Baithak literally means intimate house concert. This album presents master of swara or note and laya or rhythm, Kumar Gandharva in one mood. This concert recording starts with an afternoon raga, Bhimpalasi, in which the genius creates an aura of repose and beautifully unfolds that mood.The album takes a turn with a rarely heard early evening raga, Shuddh Shyam created by Kumar Gandharva himself. And finally comes another evening melody called raga Bhoopali, a composition in madhyalaya teentala, in which instead of the traditional sama on pancham, the artiste has rendered it with the gandhar . |