Yaman
The Sun Sets in. It's evening time, walking slowly into the domain of the early hours of night. This is the time for this beautiful raga.
The first composition is set to slow tempo, giving the ambience a gradual peaceful presentation of different musical phrases. The second composition is a four-cycle special composition of Pandit Ravindra Kinjalk, Set to fast rhythmic patterns of Teentaal.
Dhun (Eastern Folk Tune)
This is a short composition, based on the folk tunes of Gangetic Plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh(UP). Its feeling is like a poetic message sent to the beloved ones staying for away; urging them to come back home soon. The rhythmic cycle of six beats (Taal: Dadara) is like waltz in western music, giving the listener a feeling of rocking gently in a cradle.
Bageshwari
A late night raga, Bageshwari has the distinction of being truly devotional at one end at the other end, being submerged into the ecstasy of romance and ornamentation. The first part , Alap is like a meditation unfolding the notes gradually. The second part of the notes madhyam, shadaz and dhaiwat in lower octaves takes the listener to the devotional heights of dhruvapad.
Sindhu Bhairavi (A Dhun)
A Stylish Version of the morning raga Bhairavi, Sindhu Bhairavi is more suitable for lighter moods. Once confined to the plains of the Indus river spanning around India and Pakistan, it now has got a popular dimension of pan Indian charm.
This composition framed in 6 beats rhythmic pattern, depicts 'bliss in solitide;
Kajari (Eastern Folk)
This is a popular form of rendering the folk tunes around Varanasi. The feelings are those of the reminiscences of the romantic times.
The 8 beats rhythmic cycle (Taal: Keharawa) makes the composition like a boat sailing forward amidst infrequent drizzle of the wandering clouds and cool breeze.