| 1. Raga Chandrakaush |
| 2. Raga Khamaj |
Editorial Reviews
Fanfare, March/April 1991 · Volume 14, Number 4
...disc occupies special place in a largely unavailable discography of a man who died too young in 1986.
Product Description
Indian Classical Music: live sitar concert, tabla accompaniment by Mahapurush Misra
Chandrakaush Khamaj Berkeley 1967
Now for the music... to a certain extent, ignore the 3 stars. Nikhil is my favorite sitarist ever. For reviewing purposes, in terms of trying to help people who may only want to buy a few discs (rather than his entire discography), I think it's bad to give everything 5 stars. That doesn't narrow anything down for people. Plus, there are indeed some discs that are better than others, though none of them (that I have) are "bad". I hope that by rating his discs (all great, at the very least) as 3, 4, or 5 stars I can help people choose between the merely great and the absolutely incredible.
This is a great performance. Could we really expect anything less from one of the best sitarists of all time as he is accompanied by Mahapurush Misra, one of the best tabla players of all time? I don't consider this performance to be at the level of what is on the Afternoon Ragas Rotterdam 1970 disc, but then not much else is... anywhere.
Raga Chandrakaush is 20 minutes: alap, jor, and jhala. Raga Khamaj is 30 minutes: a short alap of only a few minutes, and gat in rupak tal and gat in fast tintal.
Nikhil's tone is amazing, as usual. His meends are so fluid and inventive... it's almost as if he is drawing lines with the notes, or sound-sculpting. There aren't any of the deep, menacing, monster bends here as on Afternoon Ragas, but this is still some fine playing. The mood is lighter here... not as dark and foreboding.
Actually he does some things here that are some of my favorite examples of his playing, though in a very different way from my favorite moments on Afternoon Ragas.
If you don't own Afternoon Ragas and you're just looking to buy one or 2 Nikhil discs I would definitely recommed that one over this one, but if you already love Nikhil and you're wanting more more more, this is a heck of an addition to your collection.
...disc occupies special place in a largely unavailable discography of a man who died too young in 1986.
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Indian Classical Music: live sitar concert, tabla accompaniment by Mahapurush Misra
Chandrakaush Khamaj Berkeley 1967
Chandrakaush Khamaj Berkeley 1967,Nikhil Banerjee,Raga
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ASIN: B000006NVY Release Date: 1989-06-01 |
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- Raga Chandrakaush
- Raga Khamaj
Album Description
Indian Classical Music: live sitar concert, tabla accompaniment by Mahapurush MisraCustomer Reviews:
Don't Let the 3 Stars Fool You.......2005-01-05
Now for the music... to a certain extent, ignore the 3 stars. Nikhil is my favorite sitarist ever. For reviewing purposes, in terms of trying to help people who may only want to buy a few discs (rather than his entire discography), I think it's bad to give everything 5 stars. That doesn't narrow anything down for people. Plus, there are indeed some discs that are better than others, though none of them (that I have) are "bad". I hope that by rating his discs (all great, at the very least) as 3, 4, or 5 stars I can help people choose between the merely great and the absolutely incredible.
This is a great performance. Could we really expect anything less from one of the best sitarists of all time as he is accompanied by Mahapurush Misra, one of the best tabla players of all time? I don't consider this performance to be at the level of what is on the Afternoon Ragas Rotterdam 1970 disc, but then not much else is... anywhere.
Raga Chandrakaush is 20 minutes: alap, jor, and jhala. Raga Khamaj is 30 minutes: a short alap of only a few minutes, and gat in rupak tal and gat in fast tintal.
Nikhil's tone is amazing, as usual. His meends are so fluid and inventive... it's almost as if he is drawing lines with the notes, or sound-sculpting. There aren't any of the deep, menacing, monster bends here as on Afternoon Ragas, but this is still some fine playing. The mood is lighter here... not as dark and foreboding.
Actually he does some things here that are some of my favorite examples of his playing, though in a very different way from my favorite moments on Afternoon Ragas.
If you don't own Afternoon Ragas and you're just looking to buy one or 2 Nikhil discs I would definitely recommed that one over this one, but if you already love Nikhil and you're wanting more more more, this is a heck of an addition to your collection.
Simply great!.......1999-06-02
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