Raga Kafi / Zilla
Buddhadev Das Gupta presents raga Kafi through six different compositions (gats) plus one gat in Zilla, a similar raga. Each gat has a distinctive mood and character. Melodically and rhythmically intriguing gats are a hallmark of the Md. Amir Khan lineage, and each gat here presents a different facet of this flexible raga, and we are treated to a panoramic, if not encyclopedic, exposition of raga Kafi.