http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.51540&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rssGurbachan Singh Sachdev is the kind of musical icon you can't mess with. As the world's acknowledged master of the bamboo flute, or bansuri, he's got cred to burn and his music is the kind of stuff that will transfix angry animals and encourage serpents to coil back into their lairs. But it wasn't always smooth sailing for Sachdev, who was born into a nonmusical Punjabi family. As a child he was transfixed by shepherds' flute playing and by the time he was 14 he knew he wanted to play music, though his father was deeply opposed. Fortunately his music-loving mother (who was also a singer and harmonium player in her own right) continued to encourage his love of music. After college, it took Sachdev six years to find Vijay Raghav Rao, his musical guru, whom he studied with for the next 12 years. Together they found work in the Bombay film industry but Sachdev ultimately abandoned Bollywood's westernized compositions -- and avoided fashionable fusions -- to continue exploring the depths of traditional classical music. The choice paid off: Sachdev's recordings and live performances are renowned for their subtlety, tonal richness and emotional heft. - Sarah BardeenHindustani Instrumentalen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:36:51 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.51540&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Gurbachan Singh Sachdev is the kind of musical icon you can't mess with. As the world's acknowledged master of the bamboo flute, or bansuri, he's got cred to burn and his music is the kind of stuff that will transfix angry animals and encourage serpents to coil back into their lairs. But it wasn't always smooth sailing for Sachdev, who was born into a nonmusical Punjabi family. As a child he was transfixed by shepherds' flute playing and by the time he was 14 he knew he wanted to play music, though his father was deeply opposed. Fortunately his music-loving mother (who was also a singer and harmonium player in her own right) continued to encourage his love of music. After college, it took Sachdev six years to find Vijay Raghav Rao, his musical guru, whom he studied with for the next 12 years. Together they found work in the Bombay film industry but Sachdev ultimately abandoned Bollywood's westernized compositions -- and avoided fashionable fusions -- to continue exploring the depths of traditional classical music. The choice paid off: Sachdev's recordings and live performances are renowned for their subtlety, tonal richness and emotional heft. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440287&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7440287 tra.7440287 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Classical North Indian Ragas alb.7438253 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/2/3/723230_170x170.jpg 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Patdeep Part 2 tra.7440287 3255000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440287&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440287&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620019&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620019 tra.7620019 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Live In New York alb.7610546 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/8/6/736841_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Bageshwari tra.7620019 998000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620019&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620019&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11824447&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 11824447 tra.11824447 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Whisper alb.11821276 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/3/9/909342_170x170.jpg 2006-09-14 00:00:00.0 2006-09-14 00:00:00.0 true Tranquil Retreat (Raga Brindabani Sarang) tra.11824447 1101000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11824447&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11824447&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11824449&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 11824449 tra.11824449 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Whisper alb.11821276 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/3/9/909342_170x170.jpg 2006-09-14 00:00:00.0 2006-09-14 00:00:00.0 true Refelctions of the Day (Raga Shuddh Kalyan) tra.11824449 1050000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11824449&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11824449&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440291&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7440291 tra.7440291 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Romantic Ragas alb.7438254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/2/3/723233_170x170.jpg 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Madhuvanti tra.7440291 1138000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440291&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440291&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23742164&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 23742164 tra.23742164 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 G.S.Sachdev Live in Concert alb.23701520 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/3/8/1438318_170x170.jpg 2008-05-05 00:00:00.0 2008-05-05 00:00:00.0 true Raga Madhu Kauns (In Slow Ektal of 12 Beats) tra.23742164 1280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23742164&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23742164&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440286&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7440286 tra.7440286 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Classical North Indian Ragas alb.7438253 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/2/3/723230_170x170.jpg 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Patdeep Part 1 tra.7440286 125000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440286&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440286&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430680&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7430680 tra.7430680 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Aradhana alb.7430182 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2001-01-30 00:00:00.0 true Raga Patdeep - Teental tra.7430680 1096000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430680&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430680&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430679&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7430679 tra.7430679 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Aradhana alb.7430182 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2001-01-30 00:00:00.0 true Raga Patdeep - Rupaktal tra.7430679 1621000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430679&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430679&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1198897&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 1198897 tra.1198897 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Bansuri: The Bamboo Flute of India alb.236646 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/3/1/1191327_170x170.jpg 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Cosmos tra.1198897 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1198897&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1198897&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.687118&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Mon, 18 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 687118 tra.687118 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Flights Of Improvisation alb.125824 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/4/5/255448_170x170.jpg 1993-05-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-18 00:00:00.0 true Ahir Bhairov tra.687118 1500000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.687118&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.687118&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430674&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7430674 tra.7430674 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Aradhana alb.7430182 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2001-01-30 00:00:00.0 true Raga Purya Kalyan - Alap tra.7430674 222000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430674&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430674&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430676&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7430676 tra.7430676 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Aradhana alb.7430182 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2001-01-30 00:00:00.0 true Raga Purya Kalyan - Teental tra.7430676 1076000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430676&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7430676&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440289&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7440289 tra.7440289 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Romantic Ragas alb.7438254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/2/3/723233_170x170.jpg 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Des tra.7440289 682000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440289&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7440289&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617550&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7617550 tra.7617550 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Greeting Of The Dawn alb.7610329 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/6/6/736624_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Lalit tra.7617550 917000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617550&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617550&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617551&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7617551 tra.7617551 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Greeting Of The Dawn alb.7610329 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/6/6/736624_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Hindole tra.7617551 926000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617551&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617551&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617552&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7617552 tra.7617552 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Greeting Of The Dawn alb.7610329 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/6/6/736624_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Ahir Bhairav tra.7617552 947000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617552&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617552&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617553&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7617553 tra.7617553 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Greeting Of The Dawn alb.7610329 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/6/6/736624_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Alahya Bilaval tra.7617553 971000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617553&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7617553&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620011&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620011 tra.7620011 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Lyrical Grace (Raga Jaijaivanti) alb.7610545 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/8/6/736840_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Alap And Slow Ektaal tra.7620011 2236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620011&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620011&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620012&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620012 tra.7620012 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Lyrical Grace (Raga Jaijaivanti) alb.7610545 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/8/6/736840_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Teentaal tra.7620012 873000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620012&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620012&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620013&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620013 tra.7620013 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Lyrical Grace (Raga Jaijaivanti) alb.7610545 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/8/6/736840_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Hamsadhwani In Teental tra.7620013 737000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620013&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620013&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620014&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620014 tra.7620014 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Live In New York alb.7610546 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/8/6/736841_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raga Maru Vihag Opening Alap tra.7620014 236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620014&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620014&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620015&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620015 tra.7620015 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Live In New York alb.7610546 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/8/6/736841_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Alap In The Composition tra.7620015 1344000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620015&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620015&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620016&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620016 tra.7620016 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Live In New York alb.7610546 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/8/6/736841_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Jor In The Composition tra.7620016 675000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620016&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620016&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620017&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by G.S. Sachdev on Rhapsody Online 7620017 tra.7620017 G.S. Sachdev art.51540 0.99 Live In New York alb.7610546 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/8/6/736841_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Composition Set To Teentaal tra.7620017 356000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620017&variant=play&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7620017&variant=data&rws=%2Fgs-sachdev%2Ftop-tracks.rss