| Kashalkar, Ulhas / Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan |
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| Album: | Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Kashalkar, Ulhas | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
| Label: | India Archive Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-10-11 | Pull Date: | 2004-12-13 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Dec 5 | Nov 28 | Nov 21 | Oct 31 | Oct 24 | Oct 17 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 01, 2004: | Bigger than Bollywood Raga Bhairavi: Thumri in Rup | 4. | Oct 28, 2004: | Sun in Libra Moon in Pisces Raga Shankara: Drut Bandish | |
| 2. | Nov 25, 2004: | Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces Raga Shankara: Vilambit Band | 5. | Oct 20, 2004: | Bigger than Bollywood Raga Shankara: Vilambit Band | |
| 3. | Nov 17, 2004: | Bigger than Bollywood Raga Shankara: Drut Bandish | 6. | Oct 14, 2004: | Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces Raga Bhairavi: Thumri in Rup |
| Album Review |
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| Alex Reviewed 2004-09-07 | ||
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Artist: Ulhas Kashalkar (vocals) Album: Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan Label: India Archive Music Indian classical, featuring male vocals. Ulhas Kashalkar is a leading khayal vocalist, khayal being a major genre of Hindustani vocal music. In addition, this recording features Suresh Talwalkar on tablas, and Purushottam Walawalkar and Aravind Thaate on harmonium. The liner notes on this CD, and other CDs put out by India Archive are fantastic if you're interested in either the performance or theory of Indian classical music. This CD (to me) didn't have the immediate visceral appeal of faster, more rhythmically oriented instrumental Indian classical music I've listened to in the past. However, after listening to it multiple times, I've come to greatly appreciate Kashalkar's phrasing, and even the subtle contributions of the harmonium players. Recommend: tracks 1&2 together, or 5. 1) Opens with male vocals, later tablas. Harmonium throughout. The liner notes say that this is a late night raga associated with Shiva, and describe the music as austere. My subjective impression was that the performance was meditative and slow, and but maintained a strong focus throughout. 2) Continuation of the previously described raga. The tempo picks up, and the tablas become more noticeable. This track is nice, but might not work in isolation from the rest of the raga. Applause at the end. 3) Slow, mediative opening. Recording quality makes male vocals seem more distant. Liner notes say that this raga was created by Ustad Vilayat Khan using components from several older ragas. Track remains slow, with minimal tablas throughout. Vocals become more intense toward the end of the track. 4) Continuation. As before, tempo picks up, and contribution of tablas becomes more pronounced. Would work okay in isolation, but check to see what you think of the recording quality. 5) Opens with beautiful vocals, harmonium. Maintains meditative tone throughout. Lyrics about misspent youth. Liner notes say that the thurmi style is of a more recent, and popular style than previous two ragas. Sound quality is excellent. Ends with applause. Alex D. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Raga Shankara: Vilambit Band | 3. | Raga Sanjh Saravali: Vilambi | |||
| 2. | Raga Shankara: Drut Bandish | 4. | Raga Sanjh Saravali: Drut Ba | |||
| 5. | Raga Bhairavi: Thumri in Rup | |||||