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Host: David Ellenbogen
Engineer: Ashok Ilankovan

Live Performance and discussion with Pandit Anindo Chatterjee.

With Ehren Hansen and Sameer Gupta

thanks to David Resnick



http://www.anindochatterjee.com
pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/29057044@N06/ and links at
http://www.davidellenbogen.com



Artist: Nikhil Banerjee
Album: The Genius of Nikhil Banerjee
Song(s):Raga Shree

Middle Eastern Influence - 04/17/2009

Theme: Arabic Music to Belly Dance Music

Host: Ashok

Artist: Fairuz
Album: The Legendary Fairuz
Song(s): Ya Mina El Habayeb, Hamaltu Beirut, Misr Adat
Released by: Hemisphere (7243)

Artist: Abdu-el-Hanid
Album: Arabian Delight!
Song(s): Keyf Ansak, Fikry, Raks El Banat
Released by: Smithsonian Folkways (MFS 434)

Artist: George Abdo
Album: George Abdo And His Flames of Araby Orchestra: Belly Dance!
Song(s): Ruh Tum Bi Salama, Ta Mavra Matia Sou, Raks Araby
Released by: Smithsonian Folkways Records (SFW CD 40458)

Morning Ragas 4/5/2009

Host: Phil

Artist: Malabika Kanan
Album: Malabika Kanan
Song(s): Raga Bairagi: Man Panchi Bawre, Sur Sur Se Saadhle
Released by: The Gramophone Company of India

Artist: Bismillah Khan
Album: Shenai Nawaz
Song(s): Raga Bhairav
Released by: The Gramophone Company of India

Artist: Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Album: Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Song(s): Raga Ahir Bhairav
Released by: The Gramophone Company of India

Artist: Ali Akbar Khan
Album: The Classical Music of India
Song(s): Raga Todi
Released by: Prestige Records

Artist: Bismillah Khan
Album: Shenai Recital
Song(s): Raga Lalat
Released by: The Gramophone Company of India

Artist: Sayeeduddin Dagar
Album: Lineage of Dhrupad
Song(s):Raga Bhairav - Jor/Jhalla, Raga Bhairav Dhrupad in Sadara, Raga Gunakali Dhrupad in Tivra, Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari
Relased by: Sense World Music

Raag aur Taal 3/29/2009

Theme:Ragas for the Spring

Host:Manisha

Artist:Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma
Album:Basant Bahar vol. 3
Song(s):Raga Basant - Alap - Madhyalaya In Teentaal And Drut In Ektaal
Released by:Music Today (Copyright:1991 Living Media India Ltd.)


Artist:Kishori Amonkar
Album:Basant Bahar vol.1
Song(s):Raga Basant Bahar - Khayal Vilambit In Teentaal And Drums
Released by:Music Today (Copyright:1991 Living Media India Ltd.)

Artist:Bhimsen Joshi
Album:Basant Bahar vol.2
Song(s):Raga Hindol Bahar
Released by:Music Today (Copyright:1991 Living Media India Ltd.)


Artist:Pt.Ravi Shankar
Album:Basant Bahar vol.2
Song(s):Raga Mishra Kafi
Released by:Music Today (Copyright:1991 Living Media India Ltd.)

Artist:Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur
Album:Basant Bahar - Volume 3
Song(s):Raga Basanti Kanhra - Khayal Vilambit In Teentaal
Released by:Music Today (Copyright:1991 Living Media India Ltd.)

Artist:Mohd. Rafi, Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Bhimsen Joshi
Album:Movie: Basant Bahar
Song(s):Ketaki Gulab Juhi
Released by:Music Today (Copyright:1991 Living Media India Ltd.)

Raag Aur Taal 03/08/09

Theme: Classical Violin

Host: Mallika

Artist: N. Rajam
Album: Violin Dynasty
Song(s): Raga Bageshri
Released by: Sense World Music

Artist: Dr. Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
Album:Memorable Violin Solos
Song(s): Rama Neepai, Mokshamu Galadha, Ragam-Kalyani
Released by: EMI

Artist: Lalgudi Jayaraman
Album:Violin Trio
Song(s): Kriti in Raga Mohanam, Tillana in Raga Maduvanthi
Released by: Moment! Records

Artist: Bismillah Khan / VG Jog
Album: Jugalbandi
Song(s): Raga Durga, Dhun
Released by: Neelam

Artist: Dr. Nageswara Rao / V. Thyagarajan, violin
Album: The Ten Graces Played on the Vina
Song(s): Anuragamuleni
Released by: Explorer Series

Artist: Radha Jayalakshmi
Album: Radha Jayalakshmi
Song(s): Bantu Reethi
Released by: EMI

Morning Ragas 03/08/2009

Theme: Karnatic Flute

Host: Phil

Artist: T. Viswanathan
Album: Pallavi
Song(s): Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi
Released by: Nonesuch Records, 1973 (H-72052)

Artist: Dr. N. Ramani
Album: Classical Karnatic Flute
Song(s): Ninnade, Nadaloludai
Released by: Nimbus Records, 1990 (NI 5257)

Artist: T.R. Mahalingam
Album: Flute
Song(s): Raga Kapi
Released by: Gramophone Company of India (EASD. 1363)

Artist: Dr. N. Ramani
Album: Lotus Signatures
Song(s): Track 3
Released by: Music of the World, 1997 (CDT-141)

Artist: Dr. N. Ramani
Album: Classical Karnatic Flute
Song(s): Manasu visaya, Jayajaya
Released by: Nimbus Records, 1990 (NI 5257)

Artist: T. Viswanathan
Album: Pallavi
Song(s): Svarakalpana, Tani Avartanam, Kriti: Va Velava, Tillana
Released by: Nonesuch Records, 1973 (H-72052)

The Middle East Show

Host: Phil

Artist: Marcel Khalife
Album: Caress
Song(s): Caress, Passport
Released by: Nagam Records, 2004 (NR 1015)

Artist: Fairuz
Album: The Legendary Fairuz
Song(s): Ya Mina El Habayeb
Released by: Metro Blue and Hemisphere, 1998

Artist: Haytham Safia
Album: U'd
Song(s): Nahawand
Released by: LopLop (LLr 018 - LC 13310)

Artist: Naseer Shamma
Album: Le luth de Bagdad
Song(s): Qissat hubb sharquiyya, Hiwar bayn al-Mutanabbi was-Sayyab
Released by: Institut du Monde Arabe

Artist: Rahim Alhaj
Album: When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq
Song(s): Taqsim Maqam Ajam
Released by: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2006 (SFW CD 40533)

IAL Show 02/22/2009

Theme: Qawwali

Host: Mallika

Artist: Badar Ali Khan
Album: Lost in Qawwali
Song(s): Ali the Holy Prophet
Released by: Triloka

Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Album: Live in India
Song(s): Afreen Afreen, Ye Jo Halka, Allah Ho, Mera Piya Ghar Aaya
Released by: RPG

Artist: Abida Parveen, The Sabri Brothers, Aziz Mian
Album: The Kings & Queen of Qawwali
Song(s): Yung Saja Chand, Mazir Main Maziq, Main Kya Janoon Ram
Released by: Shanachie

Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Album: Qawwali: The Vocal Art of the Sufis II
Song(s): Ho Karam Ki Nazar
Released by: JVC

Artist: Pakistani Ensemble
Album:The Music of the Qawal
Song(s): Hamd, Nat Sharif
Released by: Auvidis

Artist: Pakistani Ensemble
Album:The Night of the Qawwals
Song(s): Allah Hu
Released by: Inedit

Artist: Ensemble
Album:Inedit 2
Song(s): Man Kountou Mawla Ali Mawla
Released by: Maison des Cultures du Monde

Artist: Yusuf Azad, Jani Babu
Album: A Collection of Twelve Romantic Qawalis
Song(s): Kaise Safari, Baali Umariya Dhani Chunariya
Released by: The Gramophone Company of India Limited