2018 Annual Ragamala Festival, Chicago, IL
presented by Chicago World Music Festival
in the Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
September 7, 2018 1800 - September 8, 2018 0800


DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA and SWAPAN CHOUDHURI
2018-09-08 
0300-430 slot

Debashish Bhattacharya (b. 1963): slide guitar
Swapan Choudhuri (b. 1947): tabla

Set list:
01 Fine tuning (about 1:00)
02 Indecipherable Raga (likely a morning raga) 
03 Unannounced light piece
04 Stage announcements (about 4:00)

This was kept in an uninterrupted file in order to allow the full flow and progression of the alap, jor, jhala (improvised unaccompanied slide guitar) followed by composed pieces with tabla accompaniment.

Total time: 84 minutes, 6 seconds 

microphones: Line Audio CM3 utilizing NOS stereo technique
recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6
recorded and mastered using Audacity in 24/96 resolution
I will be uploading both a 24/96 and a 16/44 version as well as a sound sample.