I was feeling a bit melancholic this week and steeping myself in the beauty of Indian music helped me process.
Here we have two raags from an Indian clarionet player from the early 1940s recorded on the indigenous Young India label – which released hundreds, if not thousands, of records in India from 1935 to 1955.
The first is labeled as “mixed” Kafi – meaning a variant of Raag Kafi that includes notes or phrases from other ragas. Raag Kafi is associated with the spring season and themes of love and longing.
Secondly we have Raag Tilang, which has a light and sweet nature that can evoke a lively or romantic mood.
Released as Young India DA 5510.
Credits:
Master Mohamad – clarionet
Unknown Artists – harmonium, tabla