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An instant occurence! Didnt plan on playing a bollywood song on the Sarod, but, here it is!

Tum Hi Ho - On the Sarod - by Abhishek Borkar

Factory Floor
"How You Say"

Factory Floor Tour Dates
4/7: Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
4/8: Seattle, WA @ Barboza
4/9: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
4/13: Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/16: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
4/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
4/20: Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/22: Montreal, QC @ Le Belmont
4/23: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/24: Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
4/26: Asheville, NC @ Moogfest
7/18-7/20: Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Factory Floor - How You Say

Tinie Tempah - Don't Sell Out (Live at iTunes Festival)

If you're looking for music for your film or wish to license this cue, contact sid.musicforhire@gmail.com

Cue: Maati: An Indian Folk and Western Classical fusion

Hoedown Throwdown

Anoushka Shankar Sitar And Violin Duet

A Carnatic classical remix of Daft Punk's Get Lucky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I).  The raga is Karnaranjani (well, approximately). 

Daft Pankajam

Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar Live- Raag Khamaj (1997)

M - Shiv Kumar Sharma, Sangeet Sartaj V1

Raga Miyan Ki Malhar & Raga Gaud Malhar by Niladri Kumar

Raag Marva by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia from the album 'Written On The Wind'

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia ~ Raag Marva

Samaya
A Benefit Album For
Cheb i Sabbah

An incredible collection of some of global music's finest musicians have gathered to contribute exclusive tracks and remixes to help raise money for fusion pioneer Cheb i Sabbah's health care costs, in his battle against cancer.

We ask you to join us to help Cheb I Sabbah in his time of need.

Featured artists on the double album include Ustad Zakir Hussain, Kailash Kher, Pandit G. S. Sachdev, Riffat Sultana & Sukhawat Ali Khan, Nitin Sawhney, Natacha Atlas, Karsh Kale, Bauhaus, Cheb i Sabbah, Transglobal Underground, MIDIval PunditZ, Amina Annabi, Bill Laswell & Gigi, Opium Feat. MC Raï, Mercan Dede, Janaka Selekta, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Azam Ali & Loga Ramin Torkian, Dub Kirtan All Stars Feat. Freq Nasty, David Starfire & Rik Sharaj, Jef Stott, Watcha Clan, Emam & Friends, Jai Uttal.   



Ragini  -  Zakir Hussain: Tabla  & Kala Ramnath: Violin

Rahul Sharma – Santoor
Subhankar Banerjee – Tabla

Sit back and enjoy the sublime, meditative sounds of santoor played by the virtuoso
talent of Rahul Sharma, son of the illustrious Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. Rahul, who has
performed throughout Europe and USA, is accompanied by Subhankar Banerjee,
one of India’s finest tabla maestros. 

‘...sounds that sing, soar and soothe to create music as vibrant as a Himalayan
hillside and equally exotic... Rahul Sharma, take me away.’ Pulse (USA)

Darbar Festival 2009 Rahul Sharma | Santoor

Jason Mraz - You and i both

08 Shankar Mahadevan [Raag Darbari]

Guitar & Vocals - Arko Mukherjee
Percussions - Ritoban Das

Track 01 - Rongeela

Ganesh Kumaresh with Zakir Hussain and Trilok Gurtu - Abheri

Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki (instrumental)

Niladri Kumar's sitar sings a Bhairavi by the Gateway of India. Beautiful meend.

Niladri Kumar and his singing sitar

Ustad Mureed Buledi Love Song Urdu Balochi

Classic Balochi Love Song by Mureed Buledi

A rendition of John  McLaughlin's beautiful Lotus Feet, on the Sarod, by Abhishek Borkar.

Lotus Feet - on Sarod - by Abhishek Borkar

I surrender you

MUSICIANS:
TABLA:Kumar Bose,
SITAR:Niladri Kumar,
BASS:Mohini Dey,


10 beat cycle.(KUMAR BOSE,NILADRI KUMAR AND MOHINI DEY)

Paas rahtaa hai duur rahtaa hai
Koi dil main zaruur rahtaa hai

Near and far, somebody lives
somebody do lives in my heart.

Jab se dekhaa hai unkii ankhon ko
halkaa halkaa suruur rahtaa hai

From the time I have seen her eyes
I remain mildly intoxicated.

Aise rehte hain vo mere dil main
Jaise zulmat main nuur rahtaa hai

My beloved lives in my heart, like
light lives in darkness.

ab Adam kaa vo haal hai har waqt
mast rahtaa hai chuur rahtaa hai

Adam is of such a disposition that at every step
he remains intoxicated and ecstatic.

ye jo halkaa halkaa suruur hai
ye terii nazar kaa qusuur hai
ke sharaab piina sikha diyaa

This mild intoxication
is because of your eyes,
that taught me drinking.


Ye jo Halka Halka Surror (complete) By Nusrat Fateh Ali khan.

Abhishek Borkar, a young and versatile musician, was drawn to the sound of the sarod from a very early age. Born into a musically rich environment, in Pune, he initially underwent training in vocal and tabla, at age 4, before anchoring himself on the sarod, under the tutelage of his father and Guru Pt. Shekhar Borkar, under the Maihar Senia Gharana. 

Rigourous and intensive training followed. At the age of ten, he presented his first concert for which young Abhishek was lauded for his erudite performance by many connoisseurs of music. Many accolades and awards followed. He was awarded a National Talent scholarship instituted by the C.C.R.T (Government of India) and was subsequently specially invited to participate in many of their camps for outstanding young scholars. He won many music competitions in and around Maharashtra. Under the ‘Balodhyan’ initiative, he presented many memorable programmes for the All India Radio. He released his first solo CD titled ‘Pratibha’ in 2008, at the age of 16.

Following the footsteps of his father, today, Abhishek’s renditions are characterized by a unique blend of the sarod, sitar, sarangi and vocal styles of Hindustani Music. His natural instinct for aesthetic music coupled with his incredible control over sur and laya have enthralled audiences in various parts of India. Duet performances with his older brother Praashekh have also received critical acclaim. The melody in Abhishek’s music exhibits the influence of his idols, Ustad Allauddin Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and of course his father, Pt. Shekhar Borkar and the intricate layakari, the guidance of Pt. Shashi Bellare. Equally adept at playing the guitar coupled with his knowledge of western music and instrumentation led young Abhishek foray into the field of Classical fusion. Keeping the style of playing the sarod intact, he composes tunes with a classical twist, with which he aims to make Indian Classical Music more reachable to the generation today. 

A Commerce graduate, Abhishek aims to pursue his masters in Indian Music. In the coming decades, Abhishek aims to carry the beacon of Indian music and take the magnum opus of his father Pt. Shekhar Borkar – the creation of ‘Tarankaar Baaz’ and the ‘Sur-tarang’ to the world. In his words, ‘the limitations of the sarod can be surpassed because music comes from the heart, and the heart never ceases to sing’. 