WATER LILY CD WLA-ES-26-CD: Ustad Imrat Khan - LALITA

Description: ****Welcome to our listing, thanks very much for looking! Water Lily Acoustics CDs, LPs and SACDs are highly sought after for their pure, clear, and simple mastering - as audiophiles are aware, the sound is typically superb! We have listed a number of these rare items, all of them OUT OF PRINT....now is your chance to grab some and try them out for yourself - you'll be glad you did!The name of Imrat Khan is prominent in the field of Indian music. He is the younger brother of the late Vilayat Khan; but he is an important artist in his own right. He is accomplished in both sitar as well as the surbahar. The surbahar is very much like a bass sitar. It is of a similar construction, but is about an octave lower. Ustad Imrat Khan has an impeccable pedigree. He was born in Calcutta in 1936 into an illustrious musical family. His father was the famous Inayat Khan, who in turn was the son of Ustad Imdad Khan. His musical training was extremely rich. His initial training was under his mother, Bashiran Begum, and from her father, the great Ustad Bundeh Hassan Khan, who was a great vocalist. He studied sitar under his older brother Vilayat Khan and surbahar under his paternal uncle Ustad Waheed Khan. Imrat Khan is a master of the "Gayaki" style of playing. This style is strongly influenced by India's vocal tradition. It uses ornaments that one does not normally find on stringed instruments. This influence is undoubtedly due to the training under vocalists such as Ustad Bundeh Hassan Khan. Imrat Khan has received many awards and distinctions. He is a visiting professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He is also a member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. Furthermore, he has performed in numerous international festivals. Imrat Khan is father to a number of notable Indian musicians. Nishat Khan is a noted sitarist, Irshad Khan is versed in both the sitar as well as the surbahar. Wajhad Khan is an accomplished sarod player, while Shafaatullah is a noted exponent of the tabla. Ustad Imrat Khan is undoubtedly one of India's musical treasures. Long out of print and a rare audiophile CD title, this is a FACTORY SEALED CD, PRESSED and ISSUED by WATER LILY ACOUSTICS of a highly collectible title from their CD catalog, featuring - Ustad Imrat KhanCD Title -Lalita Track Listing - Rag Lalit - 1. Alap...24:10 2. Jor and Jhala...24:20Performers - Ustad Imrat Khan, surbahar This Work Is Dedicated To Lalla of Kashmir Album Notes Recording information: Casa De Maria Chapel; Santa Barbara, CA. Recorded in October 1991 in Santa Barbara, by Kavichandran Alexander. This solo surbahar performance is a milestone performance in a long career. ~ Ken HuntThe CD is from the rare WATER LILY ACOUSTICS series of CDs (LONG out of print). CD catalog # WLA-ES-26-CDOUT OF PRINTCD made in the USACD issued in 1993Condition & Notes - The CD, JEWEL CASE and INSERTS are assumed to be in MINT overall condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED! This CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).Do not let this rarity slip by!

Price: 59.99 USD

Location: New York, New York

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