Top 10 Ragas to initiate you into Hindustani Classical Music

For all you folks out there who have the love for exploring new kinds of music, you should not miss the Hindustani Classical genre. And trust me, before I started listening to Hindustani Classical Instrumental/ Vocal, I had no idea about its sheer beauty. Infact, once you get a tryst of this experience, you will not find folk music as rejuvenating. So, if you are a beginner and have no idea what real Hindustani Classical Music is about, the following Ragas/pieces are sure to strike a chord with your soul and initiate you into this genre.

1. Tarana by Ravi Shanker (from the album Setu - bridges)

2. Raga Hamsadhwani (by Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia - album- God's own Breath- Raaga on
    Flute)

3. Bhimpalasri Fast Teental (by Nikhil Banerjee- Album- Afternoon Raagas)

4. Raga Zila Kafi : Gat in fast Teen Tal (by Nikhil Banerjee - Album- Immortal Sitar of Pandit  
    Nikhil  Banerjee)

5. Raga Basant : Gat in Madhyalaya Teen Tal  (by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt ; Album - The
    Maestro of Mohan Veena)

6. Pancham Se Gara (by Anoushka Shankar )

7. Raga Piloo (Album - the very best of Ravi Shankar)

8. Raaga Kamod, Gat in Jhaptaal ( by Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain- Album- The flow of
     time)

9. Raga Darbari - Drut Gat, Teental (by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan )

10. Raga Kaushi Kanhara (Album- the very best of Ravi Shankar)