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Ragas in Indian music
Sitar player, Shalil Shankar performs an improvisation on a raga. He explains that a raga is a melody based on scales which follow certain rules. He also demonstrates the basic scale and performs an improvisation based on the Basant Mukhari raga, or morning raga.
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