Indian Architexture

Ali Akbar Khan was one of the greatest Indian classical musicians who ever lived, and was widely regarded as the greatest exponent of the sarod, an important instrument in the Hindustani tradition. A fretless lute-like instrument with a broad fingerboard and a relatively mellow tone, the sarod is an exceptionally difficult instrument to play well, and Khan mastered it to an unusual degree. On this album he is accompanied by tabla player Sri Swapan Chaudhuri on a set of four ragas, each of which he follows on a journey from meditative exploration to thrilling, virtuosic improvisation.