Ragas and Sagas is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, featuring Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and musicians from Pakistan released on the ECM label in 1992.[1]

Ragas and Sagas
Studio album by Jan Garbarek and Ustad Fateh Ali Khan
Released	1992
Recorded	May 1990
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:15
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
I Took Up the Runes (1990) Ragas and Sagas (1992) StAR (1991)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Mark W. B. Allender awarded the album 4 stars stating "For aficionados of Indian or Pakistani music, this is a great recording; Garbarek's lines are right in step with the traditional styles of improvisation. Listeners unacquainted with these traditions will find this recording a mesmerizingly exotic disc. Those familiar with Garbarek's work will be very surprised. This is a unique recording for him; one can only hope that he makes further explorations in this vein"[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ustad Fateh Ali Khan except as indicated

1. "Raga I" - 8:44
2. "Saga" (Jan Garbarek) - 5:28
3. "Raga II" - 13:08
4. "Raga III" - 11:56
5. "Raga IV" - 12:56

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Ustad Fateh Ali Khan - voice
• Ustad Shaukat Hussain - tabla
• Ustad Nazim Ali Khan - sarangi
• Deepika Thathaal - voice
• Manu Katché - drums

References