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 "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music" -  Aldous Huxley

This week has been a particularly sad one because of the unfortunate events of violence in the Connecticut elementary school. Our heart goes for the victims and their families. Our deepest condolences. 

In today’s show let us soothe our souls and ponder over a little with the life and music of sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar.

Pt. Ravi Shankar has been attributed with introducing Indian classical music to the western world. He created great music with stalwarts of Indian music  Ustad Allah Rakha Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and many more. He also collaborated with and inspired great western musicians like Yehudi Menuhin, George Harrison, Philip Glass and John Coltrane. He left behind a legacy of music which will be cherished and remembered by the generations to come. May his soul rest in peace.

Music for the soul: Pt. Ravi Shankar - Dec 16, 2012

"Dhun" by Hariprasad Chaurasia (from album Living Legend of Bansuri Live Vol. 1)

On the occassion of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee's birthday, Ustad Zakir Hussain was invited to perform a tabla solo at the Ramakrishna Mission in Kolkotta. Ramesh Mishra does a superb job accompanying on sarangi. 
Remixed with the addition of Marianne Li playing guitar-sitar.

Note from Marianne:
I like to end my day playing along with Zakir Hussain every night... by sure he will never know that... I enjoy a lot learning indian music from such an amazing musician like Zakir... thank you for all this great music, dear Master... Namasté.

Zakir Hussain (tabla) - Ramesh Mishra (sarangi) - Marianne Li (guitar-sitar) - Remix

AAK&Nikhil Banerjee - Yaman

Nikhil Banerjee- Iman Kalyan 11 beats-2.mp3

Nikhil Banerjee-Yaman Short Alap-1.wma

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

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia ~ Raag Marva

Raga: Megh - Pt Nikhil banerjee

Nikhil Banerjee - Raga Bilaskhani Todi (Alap)

Hariprasad Chaurasia - Daylight Ragas

Pt. Nikhil Banerjee - Raag Purvi.

Hariprasad Chaurasia in IISc

Hariprasad Chaurasia - Gandharva Veda - flute - India - Inde - Maharishi - 01

L. Shankar, Zakir Hussain, Gingger - Raga Naga Sparani (tala)

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan - Raga Durga - Late Night Raga - Sarod And Tabla - by roothmens......

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan - Raag Durga - Late Night Raga - Sarod And Tabla - By Roothmens

Rag Shree - Alap and Jor (Nikhil Banerjee)

Rag Shree - Jhaptal (Nikhil Banerjee)

Raag Malkauns by Pandit Nikhil Banerjee.

This excellent 1973 album by the prodigious sitarist Nikhil Banerjee, accompanied by Swapan Chaudhury on tabla, is available for Flac and MP3 download on my blog: 
https://music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2019/12/india-inde-nikhil-banerjee-raga.html

Raga Jaunpuri and Raga Mand – His Master's Voice – EASD 1378

Nikhil Banerjee EASD 1478 - A Raga Jaunpuri - Vilambat and Drut Gat in Trital

Shivkumar sharma-zakir hussain - Rag Madhuvanti

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