the Sound of Nikhil Banerjee _ Alap Raag Maluha Kalyan

[swamiaseem]

Devine, perfect, intuitive - and yet "thought-full" -of musical "surprises in sound: Nikhil Banerjee

[runrunrun6777]

Who could possibly dislike this? This music came straight from heaven.

[seth12345]

where can I hear sitar music? i love the sitar coolest sound. what are some artsits?

[DrSaikatChowdhury]

pl post the rest. the DVD is no more in the market.And every Nikhil-lover has a dream over years to watch him playing a full length concert.

you can make our dream come true. Help pl

[dantheartisan]

If the all the staues and monuments of great conqurers and mighty Tyrants in the world were replaced by people like this,,,, can anyone imagine?

[Indyrail]

Even one raised in Western Civilization can hear the emotion in this piece. From a sob to a wail all surrounded by a prayer.

[12347771]

His 8 main string instrument is tuned to "Varansai" tuning I believe. Combines Kharaj Pancham and Ghandar Pancham. I seemed to have read somewhere that he later removed the extra 'Ga' string that enabled this approach.

This a superb performance. Trancending.

[panchamkauns]

Banerjee could make any sankeerna sound like a raganga raga!

[takeitupthesitar]

Shear beauty. If He taught all of us one thing it is to play from oneself and not be told what to play.

[tubonym55]

A flame flickering on wind - Banerjee flickering on the breath of God - one of the most profound musical performances captured.

Thank you!

[umauk]

goes straight to heart

[zuhair1487]

peace......

[StrivetobeDust]

Without a doubt one of the most beautiful and inspired musical performances I have ever heard.

[vizualnoize]

om mani padme hum

[richacinas]

haha! you know how to use drugs, that's the way dude. Getting your mind free and awaking your creativity!

[Subodas]

3:40-3:45 = wah!

[Subodas]

1:48 -1:53 = Heaven

[Asjh89]

This is the sound of divine love..

[Carter439]

this is probaly, no def. the best performance of music caught on film

[Carter439]

Much has changed in the world of music. Spend a little time looking at todays hindustani musicians, they know technique, has a good sounding instrument, and know raagdari, but there playing shows the possibility of a spritual deadness inside. The old generation' Ali Akbar Khan, Amir Khan, Vilayat Khan., Bismillah Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, ect were all unique individuals that put there own stamp on how music sounds to them . Globalization has changed music for the worse. NB shows that here

[ganesha1001]

Hi Carter439! You should listen to the CD "Faith" by Niladri Kumar - probably you'll change your mind.

[schakraverty]

With all due respect other Sitar maestros and instrumentalists of his time, he is probably the most complete musician I have ever listened to. As a kid I remember listening to the LP with his Maluha Kalyan Gat on Chaartal ki Sawari with Pt. Kanai Dutta. I still keep looking for that record. His music touches the heart like no one else. He gave a different dimension to the Sitar.

[joydeepdutta2]

@schakraverty. I think you mean Gramaphone Co of India Lp No. EAST 1305. This piece I think can be heard on musicindiaonline, but over there it says that it is from the album "fond memories-air release", but this is misinformation i think. Anyway I'm quite sure its the one you mean, because it is quite amazing. Im trying to get the mp3.

[schakraverty]

I think you replied to the wrong person. It was BodhisattwaGuha that posted the earlier comment. But thanks for sharing the comment.

[joydeepdutta2]

No i replied to your comment below which had been posted about 11 months ago. Just happened to read it and I think I found it on musicindiaonline, and so I thought I would let you know

[nrvana8775]

I need more info!!! This is amazing, I want to hear more.

Where can I find this music? What is the 'song' called? What album?

[YANHAP]

I'm in tears

thank you for sharing

[krishna111]

hi..iv got the complete thing...

[killlalaland]

POST IT!

[ranabanerjee29]

Can we request it, for the sake of all music lovers and those who hold Pandit Nikhil Banerjee and his music so dear to their hearts, that you please post the full recording. You shall do the world of music a great favour!!

[subshrub]

I keep coming back to this one, it's awesome!

[LFORSK]

me too...really really touching

[bansuriraj]

Truly the most magnificent sound I have ever heard. Nikhil ji's music is God personified...so sublime, so tranquil, so pristine, so divine. His sitar makes you weep. There will never be another Saint in Indian music like him!

Bansuriraj

[jinsarangi]

All i can say is, if these masters played like this on camera can we even imagine how they played at home

[Antarblue]

Beloved

Iwas a disciple of Nikhil-Da from 1971 until his untimely death in '86. I used to have an open invitation to watch him pratice at his home in Jodhpur Park (suburb of S. Calcuuta). I heard him many times in concert and once at a lavish house concert on Nob Hill in SF. He favored live performance.; he was nervous in the studio.

[JFeinberg07]

whops! ment to leave that reply to sitariya. this is Nikhil-kaka's own creation. it is a combination of mahula and shuddh kalyan. it is very similar to hemant, which had a very significant position in Nikhil-kaka's repertoire.

[shadebard]

"this is Nikhil-kaka's own creation. it is a combination of mahula and shuddh kalyan"

Maluha Kalyan is not a creation of Nikhil Banerjee. Alauddin Khan set down the structure.Nikhil Banerjee's record with a Chautal-ki-Sawari gat acc. by Kanai Dutt is well known. Hence the pardonable association of Malhua Kalyan with Banerjee. There used to be a fine rendition by Bahadur Khan on All India Radio, but seems to have disappeared from the air waves.

[BodhisattwaGuha]

Chartal-ki-Sawari by Kanai Dutt. It was awesome

[sitariya]

Awesome. So soulful. Can someone give some information about this raga ?

[subshrub]

his playing seems to be from beyond this earth...

[JFeinberg07]

this is nikhilkaka's own creation. it is a combination of mahula and shuddh kalyan

[chrisitar]

thank you so much for uploading, ive been waiting for an intimate look at his soul searching alaps

[frenk1973]

What brilliant playing. He was a true master.