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GRAN 008CD
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2014 release. Hariprasad Chaurasia celebrated his 80th birthday this year; a good moment for Ajanma, this unique solo album by the world legend bansuri master form India. Chaurasia is an Indian virtuoso flautist in the Hindustani tradition, born 1 July 1938 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Ajanma takes a unique place in the discography of the North Indian flute legend. The recording was captured in a small sixteenth-century church in Rhoon, Netherlands in June 2014, which is well-known for the character and quality of its acoustics. This double CD is comprised of two solo improvisations accompanied by a tanpura and a short piece of flute without the usual tanpura drone. The deliberate omission of a percussion accompaniment allows Chaurasia to take his flute on an intimate journey, carrying the listener through the honesty, density of color, and lyrical architecture of the world of sound. Chaurasia's patience and the purity of his musical mind enable him to use his flute to illuminate the landscapes of the listener's imagination, making this recording a truly profound, intimate and meditative communication with the maestro.
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2CD/BOOK
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AC 136CD
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"Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia seems to draws ideas from an inexhaustible source, playing on every contrast, composing his musical discourse with outstanding aesthetic sense and clarity. His extraordinary mastery of improvisation is dazzling to improvisers of all kinds. This CD and book is intended for all keen listeners who wish to learn more about the creative process. It also aims to guide students, scholars, improvisers, performers and composers from various backgrounds who endeavor to explore his music in order to enrich their art. Step by step, the improvisations of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia will lead the way into the different elements of the great musical tradition of northern India." 2 CDs of raga music housed in a deluxe hardbound 200-page book written by Henri Tournier. The book features full-color paintings, pictures and musical notation. 11 x 5 1/2 inches.
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