Jugalbandi Part-1: Ustad Shahid Parvez and Gopal Kumar

This is the slow Raaga Alap part. The intent for me was to demonstarte that the Hindustani Meends are possible on the Veena as well. What ever I have been able to do is a blessing of my manasiga Guru, Dr. S. Balachander. I have also been deeply moved and inspired by Ustad Vilayat Khan and I draw upon his style as well here.

For more details on the concert itself please see Part-2 of this Jugalpandi episode at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VenV0J5Ckjg

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jugalbandi
• Ustad
• Shahid
• Parvez
• Gopal
• Kumar
• Sitar
• Veena
• Veenai
• Carnatic
• Hindustani
• Indian
• classical

[srikasip]

gopalji, i am a student of the veena living in new jersey. i have been following your videos for a while now, and i appreciate your postings. i have a technical question for you though. while playing veena with the ustadji, what shruthi did you two tune your veena to? i find that tuning to a C# is a bit too low on the veena, so the sound quality is not as rich as it would be at a D#.

[GopalMeera]

Good and right observation!! This threw me off guard as well - the gammakas also need to be more consciously pulled as I always use D# otherwise.

[kariaudar]

Two of the most wonderful string instruments in the world together in one performance. I just wished I could listen somewhere to this concert in its entirety . . .

[luvdasitar]

This jugalbandi is slightly unfair on the Veena player. Might I suggest that a surbahar- carnatic veena jugalbandi will be a better match!

[agnividhyut]

yes it is

[chimiamb]

is it pooriya?

[satlaj5]

Awesome videos! Thank you Gopalji.

[agnividhyut]

wonderful Meends!