Field Recordings: Deben Bhattacharya Collection
India - Religious Chants - Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh (CD)

EUCD2579

Field Recordings from the archives of the late Deben Bhattacharya from various temples of the Sikh, Buddhist and Hindu religions, recorded on location between 1954 and 1973. Discover the roots of much of India’s music in their purest and original form. Extensive information about India’s religious music and each of the pieces.

Track listing:

1.Morning Prayer in Golden Temple - 6:46
2.In Praise of Guru Nanak (Recorded 1955 in Amritsar) - 8:17
3.Evening Prayer in the Main Buddhist Temple of Sarnath (Recorded 1968 in Sarnath near Varanasi) - 3:43
4.Jayamangala Astagatha (Recorded 1954 in Calcutta) - 5:11
5.Khampti Mask Dance (Recorded 1962) - 3:54
6.Baul Song (Recorded in Kenduli, Birbhum, during the annual Baul Fair in 1973) - 7:31
7.Mira's Bhajan (Recorded 1954 in Varanasi) - 2:52
8.Temple Song in Raga Basant (Recorded 1968 in Kishangarh) - 6:20
9.In Praise of Rama (Recorded 1955 in Bombay) - 4:02
10.In Praise of Krishna (Recorded 1954 in Bombay) - 13:31
Bonus track: EUCD2555 Murshidi and Sufi Songs (Field recordings, 2001, Deben Bhattacharya)
11.Tumi Amaro Bhitorey (lyrics Halim) - 5:22

Published: 2015

Genre: Indian Classical Music
Label: Arc Music