Four Pt Jasraj Tracks For Janmashtami 

There is no way to put a number on it, but if there was one, then it would be clear that the event most celebrated in Hindustani classical music is the birth of Krishna. In recent years, one artist who has been identified most with pieces based on Krishna has been Pt Jasraj.

A self-confessed Krishna devotee, Pt Jasraj’s odes to Krishna are popular both over the internet and during his live concerts. From short pieces to hour-long ones; from ones based on early morning ragas like Ahir Bhairav to ones based on night-time ragas like Yaman and Bageshri, Panditji has sung Krishna in perhaps as many ways and forms that he could.

Given below are four of his most popular pieces celebrating the birth of Krishna and/or his bal leela. Plug in your earphones preferably, and yes, a very happy Janmashtami to your family and you!