RAMAKANT SANT – SHEHNAI – IAM CD1098

Listen to a soundbite: •IAM CD1098 – 66:00 min. RAMAKANT SANT – SHEHNAI Anutosh Degharia – Tabla Mukund Sant – Sur Sanjoy Sant & Kalpesh Bhojak – Tanpuras Raga Bhatiyar Madhya Bandish In Jhaptal – 21:29 Drut Bandish In Tintal – 11:01 Raga Behag Vilambit Bandish In Ektal – 18:44 Drut Bandish In Tintal – 4:27 Raga Pilu Madhya & Drut Bandish In Tintal – 10:07 RANAKANT SANT’s music is rooted in the khayal idiom and has a deeply satisfying quality arising from unassuming musicianship, and the absence of showmanship or populist intent. Ramakant Sant presents khayal bandishes in raga Bhatiyar, a raga performed around dawn, Bihag, regarded as a raga of shringara rasa (romantic sentiment), and a thumri-style bandish in raga Piloo, which is frequently performed at the end of a concert.