Raga Puriya Kalyan

Bahauddin Dagar plays the rudra bin with the gentle meditativeness; sweet, rounded tone; and polished presentation that are hallmarks of the Dagar dhrupad style. At the same time, he allows his own temperament to guide him in creating music that revitalizes the genre after several generations of aesthetic stasis. Bahauddin presents an engaging rendition of Puriya Kalyan, one of the most popular evening ragas of the Hindustani tradition.