I was a bit amused by the rating of the sitarist...!!!! It's funny. I was always enchanted by the tremendous "medha", brilliance of Pt Ravi Shankar. He did not have the speed, which Vilayet ji had. But for a same raag, Ravi ji will creat the picture in 10 mins, which Vilayet ji will do in >20 mins. Also Ravji made a place table where it was equal, as opposed to Vilayet ji, to whom it should be merely an accompaniment.
@JoelvanLennep : The picture is only odd in the sense that it must have taken before vocalist Ustad Amir Khan's divorce from his first wife, Zeenat, who was the sister of the sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan. They broke off completely after Ustad Amir Khansaheb married again! And of course who wouldn't be scorched to smithereens standing next to the veritable SUN himself? As they said about Sir Isaac Newton, it bears to be said about Pandit Ravi Shankar: he couldn't be hidden even in disguise!
If I were to rate the word's top sitarists they would be as follows: 1)Ustad Vilayat Khan 2) Ustad Shahid Parvez 3) Ustad Shujaat Khan 4) Ustad Rais Khan 5) Ustad Imart Khan 7) Ravi Shankar 8)Nikhil Benarjee 9) Nishat Khan 10)Bhuditya Mukarjee
i think it is equally just 2 pay respect of pt.ravi shankar..... while u utter his name............u had called ustadji as vilayatji...isnt it? at least try and respct the person whose name pops up everytime u think... u play.... or listen sitar "the instrument" recitals....+
Rather odd - but that is the great singer, Amir Khansahib depicted in the photo w/ Vilayat Khansahib. But the music really does sound like him with Ali Akbar Khansahib. Shahid Parvez uses this same gat, but not as brilliantly as here - usually Shahidbhai is tops, however. (He and Shujaat.) Notice in the second photo how uncomfortable Vilayatji looks with Ravi - ever the showman!
I was a bit amused by the rating of the sitarist...!!!! It's funny. I was always enchanted by the tremendous "medha", brilliance of Pt Ravi Shankar. He did not have the speed, which Vilayet ji had. But for a same raag, Ravi ji will creat the picture in 10 mins, which Vilayet ji will do in >20 mins. Also Ravji made a place table where it was equal, as opposed to Vilayet ji, to whom it should be merely an accompaniment.
debashisg 3 months ago
@JoelvanLennep : The picture is only odd in the sense that it must have taken before vocalist Ustad Amir Khan's divorce from his first wife, Zeenat, who was the sister of the sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan. They broke off completely after Ustad Amir Khansaheb married again! And of course who wouldn't be scorched to smithereens standing next to the veritable SUN himself? As they said about Sir Isaac Newton, it bears to be said about Pandit Ravi Shankar: he couldn't be hidden even in disguise!
TheVitalstatistix 6 months ago
@TheVitalstatistix I think I have every right to express my views about the musicians!
jakemullick 6 months ago
@jakemullick Please keep yr ratings nay rantings to yourself!
TheVitalstatistix 6 months ago
If I were to rate the word's top sitarists they would be as follows: 1)Ustad Vilayat Khan 2) Ustad Shahid Parvez 3) Ustad Shujaat Khan 4) Ustad Rais Khan 5) Ustad Imart Khan 7) Ravi Shankar 8)Nikhil Benarjee 9) Nishat Khan 10)Bhuditya Mukarjee
jakemullick 6 months ago
Also, hear the same gat in Tilak kamod played brilliantly by Ustad Rais Khan.
rageshree 7 months ago
@anunay9 Pt. Nikhil Banerjee > Pt. Ravi Shankar
l800COLLECT 7 months ago
Too Good. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
kenobolbo 7 months ago
i think it is equally just 2 pay respect of pt.ravi shankar..... while u utter his name............u had called ustadji as vilayatji...isnt it? at least try and respct the person whose name pops up everytime u think... u play.... or listen sitar "the instrument" recitals....+
anunay9 8 months ago
Rather odd - but that is the great singer, Amir Khansahib depicted in the photo w/ Vilayat Khansahib. But the music really does sound like him with Ali Akbar Khansahib. Shahid Parvez uses this same gat, but not as brilliantly as here - usually Shahidbhai is tops, however. (He and Shujaat.) Notice in the second photo how uncomfortable Vilayatji looks with Ravi - ever the showman!
JoelvanLennep 10 months ago