Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas

Disc 1
1	Abhogi / Hariprasad Chaurasia 3:02
2	Adana / Buddhadev Das Gupta 3:34
3	Ahir Bhairav / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:35
4	Alhaiya Bilaval / Shruti Sadolikar 4:09
5	Asavari / Hariprasad Chaurasia 5:52
6	Bageshri / Buddhadev Das Gupta 5:58
7	Bahar / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:37
8	Basant / Hariprasad Chaurasia 5:08
9	Bhairav / Hariprasad Chaurasia 4:16
10	Bhairavi / Hariprasad Chaurasia 3:52
11	Bhatiyar / Shruti Sadolikar 4:10
12	Bhimpalasi / Shruti Sadolikar 3:41
13	Bhupal Todi / Hariprasad Chaurasia 3:39
14	Bhupali / Hariprasad Chaurasia 3:34
15	Bibhas / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:33
16	Bihag / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:13
17	Bilaskani Todi / Hariprasad Chaurasia 4:15
18	Brindabani Sarang / Buddhadev Das Gupta 5:28
Disc 2
1	Chandrakauns / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:33
2	Chayanat / Buddhadev Das Gupta 3:39
3	Darbari Kanada / Buddhadev Das Gupta 6:16
4	Desh / Hariprasad Chaurasia 4:40
5	Deshi / Shruti Sadolikar 3:43
6	Dhani / Shruti Sadolikar 3:33
7	Durga / Shruti Sadolikar 3:31
8	Gaud Malhar / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:31
9	Guad Sarang / Shruti Sadolikar 3:41
10	Gorakh Kalyan / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:50
11	Gujari Todi / Shruti Sadolikar 3:49
12	Gunakri / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:19
13	Hamir / Buddhadev Das Gupta 3:36
14	Hansadhvani / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:53
15	Hindol / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:44
16	Jaijaivanti / Buddhadev Das Gupta 5:05
17	Jaunpuri / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:55
18	Jhinjhoti / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:50
Disc 3
1	Jog / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:46
2	Jogiya / Hariprasad Chaurasia 3:59
3	Kafi / Hariprasad Chaurasia 4:31
4	Kamod / Buddhadev Das Gupta 3:22
5	Kedar / Buddhadev Das Gupta 3:47
6	Khamaj / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:05
7	Kirvani / Hariprasad Chaurasia 3:36
8	Lalit / Hariprasad Chaurasia 2:56
9	Madhuvanti / Shruti Sadolikar 3:48
10	Malkauns / Hariprasad Chaurasia 2:39
11	Manj-Khamaj / Hariprasad Chaurasia 2:52
12	Maru Bihag / Shruti Sadolikar 3:53
13	Marva / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:27
14	Megh / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:49
15	Miyan Ki Malhar / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:36
16	Miyan Ki Todi / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:22
17	Multani / Shruti Sadolikar 3:47
18	Nayaki Kanada / Shruti Sadolikar 3:39
19	Patdip / Shruti Sadolikar 3:35
20	Pilu / Hariprasad Chaurasia 5:52
Disc 4
1	Puriya / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:31
2	Puriya Dhanashri / Hariprasad Chaurasia 4:15
3	Puriya Kalyan / Hariprasad Chaurasia 4:02
4	Purvi / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:34
5	Rageshri / Buddhadev Das Gupta 5:05
6	Ramkali / Shruti Sadolikar 3:52
7	Shahana / Buddhadev Das Gupta 3:54
8	SHankara / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:30
9	Shri / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:29
10	Shuddh Kalyãn / Buddhadev Das Gupta 5:04
11	Shuddh Sarang / Shruti Sadolikar 3:40
12	Shyam Kalan / Buddhadev Das Gupta 3:48
13	Sindhura / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:31
14	Sohini / Vidyadhar Vyas 4:31
15	Sur Malhar / Buddhadev Das Gupta 4:46
16	Tilak Kamod / Shruti Sadolikar 4:06
17	Tilang / Shruti Sadolikar 3:47
18	Yaman / Shruti Sadolikar 3:41

Barnes & Noble

This unique four-CD set is a primer in the artistry of Indian classical music, a perfect introduction for the novice. Included are 74 ragas, their major themes condensed into easily-digested miniatures. A full raga can explore a theme for hours -- this handy compendium allows the listener to fully appreciate in a matter of minutes the subtleties of development and improvisation at the heart of an Indian classical performance. An illustrated book gives notation and other info; those who can't read music will delight in the beautiful full-color plates accompanying each piece. Mark Schwartz

All Music Guide

In music-speak, ragas are essentially scalar melody forms -- something like scales or melodic modes in Western music. However, North Indian ragas do differ from Western modes and scales in several important ways: ragas often take on different ascending and descending forms, act as melodic armatures for vocal and/or instrumental improvisation, are frequently believed to have divine origins and characteristics, and are commonly associated with a certain season or time of the day. The Raga Guide acts an impressive introduction to the sophisticated sonic world of Hindustani ragas. In conjunction with its 184-page booklet, The Raga Guide offers narrative descriptions, musical notation, and -- most importantly -- audio examples of 74 distinct ragas. The CD's tracks are presented by four illustrious soloists: flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia, sarod player Buddhadev Das Gupta, and vocalists Vidyadhar Vyas and Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar. In short, The Raga Guide is an excellent resource for both dabblers and devotees of Hindustani music. John Vallier