Amjad Ali Khan is a Recognised Master of the Sarod, One of the Two Major Instruments in Indian Classical Music. Brought to the Country from Africa by his Great-great-grandfather Over 200 Years Ago, You Could Say that the Instrument and the Music Are in his Blood! Slightly More Melodic in Tone Than the Sitar, with Fewer Resonating Strings, the Sarod is Not So Well Known in the West, but is Greatly Revered in India. Amjad Ali Khan Ranks Alongside Such Luminaries as Ravi Shankar (Who of Course Plays the Sitar) in the Pantheon of Indian Classical Music So this Album is Something of an Event to Those in the Know. This Album Differs from the Mainstream Classical Canon in that Amjad Has Decided to Dispense with the Long, Slow Build Up of the Normal Raga Form, Cutting the Tracks to Enable the Western Public to See Into the Heart of the Tunes Without Having to Know Too Much About the Formal Structure of the Tradition