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Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Raga Basant (Vilambit and Drut together)

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Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (18721937) is generally acknowledged to have introduced the format of modern Vilambit Khayal, where he did Raga Alaap (improvisation) within a slow rhythmic structure using the words of the composition. But no recording of Khansahib's long performances (in All India Radio and Concerts) has survived to this day. So apart from those who listened to him live one can only imagine how they were like. To have a feel, I have joined two 78 RPM records of the same raga by Ustad Abdul Karim Khansahib 'Ab maine dekhe' in slow Ektala and 'Phagba brij' in Tintal. I had to struggle a bit to match the pitches and sound quality of the two records and the result is not entirely satisfactory. Please enjoy.

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