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A sequence of poetry, prose and music celebrating literature and song from the Asian subcontinent. With readings from Meera Syal and Art Malik, and featuring ragas to rap, from Kerala to Calcutta.

Producer: Zahid Warley.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Sep 2015 17:30

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Trad.

    Ahir Bhairav

    Performer: Hariprasad Chaurasia. Performer: Brij Bhushan Kabra. Performer: Manikrao Popatkar. Performer: Shivkumar Sharma.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 8-32867 2 0.
  • The Mahabharata

  • 00:03

    Trad.

    Alap

    Music Arranger: The Dagar Brothers. Performer: The Dagar Brothers.
    • VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT.
    • JVC-5390-2.
  • The Ogress

  • 00:10

    Trad.

    Raag Mia Ki Todi

    Music Arranger: MR PANDIT KAMALESH MAITRA. Music Arranger: Trilok Gurtu. Performer: MR PANDIT KAMALESH MAITRA. Performer: Trilok Gurtu.
    • SMITHSON FOLKWAYS.
    • SF-40436.
  • Prologue

  • 00:13

    Trad.

    Raag Mia Ki Todi

    Music Arranger: MR PANDIT KAMALESH MAITRA. Music Arranger: Trilok Gurtu. Performer: MR PANDIT KAMALESH MAITRA. Performer: Trilok Gurtu.
    • SMITHSON FOLKWAYS.
    • SF-40436.
  • The History House

  • 00:18

    Trad.

    Nata Raaj

    Music Arranger: Debashish Bhattacharya. Performer: Debashish Bhattacharya.
    • RIVERBOAT RECORDS.
    • LC-11068.
  • New Politics

  • 00:23

    Trad.

    Haq Ali Ali Haq

    Music Arranger: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Performer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
    • REALWORLD.
    • 0777 7-86561 2 8.
  • Untouchable

  • 00:31

    Jonathan Harvey

    Advaya

    Performer: Stefan Asbury.
    • ACCORD.
    • 465-281-2.
  • Accident in a Washing Chest and All India Radio

  • 00:36

    Jonathan Harvey

    Advaya

    Performer: Stefan Asbury.
    • ACCORD.
    • 465-281-2.
  • Power

  • 00:41

    Trad.

    Dum Maro Dum

    Performer: Kronos Quartet. Performer: Asha Bhosle.
    • NONESUCH.
    • 301-696.
  • The Ramayana

  • 00:49

    Trad.

    Tum Ko Dekha To Yeh Khyal Aaya

    Music Arranger: Jagjit Singh. Performer: Jagjit Singh.
    • RPG.
    • CDNF-152261.
  • The Fifth Night

  • Punchum and Another

  • 00:58

    Trad.

    Priere A Rhada

    Music Arranger: Les Bauls Du Bengale. Performer: Les Bauls Du Bengale.
    • BUDA RECORDS.
    • 92608-2.
  • My Mother's Village

  • 01:05

    Trad.

    Raga Jaijaiwanti

    Performer: Hariprasad Chaurasia.
    • DECCA.
    • DECCA-4486782.
  • The Second Breakfast

  • 01:11

    Ali Akbar Khan

    Chandranandan

    Performer: Ali Akbar Khan.
    • AMMP.
    • CD-9001.

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