It is said to have been first sung by mian tansen, the celebrated court singer of the emperor akbar in the sixteenth century. Mogubai kurdikar raga chandrakauns bageshree anga this old, pentatonic version of chandrakauns is composed of. Pandit nikhil banerjee raag marubehag 1980 youtube. Nikhil banerjee sitar anindo chatterjee tabla you will experience so much joy when listening to this raag. During the major part of his musical career from the midfifties to the mid. Raga bageshri jod and jhalla album mohans veena artist pandit vishwa mohan bhatt instrument. Hindustany classic nikhil banerjee, the gandharva torrent.
Raga bageshree, anindo chatterjee genius of pandit nikhil banerjee sitar series 3. Raga bageshree 6 raga bageshri 7 raga bageshri kanada 3 raga bageshribahar 1 raga bageshwari 3 raga bageshwari bahar 1 raga bahaduri todi 1 raga bahar 6. His interpretation of ragas was usually traditional, although he is credited with creating at least two new ragas. Raga deshi, chandra kauns, bhatiyar and raga pilu in the thumri style, which is an example of the indian light classical music. The sitar legend pandit nikhil banerjee leads us through the 24 hour time cycle by different raga scales. This resulted in a series of previously unreleased live perfomances which rank among the best recordings we have of nikhildas concerts. He was the most brilliant and phenomenally gifted musician of his generation. Raga malgunji has many of the elements of the shri family of ragas, particularly rageshri and bageshri, and as we listen, nay, absorb this peaceful, romantic raga. Pandit nikhil banerjee sitar raga malkauns youtube.
In this edition of short takes, we welcome the maha raga malkauns into our fold. Starting in the late 1990s the german label chhanda dhara released a series of historical concerts by nikhil banerjee. Raga can be defined as a combination of few musical notes and is the most fundamental concept in carnatic music. A raga is the projection of the artists inner spirit. Nikhil ranjan banerjee was a hindustani classical musician of the maihar gharana who played the stringed instrument sitar share this article. Tunings for ragas can vary quite a lot depending on which schoolstyle that you follow so the following tunings are just guidelines and changes can certainly be made. It is a popular raga of the late night, which is meant to depict the emotion of a woman waiting for reunion with her lover. Nikhil banerjee chatur lal bageshwari, kedar january 6th, 1962 broadcast by air delhi december 15th, 1991. Nikhil banerjee is in the eyes of all sitar listeners, indias great sitarists, having studied with the legendary allaudin khan the revered guru of ravi shankar and ali akbar khan.
Nikhil banerjee raga bageshree live in germany 1971 by rliesky56. All compositions and artistes improvisations that we hear in concert platforms are all raga based. Play pt nikhil banerjee songs online for free or download pt nikhil banerjee mp3. His interpretations and improvisational style are similar to that of ali akbar khan because they have the same musical spirit and temperament, as instilled by. Some other titles with different lengths etc, of inferior quality or from different sources may have been discarded and do not appear on this list.
Raga bageshree alap album montreal artist ustad vilayat khan instrument sitar raag baageshree. Bageshree 02 rupak and tintal with ustad faiyaz khan 1971 stuttgart. Meditative india raga va mind body soul collection 18 cds from sona ru. Nikhil banerjee was in failing health through the 80s, having survived three heart attacks.
Bhimpalasri, multani, hemant amsterdam 1970, and morning ragas, bombay 1965. Nikhil banerjee the kpfa tapes berkeley 1967 01 raga chandrakaush 02 raga khamaj listen. Download manomanjari, berkeley 1968 by nikhil banerjee on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Nikhil banerjee raga bageshree live in germany 1971 youtube. Pandit nikhil ranjan banerjee 14 october 1931 27 january 1986 was an indian classical.
Nikhil banerjee was one of indias great sitarists, having studied with the legendary allaudin khan who also taught ravi shankar and ali akbar khan, his son. More recently the companies raga records and chhanda dhara have. As i previously wrote, discovering nikhil banerjee s version of bhimpalasi was the sole reason for me wanting to learn this raga but now i have discovered a recording of sindhi bhairavi that has simply blown me away. Indian classical indian subcontinent traditions raga indian.
Nikhil banerjee le sitar du pandit nikhil banerjee raga patdeep lp published in france in 1985 here we present a quite rare lp by nikhil banerjee. Sitar maestro nikhil banerjee of the maihar gharana plays raga maluha kalyan. Nikhil banerjee 1962 air, bageshwari, kedar youtube. Magic moments of pandit nikhil banerjee hindustani. Download pt nikhil banerjee new songs online, play pt nikhil. Raag bageshree it is a popular raga of the late night, which is meant to depict the emotion of a woman waiting for reunion with her lover. Raag rageshree by pandit nikhil banerjee and pandit anindo chatterjee on tabla duration. The mid90s saw the release of some interesting air all india radio material. Raagist sharif khansaheb poonchwaley raag bageshree. Raga bhairavi alap,gat in maddhya laya rupak,gat in drut teentaal a.
Raga malkauns by pandit nikhil banerjee on sitar with ustad faiyaz khan on tabla. A former child prodigy who won the allbengal sitar competition read full biography. Padmabhushan nikhil banerjee 19311986 was one of the greatest sitarists of the 20th century. When i was just 12 years old, i listened to him playing raga bageshree in a live concert. Nikhil banerjee discography classical and art music traditions. Raag rageshree by pandit nikhil banerjee and pandit anindo chatterjee on tabla by raga rang. The genius of pandit nikhil banerjee live concert series sncd 71294 live concert series 1 shyam kedar with zakir hussain san francisco 1985 raga records discography states i believe this to be mr. Nikhil banerjee sitar ragas for meditation lp capitol st 10518 us edition of easd 42 1969 side 1. The packaging states recorded live from a concert in canada. On 27 january 1986, on the birthday of his younger daughter, at the relatively young age of 54, nikhil banerjee died of a fourth heart attack. Archived from the original pdf on 15 november 2014. At the time of his death, he was a faculty member at the ali akbar college of music in calcutta. Pandit nikhil banerjee instrument sitar raag baageshree tabla player faiyaz khan. Sitar samrat nikhil banerjee raga malgunji anindo chatterjee munich 1980.
Now, here is a wonderful version of raga bhimpalasi by nikhil banerjee. Here he performs raga bageshree, recorded in a german studio in 1971. Nikhil banerjee le sitar du pandit nikhil banerjee. When nikhil banerjee died in 1986, india didnt just lose one of its greatest sitar players, but one of its most influential classical musicians. Nikhil banerjee discography free download as word doc. Nikhil ranjan banerjee 14 october 1931 27 january 1986 was influenced by his father, jitendranath banerjee who was an amateur sitarist. Nikhil banerjee alltime classic sona rupa sonarupa. Magic moments of pandit nikhil banerjee hindustani classical instrumental audio jukebox sitar. Indian classical sitarist pandit nikhil banerjee 1931 1986 was one of the greatest musical geniuses of the twentieth century. Nikhil banerjee is said to have disliked performing this way. A markedly different version is parlayed by mallikarjun mansur. Nikhil banerjee s performance in raga kaushiki from a dover lane conference in kolkotta in the 1970s. Nikhil banerjee unpublished recordings alan tootill, january 2020. More recently the companies raga records and chhanda dhara have released an extraordinary series of.
It has a joyful mood and of course devotional divine cry to the supreme or god. I never knew classical music could be so much spiritual and so appealing and the way it was played by. When nikhil banerjee died in 1986, india didnt just lose one of its greatest. Nikhil banerjee raga bageshree live in germany 1971. Alaap, jod followed by gats in vilambit and drut teentaal.
His music earned deep respect among indias classical music aficionados as well as gaining him a devoted international following. I was never a huge fan of nk until very recently but these two recordings are making him one of my favourite players. The following is a list of all the unpublished recordings i am aware of. Hindustany classic nikhil banerjee raga bageshree india s maestro of melod. I will start with the main playing string ma and work down towards the high pitched strings. Music profile for nikhil banerjee, born 14 october 1931.
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