Late evening ragas. The sarod is crafted out of a piece of teak wood. The sounding body is covered with goat fur, the neck is covered with a steel plate. It is stringed with 4 melody strings and 17 resonating strings but does not have any frets. Of musical significance are the meends (sliding tones), which the musician creates by gliding his finger nails back and forth over the vibrating strings. The sarod is played with a coconut plectrum and has greatest pitch range of all Indian stringed instruments.
Tracks:
01 Raag Malkauns (Alap)
02 Raag Malkauns (Jhaptaal, Tintaal).
Artist:
Devjyoti Bose
Audio CD:
1 disc
Label:
SENSE
