Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi - Raag Multani (1957)

[RAJUDAMLE]

Simply Wonderful ! Where is Purushottam Kapila, he seems to have matched Panditji to some extent. Can any one shed light on what happened to this geneous?

[calamur]

this is such a brilliant rendition by panditji ... a young bhimsen joshi with the full power of youth .. his later versions were much more mellow ... brilliant..

[bodhibrikkha]

This is a doctored tape. At a few places, there is Bhimsen. And then its superimposed with Salamat-Nazakat. The tape-speed is also manipulated. The "lagao" and "taans" are NOT Bhimsen's. Notice at 5:34-6.00 its Bhimsen (speeded up). I can't believe there are fools who do this and think they can get away.

[Karandebuwa3]

@bodhibrikkha This is not a doctored nor super-imposed tape. This was sung only Pt. Bhimsen Joshi and his disciple, Purushottam Kapila in 1957 at Jallandhar. Salamat-ji and Nazakat-ji are nowhere in this.

While this recording of Raag Multani is published by Music Today, I have acquired a recording of Bhimsen-ji's Bhairavi sung immediately after this Raag from a descendant of Purushottam Kapila himself.

There is nothing artificial about this recording. Only its quality does not due justice.

[anandkane1]

@bodhibrikkha Won't it be a good idea to get your basics right before calling someone fool publically? I recommend you listen more of Panditji before concluding its NOT his taans.

@Karandebuwa3 I can thank you enough for uploding this video.

[s2k221b]

@bodhibrikkha Haha funny that you thought so. The tape speed manipulated !!! Did you also notice that the tabla maintains the taal;no speeding up.If you noticed, the harmonium shruthi, the drone is still the same pitch!!! Still if you insist so...for such a thing to be done, if you have any knowledge in audio mixing, each of the instruments and the vocals would have be recorded on different channels; totally filtered and isolated. Very advanced studio techniques.VERY IMPROBABLE!!! Think abt it.

[75husted]

@bodhibrikkha - i must say you have a very appropriate sounding name. is brikkha same as bhikshu? ie bhikhari? because we all know what bodhi is ...buddhi-bhikshu.

[jignahthaker]

This is Electrifying!!!! Can't stop listening to it!

[abhijitbaner]

panditji is singing @F scale as base (the Madhyam of normal C scale is used as kharaj); I have not heard panditji sing at this high scale before, but never heard something from 50-60 yrs back earlier either; whatever - it pleases my ears

[shankyxyz]

@abhijitbaner in those times, singers were trained to sing at high pitches,as there were no mikes. so as a kid panditji must have acclimatised to a rather high pitch.

[abhijitbaner]

wow; ludicrously lucid

[nandurimd]

A True Master Piece IMMORTAL SINGING NO BODY CAN MATCH THIS.MY PRNAMAMS TO PANDITJI.Peace on earth.

[nandurimd]

Mindblowing nobody can perform like this.Amar Rahe Pandititji this is a true Gem.

[nandurimd]

Mindblowing nobody can perform like this.Amar Rahe Pandititji

[nandurimd]

Thanks for upload of this incredible Gem karandebuwa million thanks.Humanly impossible tanns only Pandiji can do.He is immortal

[Soofiamarooh]

Incridble record ,amazing i like that,i am not forget it...may he live long yeshudas.

[shrijhaan]

pandit ji key saah mey bethan hoon :)

[nandurimd]

Thanks for upload.Greatest voice blessed we are to enjoy this.

nanduri

[prakashm67]

Spectacular

[Didgebaba]

This is astounding.

[psuhaskhan]

This is the panditji I liked. Truly "Dangal ka Gana"

[maratsubodh]

He was the fountainhead, the thunderer, the storm bringer, the wet fierce lion you saw in the darkness when lightning flashes...he was the adventurer, illuminator, scholar, the first torch bearer of Indian classical music in independent India... none to match him to this day..atleast I have not heard one as yet. Alas for all of us ...... and Hurrah to the Gods for they have him now!

[Karandebuwa3]

Today, Bharat Ratna Swarabhaskar Swaradhiraj Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi passed away.

We wish him a peaceful and blissful rest and thank him for his service to music. Truly among the greatest of musicians who ever lived.

This recording, I believe is one of the greatest creations by Pandit-ji.

I hope all enjoy this and share my love and thanks for his great genius.

Thank you, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.

[noushadkalanad]

ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാനി സംഗീതലോകത്തിന് നല്‍കിയ ഏറെ സംഭാവനകള്‍ നലികിയ പണ്ഡിറ്റ് ഭീംസെന്‍ ജോഷി യാത്രയായി ..ആദരാജ്ഞലികള്‍

[vineetgoswami2007]

adhyatmik sur ka samrajye aaj samaapt ............... pandit ji ka nidhan bharat ke sangeet ratan ka nidhan ho gaya ............. sb aisa mardana gana shayad hi live kabhi sun payein.........

[fannafiallah]

So shredding ! I always listen to this recording when i think my alankara's/taans are getting fast just to remember the incredible standards of vocal music back then.

[rahul30563]

one of the greatest!

[shrihegde1122]

Very nice

[amitjgd52]

A master piece, even by his own standards!

[shantyadon]

A million thanks to you sir for uploading this rare gem. Also, The "More info" provides interesting factoids that provide insight into panditjis gayaki and his evolution to where and who is today.

[ManiDProductions]

epic!

[bodhibrikkha]

bnbbnnb

[astrospirit]

As if Tansen had himself descended here.

[TheVitalstatistix]

Just listen to the heavenly music will you folks? And enjoy the pure genius. Stop prattling about such as these throat-breaking taans, which the great Ustad Salamat Khan sahib also used to produce without much effort. Go and listen to his yaman on youtube it's barely three minutes. Long enough for eternity! May ALL these great souls live forever!

[hiteshubharani]

hats off!!!

[Uday2310]

Only Listen...I Am Speechless.

[doktorfolkenstein]

Wah wah!

[ks143505]

No match at all. Greatest performing.

Wah Wah Gandharv Gaen. Wah Wah.

Both singers wah wah

[gjeram]

Amazing! Taans are unbelievable

[tbimbra]

mesmerizing

[ndeworkumbara]

wdsshxftjx

[Ominoushero1]

this is out of this world. amazing

[rotatingwah]

3:36 - 4:20

[Cypher88888888]

who else do deserve Bharat Ratna ??? Salute to maestro...

[ribandarcho]

Not much can be said about Panditjis performance. It is extraordinary and almost beyond human vocal range. Interestingly, the other person is not shy and providing excellent support as well. It is hard to believe that such a performance can be repeated now, which makes it one of the rarest of the gems in Indian classical music. Thanks for sharing.

[rksharma55]

Exquisite.What a wholesome , complete and eclectic rendition of a vibrant Raag. He is a Ratna already in 1957 (when this is sung at Harballabh) if not before.

RK Sharma.

[0nman]

speechless....

[trai1b1azer]

Just unbelievable!

[balachandra108]

An absolutely thrilling experience - the only vocalist that I can think of that sang taans this fast and clear was Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan. I will never tire of Bhimsenji's performances.

[Carter439]

This recording is available on music today's Thaat Todi album on Zune (no paying membership req) for 1 dollar and is 38 mins! I agree its so silly to compare great masters, they all have there place in the music, just like someone said that bhimsen joshi, ravi shankar and zakir hussain are way above evereyone else... huh Zakir hussain above mallikarjun mansur or amir khan??? its all opinion and state of consciousness, why come on here and post such blatant things...

[shankyxyz]

baap baap, this is the result of paanch-mombatti ka royaz daily for decades. between 3:50 and 4:20 is mindblowing. what taans and what raaga sanchar.

[Satyasheelrawal]

With due respect, Salamat Ali Khan Sa'ab could never achieve this level dexterity. This singing is simply extraordinary - once in a lifetime kind of thing.

[listeningforpleasure]

It is the sheer joyful feeling that an artist "evokes" in the listener that matters most

And therefore, for simply listening, my No 1 Favourite is Pandit Bhimsen Joshi follwed closely by, Khan Saheb Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar, Mohammed Rafi, Manna De, Abida Parveen,

Their artistry simply appears to lift the listening experience to a different plane altogether- They are the Sub-Continent's treasures having enriched its culture forever

MANY THANKS!

[des1fyd]

indescribable. Where has this type of gayaki gone?

[rabhide72]

This is stupendous stuff....

[RajiBongo]

You are mistaken. This is Pt Bhimsen Joshi and Parshotam Kapila

[ganawalla]

This recording sounds like it is being played back

at a higher speed than recorded. Thus Panditji's

voice sounds much higher than on other recordings and the music sounds faster than it was recorded

[korektphool]

i dont think so. bhimsen joshi could actually sing that fast.

[r8rdarklord]

Panditji when he was young could sing like this. These are his signature taans.

[AlexRawlings]

wow

[shrishrishrishri]

Hahahahahhhahah

hahahahah

ROTFL :-)

HSPAbla, I LOVE the authoritative tone of your statement. Unfortunately, the statement is not true.

The recording is Pandit Bhimsen Joshi 's 1957 concert in Harballabh sangeet sammelan in Jalandhar.

Best,

Shri.

[RajiBongo]

This concert was recorded in Amritsar Holi Festival at Durgiana Temple 1957.

[Karandebuwa3]

Almost a year back, another person so confidently told me the same thing.

This recording is of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, taken from a very commercial CD series by Music Today.

No one but Pandit-ji can even come close to this, only possible Tansen himself.

Salamat-saheb sounds nothing like Bhimsen-ji and truly could not reproduce this.

Please read all the comments below, as well as the "(more info)" bar to the right.

I hope all will enjoy this excerpt as much as I have.

[hindustanimusiclover]

Salamat Ali khan saab is also extremly gifted as a vocalist listen to his Raag Rageshree it is truly mindblowing just like this recording. They are all equally great artists.

[Karandebuwa3]

Why do people feel so confident in bringing up Nazakat Ali and Salamat Ali Khan with this video? They don't sound anything like this video and have produced nothing even close to what Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi has sung.

They are not all equally great artists. Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Lata Mangeshkar and Utd. Zakir Hussain are all WAY, WAY beyond everybody.

'Equally great' stoops Panditji too low.

Their Rageshree was okay - listen to Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe's.

[DEUTSCHLANDDUDE]

True!!! Bhimsenji is the living legend and the living lion of Indian music! Would yo be having his soul-strring Ahir Bhairav from one of the published recordings? Thanks for the rare and old recording...a masterpiece indeed!

[KumarTabla]

I agree That Pandit Ji is in a league of his own, but Ustad Salamat Ali Khan had some amazing talent and innovation in the art of singing. He deserves to be respected for that as well. I am sure Pandit Bhimsen Joshi would agree.

[hindustanimusiclover]

@KumarTabla Beautifully said, I fully agree.

[harishinamdar81]

@HSPabla, this piece was extracted from the commercial recording from Music Today-Bhimsen Joshi 75 years CD. With all due respect to Salamat Ali Khan sahab, this is none other than Pt.Bhimsen Joshi.

[HSPabla]

@harishinamdar81  Thanks.

[sachintadphale]

Panditji ka to jawaab hi nahi,,this bandish infuses so much energy in the listener and even the supporting singer is awesome...

[mallyark]

The exposition of this raag by the master is just one of several examples that makes me feel, he rightfully deserved Bharat Ratna. He will always be remembered in the hearts of Hindustani classical music lovers all over the world.

mallyark

[abhayshankarshastry]

What a piece this is!!! dEvre iLidu bandirbEku ( God should have descended)

[bhavanigaddi]

thanks for posting....its great piece of khayal by Panditji..

[faheemthedream2007]

WOW!!!

[gagangayatri]

unbelievable!!! thanks fr postin this

[prashantpendsay]

Such people make us to believe in GOD.

[picknick420]

my prayers to all mighty Lord to give him long life because we need him. Never heard anything like this before..just unbelievable........

Nikhil

[Astraldisaster22]

please excuse my ignorance, but can someone explain to me, if those pitched sounds are extreamly wild gamak? is it realy possile to achieve that sound with your throat? i feel completly unarmed to face this kind of music. im a begginer student of sitar and hindostani music in general but i never thought that something like this realy existed. im sorry a just moved...

[mutinyvizier]

One of the finest expositions of Raga Multani I have had the good fortune to hear - I heard Panditji live in 1987 live in Sri Fort Auditorium in Delhi, and I was just left spellbound - I had heard several of his recordings till then, and had tried imitating his distinctive style, but when I heard him live, I knew with finality that there was, and could be only one Pt Bhimsen Joshi!

He has brought so much joy and meaning to my life! God bless him! May he get the Bharat Ratna!

[r8rdarklord]

Whether he gets it or not, he is a true Bharat Ratna.

[mutinyvizier]

Maybe you can comment against Vishwanathan Anand as well sometime - he too has a Padma Vibhushan, and deserves a Bharat Ratna! (LOL!)

Pranams and congratulations Panditji on your well earned and well deserved Bharat Ratna!

[r8rdarklord]

He should. You have to only look at the list and conclude that Anand deserves it atleast as much or more than some who have made the list.

[DamianNixon]

mighty!....brilliantly saved for us. Graciously posted by Karandebuwa... Thank you.

[rotatingwah]

3:54-4:20 !!!!! is so wild and free! can anyone recommend any hindi vocalists that out perform Pt. Bhimsen Joshi?

[r8rdarklord]

If you liked the taan sequences, I will suggest you listen to Ustad Faiyaaz Khan (Aftabe Mousiquie), his Darbari & Sughrai Kanhara has some fantastic taan sequences.You should also give a listen to Ustad Rahimat Khan, he was called taan captain. He was son of Ustad Haddu khan of the kadak bijli taan fame. The great Alia Fattu of Patiala gharana learnt there music from Ustad Haddu & Hassu Khan as well. There are a few more but as you rightly said not many do that.

[rotatingwah]

thanks alot!

[shankyxyz]

@r8rdarklord how can i listen to allia-fattu or rahimat khan. there was no sound recording at that time. have u invented a time-machine already?

[r8rdarklord]

@shankyxyz There is one recording of Ustad rahimat khan which I have heard on the internet - probably in the sangeet research academy archive. Let me try and locate it - it's true allia fattu are not recorded therefore can't be heard but then I didn't say that did I ? BTW, there is another memorable interview where Ustad Faiyaz khan talks to Kichlu and didn't have great things to say off Alia Fattu.

[rotatingwah]

i love this. so impressive. thanks a million for posting this. i'm stunned. thanks thanks thanks

[acyutananda]

I love his older stuff like this, its so great.

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[Karandebuwa3]

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi has earned the Bharat Ratna.

India must give it to him!!!

[nochemistry]

I agree. It is heartbreaking to see Lata Mangeshkar get a Bharat Ratna, while Pandit Bhimsen Joshi who has kept our ancient traditions alive, and made Hindustani Classical music popular -- fails to receive one. I really feel sad about the level of corruption and darkness that has spread in India.

[r8rdarklord]

It's Bharat Ratna's loss, Pt Bhimsen Joshi is a bharat ratna, whether he gets it or not.

[mutinyvizier]

Well he got it! Nov 4. - good timing (LOL!)

[r8rdarklord]

Great news..I hope they could award Bharat Ratna posthumously. Some of our pillars of music have not been rewarded with Bharat Ratna. In Hindustani vocal alone (post independence)

- Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

- Ustad Faiyyaz Khan

- Pandit Malikarjun Mansoor

- Ustad Amir Khan

- Ustad Allah Diya Khan

- Pt Omkarnath Thakur

- Pt Datatreya Vishnu Paluskar

- Kishori Amonkar

and may be few others that I am forgetting.

[dixitakash]

kishori amonkar has not passed

[r8rdarklord]

I know that and should have phrased my sentence accrodingly. What I intended to say is that she deserves Bharat Ratna too.

[shankyxyz]

@Karandebuwa3 fuck the bharat ratna. these ugly awards and the ugly politics dont deserve to be conferred onto panditji. either no award is better, or musicians should form an independant guild which confers awards, like a peer reviewed scientific body.

[rputran]

i too have the original CD. the CDs are made from old recordings and like many of the earlier recordings (for example if you listen to Ustand Abdul Karim Khan 1904 recordings) you will find similar super fast taans. but later recordings show more reasonable speeds. nevertheless super fun to listen to them.

[Karandebuwa3]

But is not hard to believe that Bhimsen-ji is capable of creating such fast taans.

Still, his creativity is unfathomable in this recording.

[r8rdarklord]

Those Ustads were capable of such rapid taans. Let some years pass by, people will say the same about singers that we have heard live and are capable of producing such taans.

[rputran]

This seems to be speeded up. The actual is a little slower and the pitch is more normal.

[kkwhacks]

nope..this is original..

i have the CD...

it does sound a bit odd.. cos no one else can sing taanas at that speed any more..

[auaroma]

i guess u r right.. the voice is too shrill to belong to Pt.ji.

[rashrikul]

Beautyful

[bansuriflute]

This is amazing recording. Listen to some of the taans and how long they go on. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is truly God's gift to our times.

He sang at Sawai Gandharva festival 2007 (incidentally Multani yet again) and it is truly amazing how well he manages to sing even in failing health. God bless him!

[eknumber1234]

I've never heard anyone with these vocal controls.... Just makes you want to learn indian classical music.....

[heavyatheart]

i think he could have easily qualified as a dashing bollywood actor as well.

[bheegicigarette]

maybe, but thank god he stuck to music and became a true grand-master. i am curious about how the title of pandit, ustad is conferred. is there a system? is it based on peers opinions?

[ande1718]

Its based on general recognition. Ustad is for Muslim and Pandit for Hindus. Sometimes the same person is called Ud/Pdt by some and not acknowledged by others. Only the greatest are acknowledged by everyone. Maybe top 5 on each instrument.

[heavyatheart]

this is humanly impossible to sing.

[eknumber1234]

It's only possible because of years of work ethics of 16 hours per day...

[dachandman]

if i may ask would i be able to download this whole piece on the internet, i find it harder to enjoy when it is isolated from the entire rendition.

Thankyou

[Purvi30]

This song was recorded in Amritsar. The vocal support was provided by Parshotam Kapila who is my father.

[Karandebuwa3]

Please tell your father that he is the only disciple that has truly shown and acknowledged the greatness of Bhimsen-ji's gayaki.

Would you please message me his biodata?

Does your father remember this concert well?

Does he perform today?

[Purvi30]

My father thanks you for your comments. He lives in London. He still sings, but only at home.

[RChakravarti]

My kudos and admirations to your father, Kapila-ji. His phirat is truly a divine gift and he is the only disciple of Bhimsenji who has shown the gift as far as i can think of.

If possible, please upload some of his music. I would love to hear more of him.

Thanks also to Music India for releasing such a treasure to the public.

[Karandebuwa3]

I also wish for this!

[kunzshah]

really nice i think he belongs to kirana gharana

[kushirish]

Nobody on this earth can sing like this .

I hope u ve nt heard Bhimsen .

Not even Salamat Ali or anybody.

Not just this recording only , there are cuple of more on AIR Pune.

Listen before comment

[alvandip]

I am really amazed by his singing style. Truly a great singer.

[throwindembows]

true true, takes not only a great voice but alot of intellect as well. This music is phenomenal.

[takla3210]

Uff... is it possible for a human to sing like this. Thats the thought that ran in my mind. Human voice, creativity, and intelligence taken to its most beautiful limits.

[allgambits]

Wonderfull !! Truely amazing.

Thanks for sharing this.

[skorpion123456]

That's amazing,I relly believe that Pandit Bhimsen Joshi practiced up to 16 hours daily