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Mezmerizing Santoor & Tabla - Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain

Jas Ahluwalia plays a small Tabla solo in Taal Jhaptal, a 10 beat rhythmic cycle. He is accompanied by Kamaljeet Ahluwalia on Santoor who is keeping the lehra in Raga Hemavati. The performance was part of The 'ChinIndia' Dialogues at the Asia Society - New York in November of 2011. 

Kamaljeet is a disciple of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Jas Ahluwalia is a disciple of Ustad Tari Khan

Jhaptal - Jas Ahluwalia Tabla Excerpt

Live recording from the Pitrusmruti - 11 Concert dated Nov 23 2013 played by Madan Oak on Santoor in San Jose CA USA

Raga Mishra Pahadi - Madan Oak - Santoor - Dadra & Drut Teentaal

India's classical music is deeply bound to the country's ancient mystical traditions. This unique Rough Guide brings together the greatest names in Indian Classical music, performing some of the most beautiful ragas of India’s classical legacy. Enjoy the musical artistry of legendary performers such as Shivkumar Sharma, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain and Ravi Shankar.

For more information, visit www.worldmusic.net/indianclassical

THE ROUGH GUIDE TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

India's classical music is deeply bound to the country's mystical ancient traditions. Stretching back  through time to the Vedic period musical historians encounter the Rigveda, an ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns, and the Sama Veda, a text which begins to discuss the origin of seven shruti (notes) from the sounds of nature. The practice of combining tones in certain sequences and the notation system that was developed during this era is connected to the development of the Indian classical raga form. 'Raga' literally translates as a 'hue' of colour and is a musical method of constructing melody through prescribed conventions. Ragas are linked to different moods and times of the day. Amjad Ali Khan's ‘Raga Chhaya Nat’ is in the Hindustani (North Indian) chhayanat mode and illuminates his crystalline prowess on the sarod, a stringed lute that is played with a plectrum. Uppalapu Srinivas' song 'Sankari Sankuru' is played on his mandolin in saveri raga, which is said to bring about the mood of pity and was originally composed by one of Carnatic (South Indian) music’s greatest figures Syama Sastri (1762-1827). 

Indian Classical Legends Shivkumar Sharma, Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Brij Bhushan Kabra are heard delicately delivering a Hindustani bhairav raga on ‘Ahir Bhairav’. This raga is related to Sikh tradition from northern India and appears in the Guru Granth Sahib (the central religious text of Sikhism). Ravi Shankar’s radiant sitar shines bright on the fast-paced track ‘Devgiri Bilawal Dhun’. Shankar’s name and ascendant international career is now synonymous with Indian classical music. Widely regarded as a musical sage or pandit, his definition of raga touched upon its vast and complex nature, describing it as a ‘scientific, precise, subtle and aesthetic melodic form’. Another sitar scholar, Vilayat Khan is heard on ‘Dhun Punjabi Ang’. The Khan musical lineage traces all the way back to the court musicians of the Mughal Empire.

Father and son duo Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain enter into percussive playoff on the live track ‘Ek Taal’. Tabla virtuouso Zakir Hussain remains grounded by the musical discipline and natural flair he inherited from his father who he regarded as ‘a spirit who was created to work for music by God’. Carnatic vocalist Dr M. Balamuralikrishna’s marvellously melodic instrument sparkles on ‘Sadhathava Pada’. His formidable range and versatile tone mark him out as a legendary singer. He is also credited with popularising the jugulbandi concept in Indian classical music – when two soloists of equal skill perform together. Riverboat Records artist Jyotsna Srikanth contributes ‘Annapoorne’, a work crafted by the famous Carnatic composer, Muttuswami Dikshitar. The subject matter concerns Annapoorne, the Hindu goddess of nourishment. The raga used is sama, one that denotes peace.

Uncover the mystery and beauty of India’s verdant classical tradition on this excellent introduction to one of the world’s most valuable musical repertoires. 

Jyotsna Srikanth: Annapoorne (taken from The Rough Guide To Indian Classical Music)

Shivkumar Sharma - Pahadi Dhun (80's)   पंडित शिवकुमार शर्मा

M - Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) Classical Encounters

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma - Raag Purya Dhanashri

A composition for my guru Pt. Shivkumar Sharma

Pahadi part 2 (rhythm circle in rupak taal & dadra taal)

Raga Charukeshi - Santoor By Pandit Shivkumar Sharma @ bcmf 2014

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

Pt. Shivkumar Sharma
Live @ Swar Smrat Festival, Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata

Raag Rageshwari - Santoor

Shivkumar sharma-zakir hussain - Rag Madhuvanti

Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain are masters of north Indian classical music. Sharma plays the santoor, a stringed instrument from the Kashmir Valley, and Hussain plays the tabla, a percussion instrument. When collaborating, Sharma's melodic sounds mix with Hussain's powerful rhythms.

Indian Musicians Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain

A music composition based on Indian Classical Music raga "Pahadi". 

From an album "Call of the Valley" of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. 

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