Raga Puriya Dhanashri

Ustad Imrat Khan, the great sitar and surbahar (bass sitar) player, offers raga Puriya Dhanashri. It is played just after sunset: the alap and jor on surbahar evoke the unsettled eeriness of the day s change mixed with a certain tranquility; the sitar rendering transforms the mood into a joyful, embrace of the evening s arrival.