Ustad Rashid Khan -alaap in Raag Kirwani

[pukhraj06]

Amazing artist, second best only to the master of all - Pt Jasraj

[Shrinjoy879556]

The eternal voice of Rashid Khan is having a true essence of Indian heritage..

[JustAStoner]

pakistani band Mekaal Hassan Band has used this raga to make a song called Andholan, search it youtube, its singer 'Javed Bashir' is little loud but has mindblowing midrange

[mrprabodhan1]

great kalakar of hindustani sangeet

[SohailBahadur]

Huh....................... Its soothing, purifying from inside! thanks for making this record available to us dear.

[benshehzad]

This is mesmerizing man!!!!

amazing range and depth of the voice of the Master.

Excellent

Thanks for the post.

Regards

[ecute13]

Beautiful song.

[sivaraj151]

i just like it nothinglike khan sab 's alap

[irvnz]

I didn't realise this was a vocal performance... I am amazed at his depth

I am also amazed at the respect & politeness regarding comments..

[sactubeicici]

Alaap is so good.. it is hypnotizing. The best alaap in kirwani raga I have heard.

[MrSanjivraval]

Excellent... would you be kind enough to tell me where many/most of these albums are available for purchase? I am a big fan of his music. Your response is greatly appreciated.

[1carlento]

most of his albums are available in my hardrive :P

[benshehzad]

@1carlento

very funny .

good one

good on you

[arifkhan100]

@MrSanjivraval you may find many at khazana(dot)com

[ragarhitom]

excellent voice quality

feelings is too good.

what a melodious voice

[shahzadrasheed35]

I believe its 2nd most effective Alaap after Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali khan's Alaap. Very deep voice and great performance by Ustad Rashid Khan, a great artist from India side. I would be happy to respect the opinion of those who consider his Alaap as the best.

[KumarTabla]

I strongly agree! I was about to comment on the effectiveness of his Alaap in reference to Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Beautiful comment!

[1carlento]

you can not compare nasrat fateh ali kahn with ustad rashid khan. they are both good in their own ways.

[KumarTabla]

I certainly agree.100%. I was only making reference to Ustad Nusrat Ji. I am deeply sorry if I came across the wrong way.

[arachoborane]

@KumarTabla -Ustar Nusrat was a Sufi singer, while Ustad Rashid is basically Hindustani Classical singer. So their is no question of comparison.

[KumarTabla]

@arachoborane I understand. They have totally different takes on singing (totally different Gharanas, styles etc). I was just expressing how wonderful Ustad Rashid Khan is and saying he is in the league of masters like Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saheb. No comparison. I misrepresented myself.

[benshehzad]

ahhhhh!!!!! the thirst for raag alaap was satisfied

[tofailahmed]

the best ever, kia baat ustaadji!!

[arifkhan100]

waah waah kya awaaz ata ki hai khuda ney. bohat khoob. what wonderful control and andaaz. this is superb!! I love ustad rashid khan's singing. phir aakhir rampur key jo hein. :-)

[rengas98]

Superb. Ustad Rashid Khan is simply superb.

[paritoshpohankar30]

beautiful expression of raag kirwani

[imkornhulio]

Can some tell me what movie is this from or where can i download this bandish from, but the exact same one without the tablas and the harmonium.

[gundicadevi]

its in the film kisna

[neer11]

any kinda book cant make u to knw tha indian classical music......u'll have to learn this with any guru or ustad.....

[varaveena1]

Hi.Can anyone be kind enough to suggest any books or CDs to learn to recognise ragas. I love classical Indian but am a complete novice.

[kochuraju]

hello varaveena,

raagas are created out of sapthaswaras; sa,re,ga,ma,pa,da,ni,sa. If you do not have all the time learn authentic music now, atleast remember ragas to certain popular music, recall and sing for yourself at home. Mind you it will be a wonderful feeling for you.

[vineymehra]

just fantastic he s the best v have now

[ebstudiopro]

This is only an abridged, more 'commercialised'(for lack of a better term) track which, I believe, was recorded for the soundtrack of the movie, Kisna. The longer version with accompanying instruments is available as his solo LP.

[violinoamore]

Your visit card is complete, but nothing flattering for you ...

[violinoamore]

That sudhha dha in 2:03 is a bit out of raga ...

[Lemantech]

Kirwani is a raag is quite a "lax" raag in terms of notes, you can occasionally go out of the raag.

1carlento, no need to get angry.

[cenolbaj]

Who told you ? Kirwani has quite exactly defined arohan and awarohan ...

[kxd306]

I'm afraid Lemantech is right. It is called a 'tumri' raag which means it is more 'light' classical, so the raga is not as strictly played as other raags. My father has a degree in Raga Sangeet so trust me, he would know. This is also my favourite Raag, so I've heard a lot of renditions of this Raag and play it myself in several taals and gats (vilambat and drut). He is bringing out the other tone of the Raag in 2:03, like telling a story, the tone changed

[GatoradeIsNotJuice]

@violinoamore it is indeed not a note of the raga, but when masters such as him known the proper placement to slip in out-of-rag notes, it can be very beautiful and subtly indicate a different complementary emotion.

[violinoamore]

OMG - what is this synthesiser doing there ??? No tanpura available ??

[NYPOLICE]

OH MY GOD,WHAT A VOICE.

Thanks a million for posting.

I v rated your video as a 5*****.

[bharamtaal1991]

subahn allah

[athar077]

excellent

[polyvarghese]

am not able to put my comment here it is far from infinit

[abhimazumder]

After a short spell of alap, he sang a bandish ki thumri (without taal) in Raag Kirwani with few bawlav and taans.

[KDKAPOOR]

This is from the soundtrack of a movie..shot in Devprayag.India.

[somedumbass90]

this raag when sung is usually in ektaal i believe...from what i kno everyone sings it in ektaal...but im sure it can be sung in other taals

[Lemantech]

you are correct, this is sung in ektaal

[bsingh2]

absolutely brilliant. Khan saab is one of the best classical singers ever

[korektphool]

This is not an alaap. This is a recording of a bandish missing out the tabla and harmonium and tampura tracks, and with only Rashid Khan's vocals.

[somedumbass90]

well Rashid Khan did start off with an alaap...but the rest waz the raag

[kxd306]

It is an alaap though. It doesn't need the other instruments to make it that. In fact alaaps are normally very bare, with only the voice/instrument and tanpura perhaps in the background

[korektphool]

Yes I agree, but I've got this exact track on my computer, with the tampura and sarangi/harmonium and tablas added on. For some reason this version has taken out all the other instrument tracks and made it an a capella.

[kxd306]

Oh right, you meant it is not the original full version. I'm sure your version is even lovelier, but I guess this user wanted to give it a more pure alaap sound, so Ustad Ji's voice could be fully appreciated.

Peace

K*

[dindin010]

great