Shankar, Anoushka / Home
Album: Home   Collection:World
Artist:Shankar, Anoushka   Added:Jul 2015
Label:Deutsche Grammophon  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2015-08-21 Pull Date: 2015-10-23 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 18 Oct 11 Sep 27 Sep 20 Sep 13 Sep 6 Aug 30
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 2 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 21, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Oct 10, 2015)
Gat In Rupaktal
4. Aug 09, 2016: It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood
Celebration: Raga Manj Khamaj: Aochar, Dadra, Teentaal, Coda
2. Aug 14, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 26, 2015)
Jod, Jhala
5. Oct 15, 2015: In Your Ear Radio
Celebration: Raga Manj Khamaj: Aochar, Dadra, Teentaal, Coda
3. Aug 07, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 19, 2015)
Guru: Raga Jogeshwari 1) Alaap
6. Oct 10, 2015: Music Casserole
Gat In Rupaktal

Album Review
Kamla Bhatt
Reviewed 2015-08-17

Anoushka Shankar goes back to her Indian classical roots and to her father Ravi Shankar’s music in her new album “Home.” The CD consists of 2 tracks: Guru, which I believe is a homage
to her father and Celebration, which I imagine is Shankar’s celebration of music in general.

The album consists of music in two ragas: Jogeshwari and Khamaj. A raga is like a framework for music that consists of notes, scale, nodal structure and the time of day when it is played. Each raga is played during a particular time of the day or season. For instance track #4 Celebration in Raga Khamaj is generally played at night.

The tracks in the album follow the classic structure of a Hindustani or North Indian music performance So, for instance in Guru in Raga Jogeshwari – there is an Alaap or beginning, Jod or introductory intermediary style that has a simple rhythm, and Gat or playing a fixed composition.

The album consists of music in two ragas: Jogeshwari & Khamaj. A raga is like a framework for music that consists of notes, scale, nodal structure and the time of day when it is played. Each raga isplayed during a particular time of the day or season. For instance Khamaj is generally played at night.

1-3.Guru in Raga Jogeshwari is in 3 parts: Alaap, Jod & Gat
Alaap is generally the name to a opening section of a long piece. This starts in a slow & meditative way & builds up to a beautiful piece. Jod starts off steady & the tempo increases steadily. Gat beautiful & melodic with some fantastic sitar riffs midway - the fast-paced kind that many associate
with the sitar.
4.Celebration consists of Aochar, Dadra,Teentaal & Coda.Aochar is another form of Aalap or introduction which is very short, Dadra is a light taal or beat, Teentaal is a basic rhythmic structure in Hindustani music consisting of 16 beats.

Kamla Aug 2015

Track Listing
1. Guru: Raga Jogeshwari 1) Alaap   3. Gat In Rupaktal
2. Jod, Jhala   4. Celebration: Raga Manj Khamaj: Aochar, Dadra, Teentaal, Coda