Purnima Sen - The Lyrical Tradition Of Khyal / La Tradition Lyrique Du Khyal 2 - Agra Gharana

Tracklist

1	Rag Jaijaivanti - Vilambit Ektal	25:16
2	Rag Jaijaivanti - Drut Tintal	9:08
3	Rag Nayaki Kanra - Vilambit & Drut Tintal	18:27
4	Rag Basant - Drut Ektal	8:25
5	Rag Kafi - Thumri	9:28

Credits

• Tabla – Subhankar Banerjee
• Vocals – Purnima Sen

Notes

Purnima Sen has learnt from the direct descendants of the founders of the Agra gharana. She started to learn classical music in Baroda when she was still a child. But it is her meeting with great masters of the Agra-Atrauli gharana that opened for her the doors of destiny. She was first the pupil of Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan, famous vocalist, extraordinary teacher, recognized in India as one of the most important poets and composers of his gharana. She was also the pupil of Ata Khan and of Sharafat Hussain Khan. A very good musician, she performs frequently on All India Radio and has toured abroad, giving concerts in London, New York and Paris. Invited to the Festival of India in London in 1982, she has taken part in conferences about Indian classical music broadcast on English radio and television, for she is also a musicologist and art critic.