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Sense World
 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.
 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)
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 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 .
 VOICES FROM THE HEART - MISRA, RAJAN and SAJAN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-001)
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 DEVOTION - BOSE, DEVJYOTI $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-003)
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 DIVA - DEVI, GIRIJA $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-004)
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 INDIAN DELTA - BHATT, VISHWA MOHAN; and SANDEEP DAS $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-005)
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 JEWELS OF INDIA - MAJUMDAR, RONU $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-006)
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 Power and Grace 1 - Hariprasad Chaurasia $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-007)
Chaurasia on bansurai bamboo flute at the Saptak Festival. Performances: the evening raga Durga,joined by Bhavani Shankar on the majestic sounding pakhawaj, a large resonant barrel-shaped drum; Raga Malkauns, acompanied by tabla by Pandit Anindo Chatterjee
 TOUCHING AIR - RAMNATH, KALA $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-008)
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 TEARS ON A LOTUS - GUNDECHA BROTHERS $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-009)
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 Power and Grace 2 - Hariprasad Chaurasia $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-010)
Chaurasia on bansurai bamboo flute at the Saptak Festival. Performances: Dhun, joined by Bhavani Shanka (pakhawaj)and Anindo Chatterjee (tabla); Bhajan, solo.
 SOUL FOOD - JASRAJ, PANDIT $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-011)
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 EASTERN SOUL - KAREKAR, PRABHAKAR $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-012)
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 PAKHAWAJ BEAT - SHANKAR, BHAVANI $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-013)
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 TRANSCENDENCE - BHATTACHARYA, TARUN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-014)
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 SYMPATICO - SHARMA, SHIV KUMAR $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-015)
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 VIBE MASTER - CHATTERJEE, PURBAYAN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-017)
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 Desert Charm - Gypsies Of Rajasthan $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-019)
This CD brings together some of India's finest Langa and Manganiar musicians and singers performing together at a special overnight session after their live program at the Ahmedabahd Saptak Festival 2002.
 THE ANCIENT WEAVE - RAO, SHUBHENDRA; and PARTHA SAROTHY $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-020)
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 SYNERGY - PARVEZ, SHAHID; and KUMAR BOSE $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-021)
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 RADIANT - RAJAM, N. $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-022)
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 FLUTE DEITY - CHAURASIA, HARIPRASAD; and KUMAR BOSE $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-023)
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 NEW DAWN MIND - CHATTERJEE, PURBAYAN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-025)
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 Darshan - Gundecha Brothers $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-026)
Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are champions of India's dhrupad style. Beautifully recorded album of meditative vocal music. Performance: Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari
 The Golden Bow - Nahar, Santosh $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-030)
Thirty years after his death, the great Syrian composer, singer and oud player Farid El Atrache still inspires young musicians.
 Darbar - Pandit Jasraj $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-031)
Pandit Jasraj, acclaimed by some as one of the greatest singers of classical Hindustani music in our time, sings the 400-year old Raga Darbari Kanada.
 Sitar - ShahidParvez and Kumar Bose $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-033)
Recorded at Saptak Festival 2003, Gujarat. Shahid Parvez - Sitar; Kumar Bose - Tabla. Performance: Raga Bageshri... Songlines magazine recommends this album for 'exquisite, joyful listening... An extraordinary sitar talent displays his many subtle colours.
 Anjali - Ankalikar, Arati $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-035)
Northern Indian singer Arati Ankalikar Tikekar is celebrated as much for her command of rhythm and melody as for the feeling she invests in her khayal songs.
 AASHA - SHANKAR, SANGEETA $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-036)
VIOLIN
 Nirman - Chatterjee, Purbayan $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-037)
This young sitar virtuoso explores his instrument with such avidity for expression and invention that it's thrilling just to try following him.
 Kala - Kala Ramnath $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-038)
Acclaimed album of Hindustani music ('a stellar effort,' 'a real gem,' 'unfeasibly pleasurable') by a young female violinist, with Subhankar Banerjee on tabla. Perforamnce: Raga Jogkauns; Raga Bhatiyar
 Samwad - Chatterjee, Purbayan; and Kala Ramnath $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-039)
Duets by two of the brightest young stars of classical Indian music, sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee and violinist Kala Ramnath -- a match made in Nirvana.
 Gurukul: Lineage Of Benares Gharana - Sahai, Pandit Sharda; and Vishnu Sahai $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-040)
Pandit Sharda Sahai is the great old guru of the Benares school of tabla drumming, and his son, Vishnu, is his star pupil.Together in concert they spark, burn and nearly explode.
 Shrine - Chakrabarty, Ajoy $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-045)
With the three very different pieces in his latest album Ajoy Chakrabarty shows once again why he is esteemed as one of India's greatest singers. - The record label says: Ajoy Chakrabarty once again enthralled the London audience with his serene and melodious voice.He has made raga music universal to all and continues to demonstrate why many consider him to be one of India's greatest vocalists
 Parveen - Parveen Sultana $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-046)
Her sweet voice, three-and-a-half octave range and profound understanding of music make herone of the important female khayal singers of our time. Vocal - Begum Parveen Sultana; Tabla - Mukulraj Dev; Harmonium - Mehmood Dhaulpuri. Performance: Raga Ragashri and Raga Mishra Mand.
 Pure - Chakrabarty, Kaushiki $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-047)
Winner of a BBC 3 World Music Award this year, Ajoy Chakrabarty's daughter and student, Kaushiki, is being hailed as the most talented young Indian singer to appear in a long while. The reocrd label sas: Kaushiki is the one young Indian classical vocalist everyone should listen to. Purity of voice,excellent control,maturity and a deep sensitivity demonstrate that this new CD is a milestone in the development of a great talent within India's rich vocal heritage
 THUMRI - BANO, AFROZ $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-048)
The record label says: Afroz Bano is gifted with a powerful but mellow voice and expresses beautifully the emotions of devotion, mystical love and the pain of separation found in Thumri,the most poetic form of Indian classical music.
 IBTEDA - KHAN, GHULAM MUSTAFA $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-049)
The record label says: Endowed with an exceptional melodious and sensitively adaptable voice,Ghulam Mustafa Khan bears witness to the rigorous traditional training he recieved from his distiguished gurus.His contribution to Indian vocal music goes way beyond his excellent perforrmance.
 DHRUPAD - DAGAR, WASIFUDDIN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-050)
The record label says: Dhrupad is the highest devotional art form from North India's rich and vibrant music heritage.In this excellent live performance,Wassifuddin Dagar is the new torch bearer repressing the twentieth unbroken generation of Dhrupad singers in this remarkable Dagar family.
 Rhythm Fantasies - Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-051)
Mridanagam drummer Sivaraman convenes a summit meeting of South India's best percussionionists.
 AKAASH - SHARMA, RAHUL $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-052)
SANTOOR
 SITAR II - PARVEZ, SHAHID; and AKRAM KHAN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-054)
SITAR and TABLA
 DESERT CHARM VOL. II - NOMADS OF RAJASHTAN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-055)
ENSEMBLE
 LINEAGE OF DHRUPAD - DAGAR, SAYEEDUDDIN $(special order)17.99 (cdRoots# sense-057)
The record label says: Sayeeduddin Dagar passes on the rich heritage of the Dagar lineage in this special recording.The music is deeply devotional and true to the essence of Dhrupad,the most ancient form of Indian vocal music.
 DYNAMIC - BOSE, KUMAR $(special order)27.99 (cdRoots# sense-002)
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 IN UNION - CHAKRABARTY, AJOY $(special order)27.99 (cdRoots# sense-018)
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 MOHAN'S VEENA - BHATT, VISHWA MOHAN $(special order)27.99 (cdRoots# sense-024)
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 The Inner Path - Shiv Kumar Sharma, and Shafaat Ahmed Khan $special order (cdRoots# sense-027)
For 40 years India's most visionary and innovative performer on the santoor (hammered dulcimer), accompanied byKhan on tablas. Recorded at Saptak Festival 2003, Gujarat. Performance: Raga kirvani
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