Shivkumar Sharma, Brijbhushan Kabra, Hariprasad Chaurasia - 1968 - Call Of The Valley

Shivkumar Sharma, Brijbhushan Kabra, Hariprasad Chaurasia

1968

Call Of The Valley

01. Ahir Bhairav / Nat Bhairav 12:35

02. Rag Piloo 7:58

03. Bhoop 6:16

04. Rag Des 6:09

05. Rag Pahadi 6:48

Bonus Tracks CD

06. Ghara - Dadra 7:25

07. Dhun - Mishra Kirwani 12:58

08. Bageshwari 10:46

Flute – Hariprasad Chaurasia

Guitar – Brijbhushan Kabra

Santoor – Shivkumar Sharma

Tabla – Manikrao Popatkar

An amazing setting for the groundbreaking guitar work of Brij Bhushan Kabra – set up here in a trio with Hariprasad Chaurasia on flute and Shivkumar Sharma on santoor! We already love Kabra's guitar on its own – played in a sitar-like way with all these amazing inflections and soundshaping moments – and it sounds even more wonderful here next to the cascading chimes of the santoor – dulcimer-like instrument that really brings an otherwordly quality to the record. The flute has a way of soaring out on its own, often with weird and unusual tones – and the group also features work on tablas on both sides too –

Shivkumar Sharma, the guitarist Brijbhushan Kabra, and flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia were all aged about 30 when they made Call of the Valley. Shivkumar Sharma, who had made his first solo album in 1960, was responsible for establishing and popularizing the instrument in Hindustani classical circles. Kabra was also having to prove himself because of the guitar's Western and Indian popular music associations Chaurasia's problem was the wide popularity of the bansuri -- a bamboo transverse flute -- and his need to establish himself with the instrument. In 1967, the concept behind this album was as revolutionary as it was traditional. Conceived as a suite, they used their instruments to tell the story of a day in the life of a shepherd in Kashmir using ragas associated with various times of the day to advance the dramatic narrative. If the newcomer buys only one Indian classical recording, it should be Call of the Valley.