Thaat Kafi (Music CD)

Author: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Jasraj/Kishori Amonkar
Publisher: Music Today
Year: 2007-11-01
Language: Music
Pages: N/A
ISBN/UPC (if available): A07290

Description

Thaat is one of the most fundamental bases of classification in the Hindustani classical system. Developed by the learned musicologist Vishnu Narayan Bhatkande, thaat offers a fremework to classify several ragas based on their musical scales. The Hindustani classical music system has thus, 10 thaat-s. Each thaat is a raga in itself and stands as a proud parent to several ragas that belongs to its family.

This album features vocal rendition of the popular ragas belonging to thaat Kafi by the legends of the classical music, and carries following tracks:

1. Raga Berindabani
2. Raga Bageshri
3. Raga Gaur Malhar
4. Raga Hansdhwani