Dhrupad, The older style of Classical Hindustani Options

[nandi]

This is probably the oldest method of Hindustani Classical music. Originally sung in temples and royal courts, it lost its eminent position to the Khayal style of singing about 2 centuries ago. Some families like the Dagars have been singing this for many generations and have preserved this style of singing.
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There is a nice informative article at this url http://www.dhrupad.info/.
The Dagar Brothers
Rag Kambhoji
01_Rag Kambhoji Alap
mp3 62.0mb 45:07 192kbps
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This post has been edited by nandi: Aug 16 2010, 09:44 PM