Sitarist Amarnath of Benares trained under sitar & thumri vocalist Shrikant Mishra, and he's been influenced by Ravi Shankar & particularly by Vilayat Khan. His Vilayatkhani sitar tone & playing style mesh well with & enhance his original music vision rooted in Benares sarangi & vocal traditions. Amarnath offers a sparkling rendition of raga "Vachaspati," as well as charming & sophisticated versions of ragas "Khamaj" & "Bhairavi". He's joined by tabla player J. Massey.