Debu Chaudhuri - The Lyricism in Sitar - Cassette released in India in 1987

Here a beautiful cassette by Debu Chaudhuri, a disciple of the great Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan of Senia Gharana. These masters of the Senia Gharana play an old style rarely heard today.

In the past we had posted two LPs by the artist.

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Debu Chaudhuri - Sitar - Ragas Kedara & Piloo - LP published in India in 1977

Another LP by the great Sitar player. See here for our earlier post.

Note the cover signed by the artist.

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Debabrata (Debu) Chaudhuri - Meditations in Indian Sitar Music - LP published 1968 in UK

Debabrata (Debu) Chaudhuri - Sitar 

Faiyaz Khan - Tabla

This LP was also published in India as "Sitar Nawaz Debu Chaudhuri"

EMI SMFP 2101 (1968)

Side 1:

Raga Maru-Behag (22:49)

Side 2:

Raga Aheer Bhairab (25:27)

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"Adorned with the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest Civilian Govt. Awards, for his contributions in the field of music, from the President of India, Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri, a legendary figure in the domain of Indian Classical Music, popularly known as "DEBU", is one of India's most respected, leading and outstanding musicians of today.

Panditji received his early training from the late Shri. Panchu Gopal Datta for some time and later for 38 years from the veritable great master and the most traditional exponent of Sitar, SANGEET ACHARYA USTAD MUSHTAQ ALI KHAN of the "SENIA GHARANA", the traditional school of Indian Classical Music named after the great MIAN TANSEN, the father of Indian Music. Debuji is the foremost exponent and torch bearer of this Gharana."

from: http://www.debuchaudhuri.com/about.htm

His guru was from an illustrious lineage of the Jaipur Senia Gharana, being seventh in succession from the great Masit Sen, the inventor of the Masit Khani baaj of sitar. He excelled both in sitar and surbahar playing, using three mizrabs.

see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushtaq_Ali_Khan