Raga Shuddh Sarang

Prof. Debu Chaudhuri, deeply immersed in tradition, has incorporated contemporary trends and approaches to sitar playing and to the sitar's tonal production, which he felt enriched the traditional style without diluting it. Here he plays raga Shuddh Sarang, an afternoon raga that suggests the tropical heat and the desire to escape to a calm and cool atmosphere, and a moody and lyrical version of raga Pilu.