Indian Classical Music

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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia's concert at the Osho Commune. Many Indian musicians quite often take part in events held at the famous ashrams of great gurus. Attended some of them. Spirituality (can't find a better word) and music in India still go hand in hand.

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"The Flow Of Time"


Shivkumar Sharma, who has died aged 84 (2022), was one of the great innovators of Indian music, a virtuoso instrumentalist and composer who was known both for his Bollywood film music and for his classical work, and who succeeded in introducing a new instrument, the santoor, to Indian classical music.
He single-handedly elevated a 100-string instrument little known outside Kashmir into a prominent component of Hindustani classical music.

The santoor, a trapezoidal wooden instrument whose strings stretch over 25 wooden bridges, is played with slim wooden mallets. On the santoor, in contrast with the sitar, sarod or sarangi — the string instruments traditionally used in Hindustani classical music — it is difficult to sustain notes and perform the meends, or glides from one note to another, which are essential to the Hindustani musical tradition.






    Raga Marwa   
        Alap   
        Jor   
        Jhala   
Raga Hameer   
        Gat In Teentaal   
Raga Kamod   
        Gat In Jhaptaal   
Raga Kedar   
        Gat In Ektaal   
Raga Kaushik Dhwani   
        Alap   
        Gat In Matta Tal   
        Gat In Teentaal

 



 

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Shahid Parvez

His musical prowess lies in the vocalistic phrasing and quality of his raga improvisations, known as "Gayaki Ang," which translates to "Singing branch/limb." This style was resurrected and popularized by his uncle, the legendary sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan. Shahid Parvez has continued this tradition and is celebrated for his expressive sitar performances1.

Shahid Parvez Khan is widely recognized as one of the greatest sitar players of the world.  The recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the  Government of India's Padma Shri and the Sangeet Natak Academy Award,  Shahid Parvez Khan regularly tours across India, Europe, North America,  Asia and Australia, enthralling audiences everywhere. 

Shahid Parvez's music is both novel and evolving.  His unique tone and astute artistic sense have become his hallmark as a respected performer and composer.  The power of his music emanates from the highly charged sound he conjures on stage.  He emphasizes the unique capabilities of this sitar itself while  drawing upon numerous musical influences easily recognizable to a  knowing ear.  He has achieved success in not only preserving tradition, but  also pushing its boundaries to even greater heights of aesthetic beauty.

Shahid Parvez Khan represents the seventh generation of the sitar's first family, the Etawah Gharana.  A very young Shahid Parvez was initiated into the rich  traditions of the Gharana by his father and guru, Ustad Aziz Khan - the  famous musician and son of legendary sitar and surbahar virtuoso Ustad  Waheed Khan.  His family has produced the most revered and influential figures  in Hindustani Classical Music including Ustad Sahabdad Khan, Ustad Imdad  Khan, Ustad Enayet Khan, and Ustad Vilayat Khan. 

 

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Ravi Shankar the Master

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A lovely recording !

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Ragas to Riches

Vilayat Khan and his son Hidayat Khan

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Classical Music of North India

Sitar and Tabla I

Sri Manilal Nag Sitar
Pandit Mahaprush Misra Tabla