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Music
arranged and conducted by Ashit Desai and Ronu Majumdar
In Hindu
belief, time is a cyclical rather than a linear concept. The
cycle of birth, death and rebirth is evident everywhere in nature,
and the sun itself is the most obvious heavenly body that not
only sustains life on earth but in so doing, makes a daily "journey"
according to the dictates of time. In observing the constraints
of time and in its apparent motion, the sun also defines time
on earth giving each sector of the 24-hour cycle a unique character
of its own.
Starting
from sunrise and going all the way to the deepest darkness before
the rising sun once again bathes everything in its light and
beauty, each time-sector has very definite characteristics.
It is linked not only to the wider cosmic scheme of things but
also to the more mundane day-to-day human existence in terms
of the tasks that have to be performed within the 24-hour cycle.
The
day is divided into eight sections of three hours each, known
as "Paher" in modern Urdu/Hindi or Prahar in Sanskrit.
The raag system of North Indian classical music is also inextricably
linked to these time observances. Apart from the observance
of time as "taal" (or rhythm) within a melody, each
of the eight sections of day have specific raags (or melodic
structures) deemed appropriate for that part of day. These are
sometimes distributed according to musical properties of the
raag, but more often than not, it is based on "ras",
which literally means "juice" (or essence) but broadly
speaking, it refers to a certain emotion inherent in the melody.
This
album follows the sun on its apparent journey through the day,
pausing at each vital section to interpret its beauty and its
spiritual significance through a relevant Vedic Shlok in Sanskrit.
A song in Hindi follows the Shlok (or Shloka) or Braj Bhasha
(classical literary Hindi) composed in the appropriate raag
for that time of day. Although the raags are relevant to a particular
section of the day, the entire album can be enjoyed as a continuous
journey tracking the changes through the cycles of day and night.
Singers:
Ashit & Hema Desai, Ajay Pohankar, Sanjeev Abhyankar, Devaki
Pandit
Features:
Jago
Mohan Pyare 7:32 - Hema Desai
Hari Naam Kar Gaan 5:57 - Sanjeev Abhyankar
Vani Kau Vimal Ras 6:19 - Ajay Pohankar
Ban Ban Dhoondan 7:52 - Devaki Pandit
Sumira Shri Ram Kau 6:48 - Ajay Pohankar
Nit Hari Sumiran 7:22 - Ashit & Hema Desai
Dekho Sakhi, Kanhayyia 7:45 - Devaki Pandit
Pratham Shabad Omkaar 9:43 - Sanjeev Abhyankar
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