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Sitar music is a genre deeply rooted in the classical music traditions of Northern India, known for its intricate and spiritually resonant melodies. Characterized by complex string techniques and the expressive use of meends (glides) and gamaks (ornamentations), this genre showcases the sitar—a long-necked string instrument with a distinctive gourd-shaped resonance chamber. Sitar compositions often follow the rules of ragas (melodic frameworks) and are performed with rhythmic cycles known as tala, accompanied by percussion instruments like the tabla. Exponents like Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka Shankar have popularized this genre internationally, blending ancient ragas with contemporary sensibilities. The sitar's soulful sound and the genre's improvisational nature invite listeners into a meditative, transcendent experience, reflective of India's rich musical heritage.

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Tisserand: Valse vénézuélienne (Play Along)

Album - 9 Tracks - Released November 11, 2026

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November 11, 2026

Tisserand: Valse vénézuélienne (Play Along)
Traditional
9 tracks
November 9

Kya Yahi Pyar Hai (Camp Fire Version)
Lata Mangeshkar•
Kishore Kumar•
Moin
1 tracks
November 6

Geschichten und Lieder zum St. Martins-Tag
Traditional
20 tracks
November 6

O Mere Dil Ke Chain - Remix
DJ Harshit Shah•
Kishore Kumar
1 tracks
November 6

Morales: Missa Ave Maria, Missa Si bona suscepimus & Magnificat tertii toni
Traditional•
Cristobal de Morales
15 tracks
November 6

O Bondhu Re
Zakir Hussain
1 tracks
November 6

The Latin Album
Traditional
12 tracks
October 31

Thaz Sadayum Entamatramu (From "Divine Duet Sisters")
Traditional•
M. S. Subbulakshmi
1 tracks
October 30

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Traditional•
Libera
1 tracks
October 28

Antiphonarium Nidrosiense — Gregorian chant from Nidaros
Traditional
66 tracks
October 27

Tari Hari Na Na
Champa Nishad•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 27

Pranavam - OM Chanting
Shankar Mahadevan•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 26

Dil Chhoo Lene Wala Kalam
Zakir Hussain
1 tracks
October 24

Anand Sahib Kirtan (Raag Ramkali)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 23

Layers
Traditional•
Páll Ragnar Pálsson
17 tracks
October 23

Jaan-E-Jaan (From "Between Distances")
Aditya Rikhari•
Farhan Khan•
Ravator
1 tracks
October 23

Coventry Carol (Arr. for Piano by Leah Arbor)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 18

Chhu Kar Mere Manko (Acoustic Version)
Kishore Kumar•
Rajesh Roshan•
Moin
1 tracks
October 16

Mémoires vivantes
Traditional
15 tracks
October 16

Tere Naam Di Masti
Zakir Hussain
1 tracks
October 16

Auld Lang Syne
Traditional
1 tracks
October 9

Guest: Suo Gân
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
October 7

Greensleeves
Traditional
1 tracks
October 2

Palestrina: Song of Songs
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
29 tracks
October 2

Ave Maria: Marian Chants for the Liturgical Year
Traditional
12 tracks
October 2

Through the Looking Glass
Traditional
8 tracks
September 29

Defend Us In Battle (Chants for Spiritual Warfare)
Traditional
18 tracks
September 28

Molfar's Rhapsody
Traditional
1 tracks
September 25

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 6, Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 25

Massey: Now Tell Us, Gentle Mary
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
September 22

La Rosa de los Vientos. Un Mar de Melodías
Traditional
17 tracks
September 18

Kolo Vivo (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret & Raphaël Maillet)
Traditional•
Quatuor Zaïde
1 tracks
September 11

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 28, Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 11

Traditional Gaelic Songs In English
Minim•
Traditional
10 tracks
September 8

Dandana Darna Folk Remix
Vidyasagar•
Kabilan•
Sangeet Haldipur
1 tracks
September 5

Sri Ganesha Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Traditional
1 tracks
September 4

Spirit, Body and Soul: Concert Spirituals for Solo Piano
Traditional
9 tracks
September 4

Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, SV 206
Claudio Monteverdi•
Traditional•
I Fagiolini
24 tracks
August 28

Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 5, Pulchra es
Claudio Monteverdi•
Traditional•
I Fagiolini•
Julia Doyle
1 tracks
August 25

Sharanu Sharanu
Traditional
1 tracks

November 11, 2026

Tisserand: Valse vénézuélienne (Play Along)
Traditional
9 tracks
November 6

Morales: Missa Ave Maria, Missa Si bona suscepimus & Magnificat tertii toni
Traditional•
Cristobal de Morales
15 tracks
November 6

The Latin Album
Traditional
12 tracks
November 6

Geschichten und Lieder zum St. Martins-Tag
Traditional
20 tracks
October 28

Antiphonarium Nidrosiense — Gregorian chant from Nidaros
Traditional
66 tracks
October 23

Layers
Traditional•
Páll Ragnar Pálsson
17 tracks
October 16

Mémoires vivantes
Traditional
15 tracks
October 2

Ave Maria: Marian Chants for the Liturgical Year
Traditional
12 tracks
October 2

Palestrina: Song of Songs
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
29 tracks
October 2

Through the Looking Glass
Traditional
8 tracks
September 29

Defend Us In Battle (Chants for Spiritual Warfare)
Traditional
18 tracks
September 22

La Rosa de los Vientos. Un Mar de Melodías
Traditional
17 tracks
September 11

Traditional Gaelic Songs In English
Minim•
Traditional
10 tracks
September 4

Spirit, Body and Soul: Concert Spirituals for Solo Piano
Traditional
9 tracks
September 4

Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, SV 206
Claudio Monteverdi•
Traditional•
I Fagiolini
24 tracks
August 22

Luigi Boccherini for Gaming
Traditional
9 tracks
August 8

The Feline Beat - A Classical Cattitude
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Aaron Copland•
Alan Rawsthorne•
Alberto Ginastera•
Anonymous•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Lehár•
Gabriel Fauré•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•
Henry Mancini•
Igor Stravinsky•
Jerome Kern•
Johannes Ciconia•
Karlheinz Stockhausen•
Louis Ganne•
Maurice Ravel•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Nino Rota•
Philippe Sarde•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Samuel Barber•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Traditional
38 tracks
August 6

Robi Thakurer Sab Priyo Gaan
Kishore Kumar•
Debabrata Biswas•
Sahana Bajpaie
10 tracks
August 1

Wildflowers Sleep
Traditional•
Anonymous
53 tracks
August 1

Summer Solace
Traditional•
Anonymous
41 tracks

November 9, 2026

Kya Yahi Pyar Hai (Camp Fire Version)
Lata Mangeshkar•
Kishore Kumar•
Moin
1 tracks
November 6

O Mere Dil Ke Chain - Remix
DJ Harshit Shah•
Kishore Kumar
1 tracks
November 6

O Bondhu Re
Zakir Hussain
1 tracks
October 31

Thaz Sadayum Entamatramu (From "Divine Duet Sisters")
Traditional•
M. S. Subbulakshmi
1 tracks
October 30

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Traditional•
Libera
1 tracks
October 27

Pranavam - OM Chanting
Shankar Mahadevan•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 27

Tari Hari Na Na
Champa Nishad•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 26

Dil Chhoo Lene Wala Kalam
Zakir Hussain
1 tracks
October 24

Anand Sahib Kirtan (Raag Ramkali)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 23

Jaan-E-Jaan (From "Between Distances")
Aditya Rikhari•
Farhan Khan•
Ravator
1 tracks
October 23

Coventry Carol (Arr. for Piano by Leah Arbor)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 18

Chhu Kar Mere Manko (Acoustic Version)
Kishore Kumar•
Rajesh Roshan•
Moin
1 tracks
October 16

Tere Naam Di Masti
Zakir Hussain
1 tracks
October 16

Auld Lang Syne
Traditional
1 tracks
October 9

Guest: Suo Gân
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
October 7

Greensleeves
Traditional
1 tracks
September 28

Molfar's Rhapsody
Traditional
1 tracks
September 25

Massey: Now Tell Us, Gentle Mary
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
September 25

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 6, Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 18

Kolo Vivo (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret & Raphaël Maillet)
Traditional•
Quatuor Zaïde
1 tracks