Bismillah Khan is often credited with bringing the shehnai into the modern age, and on Ru-Ba-Ru, Vol. 1 & 2, sarod icon Amjad Ali Khan offers this mission support. These live recordings capture an infectious energy; while Khan's shehnai is virtuosic and precise, filled with long, meticulous runs, Khan's playing is suffused with an electric vitality, suggesting to the listener that he's exploring the depth and breadth of his sound in real time. The audience—often applauding mid-raga—seems to agree.