Gouri banerjee playing raag Madhubanti in Sarangi.

[dhwani182]

beautiful ..and both of them seem to play with a lot of ease which shows expertise.. fantastic!

[CHIP0DALE]

Excellent performance!

[pootubeiscrap]

Absolutey fucking awesome!

[KumarTabla]

Kyaa Baat!

[9910941482]

Very nice mam good played. let's make something good music ,like jazz with saarangi something world music......

[radioactives1ngh]

beautiful

[tabaljee]

Very nice!!!

[TheMerabboo]

Soft hand and melodous. marvellous

[musichanif]

hi im also a sarangi player from pakistan well played ,when ever i reach india ill meat u,again welldone keep it up.

[originalTorik]

3:40 just blows my head off!

[santsinghparas]

Good work ji

[bfulbright]

Love it. Thanks for making and posting. I have played guitar for last 45 yrs. Ready to expand!! I love this instrument and your playing.

What is a good brand or maker of these instruments?  Where can I get one? do you like better than esraj? What, if any, are the differences?

[benji100008]

KhayabHaaaattt!!!

[ajaymehmi]

Me and that babe shredding the sarangi are arranged to wed.

[benji100008]

sir, you just broke my heart

[SatSound]

wow congrats, you are a lucky man indeed

[UDilipU]

Wonderful talent! Thanks for posting!

Dilip Saraf

[akinderreality]

she is so young to be such a virtuoso! Bravo!

[madhubantitalukdar]

heyyy tht's my name!!! love the raag...thnx 4 posting this video...!!!

[shabaash]

Wow! What fine sarangi playing! I only wish the sound quality was better. Does she concertize?

[samratdp]

Great stuff !! I suggest you link this video to DynamycDesi - they are good platform to promote and also give weekly awards to such great talents

[SHILANDY]

It's very difficult to play saranghi even for men. Realy she is a very talented lady. Great and beautiful.

[nshishir]

what a sexist comment to make. What does gender have to do with playing well. It's all in the riyaz and sadhana.

[googoochung]

something you will understand only if you know the history of the sarangi. It's not a sexist comment at all. It has to do with the musical world of Indian and the social stigma the sarangi carries.

[nshishir]

I understand that sarangi is yet to escape the social stigma of prostitution. But that is exactly my point: Why is it that female musicians playing sarangi are associated with prostitution whereas male musicians are not?

[googoochung]

Well, it's not the musician themselves that are associated with prostitution, it's the instrument itself. And frankly, the sarangi has always been played by male musicians in the past. It was promoted as a solo concert instrument by Ram Narayan, distancing the instrument from its original context. And the fact that a lady has the "courage" to pick up a "men's" instrument is remarkable. Its breaking the social norm. That's why the comment was not sexist at all.

[nshishir]

You are completely right - it would be incorrect to associate the musician with the past of the instrument and yes it is commendable that she is breaking a social norm. But, what does breaking social norm have to do with 'it's very difficult to play saranghi even for men'?

[googoochung]

I am guessing what the person means is that it is even difficult for men to pick up a instrument with such social stigma because of things such as family approval and getting lessons and such. I don't think the person means difficult technical-wise. You know what i mean? Well, I might be wrong about that person's intent though but this is just what i thought.

[nshishir]

If you agree that the stigma affects women more than men, then you are also observing a gender bias in this. If a European told you, 'hey you are good, despite being from India!' as a reference to our third world status what would you think of them?

In the same way Shilandy's comment acknowledges this subtle bias and further reinforces it in the same statement

(although I am sure he/she didn't mean to)

[lisadraga]

The social stigma of the sarangi is very clearly depicted in the book "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth.

[petrarchian]

Methinks you would benefit in finding a more constructive outlet for your discontent with historical social gender inequalities, and people's freedom to refer to such. Perhaps learning a new instrument would be a healthy subsumation?

[nshishir]

Thanks for your concern. But, my point was not about historical bias, but the more contemporary forms as put forward by Shilandy. Statements like these are all too common nowadays. "You did X despite being of gender Y" - this is subtle way of underscoring that 'this is not the done thing by gender Y, hey look we have an exception!'. Sexist bias? make up your own mind. Think energy spent on social biases is spent better? I don't agree.

[londhenr]

I guess when it comes to music ... if you have the ear tuned for it ... it does not matter what string equipment is it. Coming back to who is playing the instrument, dude / babe grow up - are you the person of the 21st century atleast? lol.

[spydr86]

THIS IS WHY I AM PROUD TO BE INDIAN.

[LostInTheRythms]

@spydr86

It is great to be proud but also realize that music is beyond all of these things. Music is everything ;)

[Gunjanrao]

Hi Gauri,

Are you planning to visit USA?

Gunjanrao

[Gunjanrao]

Dear Gauri,

Excellet performance .... Keep up ...

[Houz23]

Superb music ! With more time of taalim and riyaz, fluidity and grace will be more expressive...Keep on Gouri-ji ! Salaams...

[Lootroq]

Wow, I wasn't expecting that.

[veterraga]

gracias por acompañar mi horas e escritura con tan bella musica

[Dervi5h]

Very very nice.

Respect!!

[haclil]

Thrilling rendition--please post more!

[retaliatorek]

Great. I've been listening to it the whole day. Thanks a lot for posting it :)))))

[funkyasl]

excellent..

[saranjot]

wow...amazing!!!!

[sharmamanmohan]

Wah, Kya baat hai.

ManMohan Sharma.

[itstherevolution]

brilliant, r e s p e c t!

[Sukhpreet84]

Absolutely amazing!

[legalserviceindia]

Excellent...

[junglijat]

mashallah. excellent aap key ustaad ka naam kiya hai.

[dhyvat]

Mind Blowing..beautiful combination of Sarangi & Tabla... beautiful rendition too...this lady has a bright future.. God bless her in fulfilling her musical desires.. Taans are excellent.. thehai's are appropriate.. reply of tabla sangat is of top standard.. Nicely taught by her Guru.

[scorpionerd]

thats amazing!

[regalparks]

very nice

[tablashiv]

Thanks for the wonderful comments and appreciation...

[emparfe]

awesome... are you kiddin'?

[SatSound]

Wow, you're a vision of Saraswati. Your beauty is eclipsed by your music. Wonderful, thank you.

[princessfromparadise]

Wow, you are amazing,,,you know that you can make someone's day by your beautiful music,,God bless you,,keep up the good work:)

[alsdouble]

Amazing: like bending the air. And the man on tabla. Brilliantm almost effortless music.

[manavk]

wow . too good

[celso91]

it's not as easy it looks

very interesting to see thanks for posting this wonderful video

[tubbytabla]

Hi Gouri, i am a student of Ustad Sabri Khan saheb. but i havent played for a while. until i can meet up with Kamalji, could you teach me some basics??? esp tunings

[allias123]

as easy as breathing for some people isnt it! may i ask how long you have been playing??plz reply!