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Debashish Bhattacharya | 
 enlarge | Artist: Debashish Bhattacharya;samir Chatterjee
Label: India Archives
Category: Music
List Price: $15.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 204532
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 731838102627
EAN: 0731838102627
ASIN: B00000165C
Release Date: September 16, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Raga Bhimpalasi: Alap, Jor & Jhala (48:24) | | • | Raga Bhimpalasi: Vilambit Gat in Rupak Tal (16:42) | | • | Raga Bhimpalasi: Drut Gat in Tintal (13:11) |
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Product Description
Debashish Bhattacharya's imaginative renderings and innovative extensions of playing technique and instrument design reveal the kind of provocative re-thinking that has always been at the vanguard of Indian classical music. Raga Bhimpalasi is played in the afternoon, evoking a contemplative sense of peace and the majestic grandeur of creation.
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| Customer Reviews:
beautiful meditative music June 1, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am not that familiar with hindustani silide guitar.. my preferences generally are jazz guitar and blues... However, having amassed some respect for indian music (mainly through the music of ravi shankhar) i thought i would give this one a try.. What i found was a music so simple and direct.. it communicates immediately to your mind and body... I have no knowledge in this area - but i find it too be completely free and conducive to the meditative state..
The state of the art! April 6, 2002
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is one of the best Hindustani recordings of all time. I hope you will not let the guitar factor get in the way of your giving this cd a chance. Make no mistake about it, in the hands of Debashish Bhattacharya his acoustic slide guitar is as "valid" and "authentic" a Hindustani instrument as a sarod or a sitar. Plus he has altered the guitar by adding drone and sympathetic strings so it does indeed have a very "Indian tone" to it. Gorgeous tone actually.If you never have 70 uninterrupted minutes to dedicate to a cd then actually Debashish's Raga Saraswati cd may be a better choice for you because it has three shorter performances rather than the one long one contained on this cd. Plus, in terms of "performance quality" you aren't sacrificing anything by buying Saraswati. It's an epic recording as well. I give the slight nod to the Bhimpalasi cd because the 48-minute alap, jor, and jhala on this cd is so magnificent, and it so perfectly displays the profound emotional impact and creativity that stands at the heart of a great Hindustani improvisation that I just have to choose this one. Plus the gats are volcanic as well! The Saraswati cd is also amazing, the performances are just more compact so none of the alap's get to stretch out and go quite as deeply as this one does. My advice: Buy them both! In terms of just sheer improvisational ability and emotional power, Debashish is right up there with Viliyat Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, etc.... If you've never heard of him before, don't worry. Whether you're just a guitar fan who is curious to hear something new or you're a knowledgeable longtime fan of Hindustani music this cd will blow your mind. Debashish and Samir Chatterjee (the tabla player) created one of the pearls of recorded music. Raga Bhimpalasi is a beautiful raga and they create one of its best-ever versions.
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