The sarangi derives its name from sau-rangi, meaning of a hundred colours, reflecting its infinite ability to convey various emotional nuances through its sweet, yet plaintive expressiveness. This album features Sultan Khan, a great artiste from a distinguished lineage of musicians. He brings out the range of the instrument in his repertoire from the structured gravity of raga Ahir Bhairav, which he begins the album with, to the charming rendition of raga Patdeep and finally the winsome appeal of the thumri in Mishra Tilang played here in four different angs or styles. |