So warns emusic user sryanpatterson in the comments for "Three Ragas," and though the titles of the ragas on the respective albums are different, the lengths match up just about right (only one is identical in length, but of course there is room for variation depending on how the start and stop points of the mp3 were defined when ripping from analog media). Heads up!
The AMG review is for is entirely different Three Ragas album. There are two "Three Ragas" albums that have the same name. The songs on the AMG reviewed album are: 1. Raga Jog 2. Raga Ahir Bhairav 3. Raga Simhendra Madhyamam ...That album was released in 1956 by Angel. The album here was released in 2004 by Rremark. I don't know if this album is any good, but the 1956 is very good.
The three fascinating new albums on the Smithsonian Folkways imprint that are devoted to the Music of Central Asia (volumes seven, eight and nine in an ongoing series, for those keeping score) might have been titled "Music of the 'Stans." The compilations range from the musics of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, into India, and then around the world to expatriate communities in New York and California. One album sets poetry composed hundreds of years… more »
