Chowdhury, Subroto Roy & Madhuri Chattopadhyay / Sanjog: Sitar Violin Tabla
| Album: | Sanjog: Sitar Violin Tabla | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Chowdhury, Subroto Roy & Madhuri Chattopadhyay | Added: | Nov 2005 | |
| Label: | Dunya | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-04-02 | Pull Date: | 2006-06-04 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 16 | Apr 9 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 11, 2006: | Radio Of Imagination
Raga Desh: Madhyalaya |
2. | Apr 05, 2006: | beat.net chapter 31.0: to 'd', or not to 'd': that is the question...
Raga Desh: Alap |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2006-03-31
Reviewed 2006-03-31
CHOWDHURY & CHATTOPADHAY – “Sanjog”
Dunya, 2003
NORTHERN INDIA – Program of “night” ragas performed by a sitar/violin duo, plus tabla. The title means fusion: according to the liner notes, Subroto Roy Chowdhury plays sitar in an old-fashioned, almost 19th century style, while the violinist, Madhuri Chattopadhyay, balances traditional and modern impulses. Their interplay is fresh and absolutely brilliant. Recommended!
1. 15:46 – atmospheric duet, slow but vibrant: violin & sitar trade overlapping short melodies over drone in a very nice dialogue. Tempo rises near the end.
2. 15:39 – adds tabla to an upbeat rustic/folksy melody that grows more energetic, frequently referring back to a short motif. Final 7 mins are fast, train-like.
3. 6:41 – alap section similar to #1 but a bit faster, much shorter.
4. 13:42 – courtly midtempo, a bit of China in the melody line. Tabla urges the others forward; not fast but full of tension, with rich harmonic textures.
5. 8:01 – still tense, but they pull back. Quick tabla pulse as tabla/violin trade off.
6. 9:03 – reflective intro: sitar up front, violin prowls the perimeter. Then a light-hearted duet over loping tabla beat. Speeds up & falls back a few times.
[Fo] - 3/31/06
Dunya, 2003
NORTHERN INDIA – Program of “night” ragas performed by a sitar/violin duo, plus tabla. The title means fusion: according to the liner notes, Subroto Roy Chowdhury plays sitar in an old-fashioned, almost 19th century style, while the violinist, Madhuri Chattopadhyay, balances traditional and modern impulses. Their interplay is fresh and absolutely brilliant. Recommended!
1. 15:46 – atmospheric duet, slow but vibrant: violin & sitar trade overlapping short melodies over drone in a very nice dialogue. Tempo rises near the end.
2. 15:39 – adds tabla to an upbeat rustic/folksy melody that grows more energetic, frequently referring back to a short motif. Final 7 mins are fast, train-like.
3. 6:41 – alap section similar to #1 but a bit faster, much shorter.
4. 13:42 – courtly midtempo, a bit of China in the melody line. Tabla urges the others forward; not fast but full of tension, with rich harmonic textures.
5. 8:01 – still tense, but they pull back. Quick tabla pulse as tabla/violin trade off.
6. 9:03 – reflective intro: sitar up front, violin prowls the perimeter. Then a light-hearted duet over loping tabla beat. Speeds up & falls back a few times.
[Fo] - 3/31/06
Track Listing
| 1. | Raga Desh: Alap | 4. | Raga Kirwani: Vilambit | |||
| 2. | Raga Desh: Madhyalaya | 5. | Raga Kirwani: Madhyalaya | |||
| 3. | Raga Kirwani: Alap | 6. | Dhun: Mishra Kamaj |