Nikhil Banerjee was among the greatest musicians showing to the world what is in the deep soul and heart of India... In Senegal we are so fascinated by Indian culture
@@reubenlouismusic ..Senegal and Mali jointly represent one of the most musically rich parts of the earth. Great to get acknowledgements from Senegal for our masters
Ever since I was a teenager I listened to music from China, Japan, India... There is something so profoundly beautifull in all Eastern music... But Indian music Always has remained the music I love the best... Still at 54... True beauty!!!
+Lieven Van Paemel : I agree. I have also had my journey in many genres of music- Jazz, Western Classical, Celtic, Turkish etc. But nothing compared to the sublime experience of listening to Hindustani music. There is something intensely spiritual about it. Nikhil Banerjee is without a shadow of doubt the greatest sitarist of last century. His renditions have ethereal quality.
Basically Indian classic music was purely devotional and was kind of expression of love and devotion to god. Now..who ever plays now with the same feeling will have lasting effects on souls. without this it will become Bollywood music.
No one but NB can play (or sing for that matter) that drut bandish one hears in this performance at this level of transcendent perfection and musical creativity. No one...
+I Love Mahler Yes, another NB recording (Raag Sindhura and Adana-- sadly no longer on YT) has a magical drut bandish. Can just start dancing. This is my second favorite NB recording.
He is a wonderful representation of what human genius can produce when put under discipline. No words to explain, i am just mesmerized everytime i listen to this magic played by him.
The bucolic touch, tinged with melancholy of this lament causes an abyssal diving movement in my unconscious so that I end up feeling apathy before the problems, not as an escape, but as an exercise in self-knowledge 🤠
Raga Bhairavi is often referred to as the king of morning Ragas. It produces a rich atmosphere. The Rishabh and Dhaivat used here are oscillating which is strongly recommended in this Raga and it makes the Raag mood intense. Rishabh and Pancham are occasionally skipped in Aaroh like: S G m d P or G m d N S'. But in Avroh, Rishabh and Pancham are Deergh like S' N d P or P m G m r r S. In Avroh, Gandhar is skipped like: G m r S. Madhyam is an important note. Arohama: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa' Avarohana : Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Vadi:Ma Samavadi: Sa
Absolutely beautiful, deeply appealing and phenomenally subtle in emotional content, this presentation of Raga Bhairavi by this greatest player of the Sitar. With his offering, the sitar disappears and the music continues eternally. Thank you for this.
This is pure bliss and meditation....the most purest form of ssound i have ever experienceesd in life...I pray to god that this moment stays here forever and doesnt not cease to exist
Absolutely heavenly... nikhilda the great. So sad that after mastering sitar and gaining genius status.... He left so early. Can't imagine how much we would have been blessed if he would have lived another 20 years.
What a purity of thoughts, feelings , emotions all blending into this beautiful music from panditji's sitar...................transcends space and time ..............!!
+Nicholas McGill : Lleisurely, half mournful and half serene, with the special sadness of the human voice, the notes of Raga Bhairavi make it one of the most heavenly and endearing of all ragas. A raga that can even melt mountains of snow. So fanatically loved and widely embraced is Raga Bhairavi that its elemental imprint is firmly fixed in the mind of even the untutored listener.
Its magic. I was in heaven for 54 minutes. Thanks for the upload. BTW Can you please tell me the name of the Artist of these beautiful paintings you used in your presentation?
is there any other stringed instruments in this like a Tanpura? It isn't noted so I wanted to know if everything I am hearing is from the sitar or if the drone is from something else.
May be a biased opinion but I feel... Genius Ravi Shankarji was more commercial and played to the gallery... While genius Nikhilda had an extra divine feel to his rendition....
@@sudhakariyer14 Nikhil Banerjee was a wonder to shine in his own right with two stars already shining bright in the sky at the same time - Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan. This makes Nikhil Kaka a wonder musician. However, each one of them were genius and were unparalleled in their own styles. "Baaj" refers to the work of the right hand, mainly of the strokes. Ravi Shanker had a right hand that all maestros wished for but no one had and in Annapurna Devi's words he had the best right and left had balance.
Just by saying "No copyright infringement intended" doesn't mean you avoid it - this is a commercially released recording so there is copyright infringement. The person who released this on CD spent money to purchase the recording, made sure the Bannerjee family was compensated, and cleaned and edited the recording. There are many unreleased recordings, please post those. Please support the artist's family and those taking the time and money to preserve these recordings by purchasing the CD.
He's been dead for 35 years already, and more than a generation of his family has passed. I happen to own some of his (posthumously released) recordings, and recommend it for sound quality reasons anyway, but at some point copyright doesn't make sense anymore, and contemporary musicians (and their families) need this kind of awareness way more.
Le toucher bucolique, teinté de mélancolie de cette complainte provoque un mouvement de plongée abyssal dans mon inconscient pour que je finisse par ressentir une apathie avant les problèmes, non pas comme une évasion, mais comme un exercice de connaissance de soi !
