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About This Album
Melodies for the Soul is a collection of eight short sitar pieces by Anjan Chattopadhyay, with Enayet Hossain on tabla, each painting a single mood.
Instead of one long raga, the album moves through a sequence of feelings, from Anticipation and Love’s Calling to Quarrel, Uncertainty and Longing for Love, alongside the gentle By the River and Inner Bliss. The result is an approachable, melodic album of Indian instrumental music: ideal for relaxing, and a good first step for listeners new to the sitar. By the River and Inner Bliss also appear on Aimrec’s compilation Introduction to Indian Music, Vol. 1.
Born in Calcutta, Anjan Chattopadhyay was shaped by his elder brother, Pandit Gourishankar Chattopadhyay, a surbahar and sitar player of the Senia gharana, and has composed music for Bengali films. Released by Aimrec in 2010 (AIMCDIM340).
Tracklist
| Number | Track | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anticipation | |
| 2 | By the River | |
| 3 | Inner Bliss | |
| 4 | Love's Calling | |
| 5 | Quarrel | |
| 6 | Reminiscing | |
| 7 | Uncertainty | |
| 8 | Longing for Love |
