Reflections


Lakshmi C. Saxena with Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and Shafqat Ali Khan

featuring Amrit Gajjar on dilruba and sitar.
A variety of songs including "Punjabi" and Ghazals.
Lakshmi demonstrates her superb talent in the Ghazal style of singing on this beautiful recording.
Available on CD (SD 1001) and cassette tape (SC 1001)
(Originally released in 1994)

Ghazal is a synthesis of poetry and music which creates in listeners the feeling of serene exhaltation and joy.

Khayal means "imagination." Chota Khayal is sung in medium and fast speeds with beautiful improvisations.
Tarana compositions are without lyrics which emphasize the rhythmic aspect of music.
Thumris are tender love songs. Ragas are precise melodic structures with ascending and descending scales.
Raga Kaushik Dhwani has a five-note scale, Ma-Vadi Sa-Samvadi with a pleasant mood.
In Raga Pahadi the mood is sad, waiting of the beloved.

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CD (SD 1001) $15 + s/h

cassette tape (SC 1001) $10 + s/h

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Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Lakshmi C. Saxena, Shafqat Ali Khan

Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, a living legendary virtuoso, is one of the greatest exponents of Indo-Pakistani classical vocal music. His family traditional music, the Sham Chaurasi Gharana, has passed on its unique mastery of the classical Dhrupad and Khayal styles for over 400 years. He is honored throughout the world for his vocal richness, range, and style.

Lakshmi C. Saxena is a uniquely gifted San Francisco Bay Area artist. She holds masters degrees in North Indian classical music and Hindi literature, and has studied extensively both in India and America with internationally reknowned artists including Maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Zakir Hussain, Kallu, and A. R. Tatke.

Shafqat Ali Khan, youngest son of Salamat Ali Khan, also carries forth the same great family tradition of music. Uniquely creative, this young virtuoso is now gaining world acclaim as a brilliant soloist and recording artist in classical and fusion music.

Amrit Gajjar was an accomplished dilrubha and sitar player, and was as well known for his kindness and generosity as he was for his frequent concert appearances. He had the distinction of playing with the Beatles on George Harrison's "Within You Without You" on their landmark album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

also available by Lakshmi C. Saxena:

Sai Pushpanjali Vol. 1

Traditional Indian bhajans dedicated to Sathya Sai Baba sung by Lakshmi C. Saxena
featuring Amrit Gajjar on dilrubha and Richard Karst on flute.


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