18 episodes

The music of North India is mesmerising, and shrouded in tradition and culture. There, raga is the art of life - it is the music of the mind. The tracks in this album focus on three instruments - the tabla, the alap and the voice - all central to the existence of Raga. Each instrument is broken down into the individual sounds that make up the intricate compositions. Performances on all three complete this introduction to the fascinating sound of Raga. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA317, Words and music.

Indian Raga Music - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

- Education

- 7 MAR 2010
Indian Raga Music

Indian Raga Music

A short introduction to this album
- 52 sec
- 7 MAR 2010
Transcript -- Indian Raga Music

Transcript -- Indian Raga Music

A short introduction to this album
- 27 MAR 2009
- video
Tabla Performance

Tabla Performance

Musicians Shubhasis and Debashish Bhattacharjee perform traditional Indian music, using the Tabla and Alap.
- 1 min
- 27 MAR 2009
- video
The Tabla

The Tabla

Musician Shubhasis Bhattacharjee describes the Tabla, and how it is played.
- 4 min
- 27 MAR 2009
Transcript -- The Tabla

Transcript -- The Tabla

Musician Shubhasis Bhattacharjee describes the Tabla, and how it is played.
- 27 MAR 2009
- video
Tabla Solo

Tabla Solo

Shubhasis Bhattacharjee shows how compositions are put together using the Tabla and his voice.
- 3 min