayhan Kalhor (kemancheh) and Homayoun Shajarian (tombek) certainly qualify for the tile of 'masters'. This 2 CD set of live recordings is a brilliant follow-up to their astounding Without You.
Raga Bhairav - Partho Sarothy
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-sarothy)
Sarod player Partho Sarothy studied with Ustad Dhyanesh Khan (son of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan) and with sitar legend Ravi Shankar. he now performs regularly in Indian and world concert circuits. An exponent of the Maihar gharana, Sarothy presents a performance of Bhairav (a raga on the morning, in the spirit of the ancient dhrupad genre), accompanied by tabla and tampura.
Raga Marwa - Kushal Das
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-kushal)
Kushal Das learned the sitar from his father Sri Sailen Das (a disciple of Lachman Bhattacharya and Ravi Shankar) and his uncle Sri Santanu Das, disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. He combines musical depth and maturity with imagination and virtuosity. On this disc, he plays the surbahar (a rare form of 'bass' sitar) to the service of Marwa, a raga of dusk, accompanied by tabla and tampura.
Native Signs - Sharma, Rahul
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-028)
Forty years after Shivkumar Sharma introduced the Persian hammered dulcimer (santoor) into classical Indian music, his son, Rahul, keeps its string ringing.
VOICE OF INDIA - KHAN, RASHID
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-032)
VOCAL
SPIRIT OF BENARES - MISHRA, CHANNUAI
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-041)
The record label says: Channulal Mishra is a gifted,versatile vocalist with a rich sonorous voice and wide ranging repertoire.He is a musician of deep knowledge,intense lyricism and spiritual depth
Dhyaan - Shaukat Hussain Khan
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-042)
The record label says: Shaukat Hussain Khan has emerged as one of the leading exponents of the Agra Atrauli Gharana.Blessed with a melliflous voice ranging over three octaves,he is performer of exceptional merit. Vocal - Shaukat Hussein Khan, Tabla - Vinod Vaishnav, Sarangi - Liaquat Khan, Harmonium - Shishirchandra Bhatt. Performances: 1. Alap; 2. Bada Khayal in Vilambit Ektaal (12 beats); 3. Chotta Khayal in Madhya Teentaal (16 beats)
AANAND - SHAH, RUPANDE
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-043)
The record label says: Rupande Shah has a major contribution to the development of cultural and music institutions in Gujarat.This live recording from Saptak Festival is an example of her dedication and inspiring performance
SHIKHAR - CHAURASIA, HARIPRASAD
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-044)
BANSURI
SHEHNAI - SHANKAR, DAYA
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-053)
SHENAI
Samadhi - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-056)
Best known for A Meeting by the River, his collaboration with Ry Cooder, Bhatt's new album presents a live solo performance on Mohan vina, the Indian slide guitar he invented.
Sadhana - Rajan and Sajan Mishra
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-058)
The record label says: The hallmark of Rajan and Sajan Mishra is superb intonation, beautiful imagination and yet a traditional approach combining old compositions with their own original music. The Mishra Brothers use their amazing vocal range and technique to produce sublime Indian vocal music
A Sacred Space - Ronu Majumdar
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-059)
Ronu Majumdar - Bansuri ; Durga Prasad - Pakhawaj ; Partho Sarathi Mukherjee - Tabla ; Shridhar Partha Sarathy - Mridangam ; Vilas Pednekar - Tanpura
Rasayana - Purbayan Chatterjee and Shashank
$(special order)17.99
(cdRoots# sense-060)
The record label says: The combination of sitar and flute is rarely heard and this excellent recording reveals an exciting and fresh collaboration between two of India's finest young musicians and fantastic percussionists. This CD is also part of a new series of Sense collaborations, where great musicians bring together the different traditions of North and South India.
The Tabla Series - Yogesh Samsi
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-061)
The record label says: Yogesh Samsi is one of those rare tabla players whose reputation has been built on his consummate artistry in both fields of accompaniment and solo playing. This CD is a must for all students of tabla and lovers of master percussionists.
Sundaram - Ganesh and Kumaresh
$17.99
(cdRoots# sense-062)
The record label says: A unique South Indian musical partnership of the violin maestros that has blossomed since their earliest childhood. Vibrant, enchanting melodic passages with a lushness that takes the breath away coupled with exciting percussion makes this Debut CD with Sense a real must for lovers of Carnatic music .
Golden Shadows - Ustad Faiyaz Khan Sahib
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-shadows)
Fourteen tracks originally recorded by North Indian singer Ustad Faiyaz Khan Sahib between 1935 and 1948 accompanied by a group consisting of second voice, harmonium, tampura and tabla, digitally remastered.
L'amour de toi me fait danser - Faiz Ali Faiz
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-faizamour)
The record label says: Any aspiring qawwali singer will inevitably be compared to the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the undisputed king of the genre. Since Nusrat's death in 1997, fans of qawwali music have been waiting for an artist to come along that would rekindle the flame and take the genre to new heights. Critics around the world have proclaimed that Faiz Ali Faiz has done just that. Born in 1962, this young singer's burnished vocal tone and stunning virtuosic ability are reminiscent of his illustrious predecessor without being slavishly imitative. Faiz Ali Faiz's family has been steeped in qawwali tradition for seven generations and he has clearly created his own voice and unique style and his future will no longer be obscured by Nusrat's shadow.
Samjanitha - U. Shrinivas
$16.99
(cdRoots# sst-36281)
Electric mandolin in classical and modern Indian style, featuring guest John McLaughlin.
Anatomy of a Coup - Sacha Silva
$12.99
(cdRoots# mw-002)
An unusual ensemble mixes flamenco, Indian classical and modern music with heady questions of personal and political issues, music, as the band says, 'that reads the newspaper.' An original sound, adventurous but rooted in traditions from around the world, and not a hint of "world-beat' or 'world fusion.' Highly recommended
Sanjog - Subroto Roy Chowdhury and Madhuri Chattopadhyay
$18.99
(cdRoots# rd-8058)
Pure Indian music played by three masters of their respective instruments. These recent recordings have a startling freshness and immediacy, performed by volinist Madhuri Chattopadhyay, sitarist Subroto Roy Chowdhury and Sankha Chatterjee on tablas.
Dancing in the Light - Lakshmi Shankar
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv468049)
Within the classical music traditions of North and South India, the human voice is the most repsected instrument. Conversely, the mark of a master instrumentalist is the ability to evoke the power, suppleness and nuance of a great singer. And within the pantheon of great South Asian vocalists, few names kindle such intense admiration and reverence as that of singer Lakshmi Shankar. Lakshmi Shankar has a special affinity for the Hindu devotional songs called bhajans. The emotional core of this recital is Lakshmi's exquisite evocations of love (be it earthly or divine) and its darker twin: the torment of being separated from one's beloved. On this recording - co-produced by Michael Brook - she sets traditional poems (including two by Mirabai) to her own improvised melodies, accompanied by Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri on tabla, Pandit Ramesh Mishra on sarangi, and Suniti Bergman on tanpura.
Live in Madras - Dr N Ramani
$special order - please e-mail
(cdRoots# rd-madras)
South Indian Classical Music for flute, accompanied y veena, violin, mridangam, gatham and kanjira
Together (2 CDs) - Dr N Ramani and Hariprasad Chaurasia
$21.99
(cdRoots# rd-together)
In India, the term Jugalbandi refers to a duet between master musicians. Here the concept takes on new meaning as the Hindustani tradition from the North and the Carnatic of the south, represented respectively by Hariprasad Chaurasia and Dr. N. Ramani in duets on the bansuri or venu flutes, accomanied by mridangam and tabla.
Magnificent Melody - Ustad Shahid Parvez
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-parvez)
Sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez performs Darbar (of the royal court), a famous night raga, accompanied by Anindo Chatterjee, tabla.
Regal Resonance - Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-regal)
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902-1968) sings two northern Indian ragas, accomanied by voices, sarangi and tablas: 'Raga Behag - Khayal - Vilambit in Ektaal' and 'Mishra Behag - Thumri - Tri Taal.'
Tana Tani - State of Bengal vs. Paban Das Baul
$15.99
(cdRoots# rw-tana)
A dub-heavy melee in the British Asian breakbeat scene, where Paban's ecstatic, smoky vocals soar over juddering beats and basso basslines, and his urgent rhythms mutate into frantic drum 'n' bass. Both Zaman and Mimlu Sen (Paban's partner and collaborator) made suggestions, and Paban experimented by fitting more familiar rhythmic patterns like the dhrupada of the jhaptal into Zaman's syncopations. Not for the folkies, this is pretty raw electronica with great vocals.
Sarod - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
$16.99
(cdRoots# hm-khan-sarod)
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is acknowledged throughout India as one of its foremost classical musicians and the maestro of his chosen instrument, the sarod. Born in 1945 in Gwalior, where his father was a musician to the royal family, he made an early debut giving his first solo recital at the age of 12 in 1958. He represents the sixth generation of his family to inherit a classical tradition that goes back through his father, the late Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan, to the era of the court musicians of the Mughal Empire.
Raga Rasa - That Which Colors the Mind (2 CDs) - Kartik Seshadri with Bikram Ghosh
$21.99
(cdRoots# tc-4325)
Sitar virtuoso Kartik Seshadri explores variations of mood and color (rasa) in four extended ragas. Seshadri has built a wide following among Indian music aficionados who admire his rich tonal sensibility, expressiveness, and extraordinary rhythmic intricacy. Packaging includes a 2-CD set with 40 pages of text on the history of Indian music by acclaimed MIT musicologist George Ruckert.
Veena - E. Gaayathri
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-veena)
South Indian classical performances on the veena, accompanied by K.V. Prasadh (mridingam ) and Venkatraman (tampura).
Rasarang - Rajeev Taranath
$15.99
(cdRoots# ghp-021)
North Indian Classical Music performed by Rajeev Taranath: Sarod; Abhiman Kaushal: Tabla; Chad Hamill: Tanpura
Live For the Moment - Willy Schwarz
$14.99
(cdRoots# ws-live)
File under: rootless cosmopolitan. For his groundbreaking first solo CD, Willy assembled 40 players, from India's master musicians to American virtuosi Howard Levy and Paul Wertico, to produce (with Warren Senders) what Rolling Stone called '...a many-layered fusion of folksong-writing, social criticism, as well as eastern wisdom, of Irish, Indian, and Caribbean blasts – all with disarming innocence'
Gems of Thyagaraja - Balamuralikrishna
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-balam)
Carnatic vocal music from southern India, accompanied by violin, mridangam, tampura. This recording is a selection of masterpieces by the mystic, Thyagaraja (1767-1847) who spent his entire life immersed in spiritual reflection and intensive musical practice.
Serendipity - Studio Pagol
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-pagol)
A mix of Indian techno, pop, and even cocktail music features a wild cover of The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows (TNK) with a remixed upbeat tempo Bollywood style. Numerous artists from widespread horizons collaborated on Serendipity from Moroccan singer Shamal'hia to Bengalese singer, guitarist and keyboard player John Liton Baroï. The result of this fusion is an album that blurs the lines between musical genres.
Sarod Traditional Music from India - Aditya Verma
$15.99
(cdRoots# os-15)
Distinguished sarod player Aditya Verma, accompanied by Vineet Vyas on tabla, performs two dynamic evening ragas. This digitally recorded disc contains a 16-page booklet.
Khayals - Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-khayals)
Accompanied by Rajashekhar Mansur - vocals, Baban Manjerekar - harmonium and D.R. Nerurkar - tabla. Less antique and austere than the dhrupad, Khayals is probably the most popular and well-known form of Hindustani vocal music. Essentially open and sweepingly 'romantic' in character, its semi-classical status permits the interpreter to adopt a less formal approach and therefore to give freer range to his emotions in improvisational passages.
Hawa Hawa - Shujaat Husain Khan
$16.98
(cdRoots# hm-hawa)
Sitarist Shujaat Husain Khan is considered one of the great North Indian classical musicians of his generation. His style, known as gayaki ang, is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice. Shujaat is also known for his exceptional voice. The tracks on Hawa Hawa are mostly love songs and melodies remembered from his childhood. It is the simple beauty of these songs that makes this recording special. While Shujaat's life has been largely dedicated to the great classical tradition of North India, his heart lies in these simple melodies. Through this music, Shujaat states to the world, 'these are the sounds of my roots.'
Shruti (audio CD/video CD ROM set) - Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-shruti)
Performing two ragas along with a number of devotional hymns Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay unleashes a formidable vocal talent cultivated through long years of study with singing maestros such as Chinmoy Lahiri and Sri Kamal Bandyopadhyay. With a three octave vocal range Sangeeta employs her amazing technique in dizzyingly acrobatic renditions of these pieces.
The Tabla Solo Album - various
$special order
(cdRoots# vde-909)
Recordings from the Musee d'ethnographie in Geneva's 'Archives internationales de musiques populaire' See the complete series.
Amilal - Urna
$temp out of stock-21.99
(cdRoots# tm-urna05)
The Chemirani Trio - Zoltan Lantos (violin), Djamchid Chemirani and Keyvan Chemirani (percussion) join Mongolian vocalist Urna Chahar-Tugchi on her 2005 release. They take a spare and elegant approach, each instrument and voice holding equal importance in delivering these traditional and tradition-inspired songs, from soft balladry to almost avant garde energy. Beautifully packaged in a gatefold digipak with a classy book inside, with images, photos and lyrics in Mongolian script and English translation. Highly recommended!
Bhakti - Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
$special order
(cdRoots# rd-bhakti)
North Indian vocalist presents a series of performances with origins in the Bhajan tradition. The texts of these devotional songs, hymns to spirituality and divine derive from sacred Hindu scriptures and can often be heard voiced in the intonation of pilgrims as they step into the Ganges or else during temple rites.
Mandolin Magic - U. Srinivas
$special order
(cdRoots# rd-srin)
Using the unusual tool of the mandolin, this Indian musician interprets ragas both traditional and contemporary, with a strong sense of spirituality, splendid improvisations and inspired solo passages combined with unique and fascinating ensemble work.
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