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Rajasthan, Bombay and Trilok Gurtu

Duration:
1 hour
First broadcast:
Saturday 01 March 2003

Lucy Duran and Viram Jasani conclude their musical tour of North India. This week they continue their exploration of desert music in Rajasthan where they visit the small village of Hamira and meet musicians regularly paid in camels and goats for their performances.

Ending their journey in Bombay they visit the family home of Indian fusion artist Trilok Gurtu who introduces his morther, Shoba Gurtu, a well-known and highly respected classical singer. Plus, they meet female tabla player Anuradha Pal, and playback singer Alka Yagnik - a Bollywood superstar.

Music and featured items

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

  • The Rajasthan desert

    Lucy looks back to a journey to a village of caste musicians in the Rajasthan desert.

  • Music Played

    • Image for Alka Yagnik

      Alka Yagnik Ek Ladki

      Composer: Jeet Pritam/Javed Akhtar

    • Sakar Khan and Firoz Khan Rag Rana

      BBC recording on location

    • Sakar Khan and Firoz Khan Rag Khamaji

      BBC recording on location

    • Sakar Khan and Firoz Khan and boys chorus Gorolio

      BBC recording on location

  • The Rajasthan travelling stage

    Viram explains the tradition of using a canvas to illustrate the music and songs.

  • Music Played

    • Birda Ram and Asoo Devi Extract from the Pabhu epic

      BBC recording on location

    • Sakar Khan Recitation of genealogy

      Composer: Sakar Khan

      , BBC recording on location

  • Bollywood music

    Meeting one of the top 'play back' singers, Alaka Yagnik.

  • Music Played

  • Trilok Gurtu

    One of India’s foremost exponents of fusion music.

  • Music Played

  • Bombay - centre of the classical tradition

    The classical tradition developed in the state of Maharashtra.

  • Music Played

  • Anurada Pal

    The challenges of being a female musician in India.

  • Music Played

    • Anurada Pal Untitled Traditional

      BBC recording on location

  • Highlights from the India series.

    Highlights of the three programmes from India.

  • Music Played

    • 40 unidentified children from the village of Badnawar Roup Nagan

      BBC recording on location

  • Ketta Kahn

    Ketta Kahn

    Ketta Khan and some of his young students in the village of Hamira, Rajasthan.

  • The fort at Jaiselmer

    The fort at Jaiselmer

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