Saturday, 24 October 2015

Vilayat Khan, Bismillah Khan, Shanta Prasad--Thumri in Bhairavi





Vilayat Khan (sitar), Bismillah Khan (shehnai) and Shanta Prasad (tabla) in a Thumri in raga Bhairavi -- a most remarkable recording made around 1960. It is the full recording, not cut, as some other recordings are. Rhythm: Tintal (16 beats)

Friday, 23 October 2015

Kaushiki Chakrabarty - a bhajan in raag Bhairavi (complete, in 1 video)





Kaushiki Chakrabarty is magnificently performing a bhajan in raag Bhairavi. She's accompanied on tabla by Subhashish Bhattacharya and on harmonium by Vyasmurti Katti. On tanpura: Julia Ohrmann. In April 2007 Kaushiki was on tour for a week in The Netherlands and in Belgium and this is a recording of the final concert during this tour, Sunday 15 April 2007 in Amsterdam, in Het Tropentheater. 

Megh Malhar | Volume 1 | Audio Jukebox | Vocal/Instrumental | Classical ...

Published on Sep 1, 2015

Malhar, or the rainy season, represents the various emotions associated with romance. While Ravi Shankar’s sitar does full justice to Miyan-Ki-Malhar, a creation of Miyan Tansen, while Mallikarjun Mansur delivers Ramdasi Malhar in his vintage Jaipur-Atrauli style.

Track: Raga Mian ki Malhar
Artist: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Music Label: 1991 Living Media India Ltd.

Track: Raga Ramdasi Malhar
Artist: Mallikarjun Mansur
Music Label: 1991 Living Media India Ltd.

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Megh Malhar | Volume 4 | Audio Jukebox | Vocal/Instrumental | Classical ...

Published on Sep 1, 2015

The fourth and final part of the Malhar series features Kishori Amonkar’s vocals and Ustad Bismillah Khan’s shehnai. Amonkar’s captivating voice on Gaud Malhar practically makes you visualize the green freshness of the monsoon while Bismillah Khan’s work on Mishra Mel Ki Malhar and Kajri captures the contrasting moods that the rain often brings.

Track: Raga Gaud Malhar
Artist: Kishori Amonkar
Music Label: 1991 Living Media India Ltd.

Track: Mishra Mel Ki Malhar
Artist: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Music Label: 1991 Living Media India Ltd.

Track: Kajri
Artist: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Music Label: 1991 Living Media India Ltd.

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Thursday, 22 October 2015

Ravi Shankar - Towards the Rising Sun (Full Album)





Ravi Shankar - Towards the Rising Sun


1996

Ravi Shankar - Sitar & Tanpura
Alla Rakha - Tabla 
Susumu Miyashita - Koto 
Hozan Yamamoto - Shakuhachi
Prodyot Sen - Bass Tanpura
Sunil Kumar Banerjee - Treble Tanpura

1. Padhasapa 
2. Kaharwa 
3. Improvisation On The Theme Of "Rokudan" 
4. Namah Shivaya 
5. Tribute To Nippon 
6. Homage To Baba Allauddin (Raga Hemant)

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