Dhruba Ghosh demonstrates the sarangi

[@indiefilmandmusic]

I knew Dhruba, and had some sarangi lessons from him. He was wonderful. A fantastic player and teacher, open to all kinds of music and new ideas, but most importantly, a big heart. Sadly, he passed away suddenly a few months ago. He'll be missed by many people.

[@royalsingh]

Could you suggest someone alike around NCR area. Warm Regards

[@stephanieboschFlute]

Missing him every day. Though he is still alive through his music. But missing his sweet smile...

[@stephanieboschFlute]

@@royalsingh there is no someone alike...

[@royalsingh]

Stephanie Bosch ..have slowly started to realise that. Such a brilliant and humble human. Warm Regards

[@stephanieboschFlute]

@@royalsingh yes such a big loss in every aspect..

[@Asifk88]

this is definitely my favorite Indian instrument its sound hits the soul

[@princecharmingthemerman]

For me it’s a tie between the Sarangi and the Veena

[@sumchi3690]

@@princecharmingthemerman Sarangi and Santoor

[@lll2282]

@@sumchi3690 its name is shata tantari veena please dont call it santoor or else credit would go not to an indian but persian instrument

[@sumchi3690]

@@lll2282 Sarangi I thought. Says so in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYDal56Fiax5ZpY

[@sagar3457]

its not indian. its nepali instrument

[@UkuleleAversion]

The sarangi has one of the most beautiful timbres I've ever heard from an instrument.

[@flashmanharry1528]

Without a doubt the most beautiful instrument on the planet.

[@razakza]

No dude... That would be the kora.

all of you fuck off, hipsters. you're only saying that because the doublebass is too popular for you! come off it

[@user-fx7fi6hp4g]

this and erhu :D

[@supermouse73]

David :D Dear god, imagine a duet between a sarangi and erhu....would be stunningly beautiful

[@jkws3724]

Add the kora

[@accsltd6978]

भाई 🙏 संगीत वैसे ही जीवन का शहद है, उसमें सारंगी ! वाह ! अमृत बरसाती है ।🙏

[@danieljankowski6659]

That moment when you realize they aren't fretting with the tips of their fingers but using the cuticle, holy shit balls

[@TheModernMillennial]

This instrument really DOES sound like the human voice! I am in awe!

[@deepakdani1798]

nice that u liked the sound of sarangi

[@vra4432]

Jason Madore how's it human voice ? I don't get it .

[@supratimdas1234]

@@vra4432 because you're dumb

[@vra4432]

Supratim das can you please explain how's​ it human voice ?

[@amjan]

@@vra4432 Don't you hear it?!? It sounds like a human voice.

[@saagarraavi5236]

What a beautiful demonstration of one of the most colorful instruments ever created :) "Sarangi"

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Amazing, beautiful music

[@The247th]

Instrument of a 1000 emotions

[@memorymix8884]

more like, Instrument of a 1000 strings lol

[@samgrant1925]

***** Interesting, there's something about this that makes me think of it like the South Asian equivalent of the oud. Something to do with the microtonic intervals and the free rhythm.

[@danshre4240]

mong morg not thousand ....... 35

[@mahimakammar7233]

Indeed

[@mygfshero]

Sir you are just Great as simply as you play the instrument.I am a guitar player but now because of the ambience it creates.... Thanks a lot

[@Morenob1]

I'm totally from another world than most of you people here but this instrument is amazing!

[@vishedirisinghe1779]

This is devine, Your skill, precise notes, emotions... Unbelievable. Most importantly your modesty is highly appreciated ❤️ Love from Srilanka

[@PhilDanielsStorr]

Thank you very, very much Dhruba Ghosh for explaining the beauty of the sarangi and the music it can make. What a wonderful and generous video. Thank you.

[@ztkspace5885]

It has only taken me fifty years to find out the name of one of my favorite instruments of all time. As a child I heard the track 'Within you Without You' by the Beatles and I was mesmerised. I always thought it was the Sitar played a different way till researching now. I absolutely love this instrument. John Williams and Six Strings.....................hmmmm - I bet he has had a bash at this instrument too. From Ravi Shankar to Karsh Kahli and Talvin Singh, this is always an instrument that I find so deeply soulful and mesmerising. I wouldn't have had a clue the name if it were not for the net. Now I wonder if there is a beginners version of this instrument. By the time I am 80, I might be able to crack out a choon. Nice one. Great demo.

[@gsingh225]

I think the instrument in the Beatles song was a Dilruba

[@nicolecostes4043]

@@gsingh225 Oui mais ne lui dis pas!

[@gsingh225]

@@nicolecostes4043 looool

[@mousum2yt]

Don't forget Howard Shore too. It is officially confirmed he used the sarangi in the Lothlorien theme.

[@prakashusha3006]

I feel that this musical instrument can talk. It has many emotions in it

[@StartupYogis]

Sad to discover him after he is gone, shows how fickle life is! your body leaves but work remains! thanks for this lovely music! Om Shanti

[@manolitosanchez]

Amazing video! I'm in love with the instrument. And such a good tasted and professional player. Looking forward to work together, master!!

[@tushar8133a]

Very nice presentation, composition and editing. Thanks a lot, all for your precious efforts.

[@avanm420]

I come back to this video time to time. With every watch I absorb a littlebmore of his nuanced technique. This is the video that got me started studying sarangi 7 years ago. I wish I could have taken a lesson or two from him but this demonstration holds many years of work in a few minutes. I am lucky to have a very patient and friendly guruji for 6 years now 🙏🌺

[@ericbana191]

Keep it up and enjoy playing this beautiful Instrument.

[@avanm420]

@@ericbana191 thank you :)

[@johnreid4172]

I found this via Suhail Yusuf Khan with Yorkston/Thorne /Khan and now I understand the connection with Jeff Beck's "Nadia" written by Nitin Sawhney. Thank you so much for this!

[@nottieru]

OMG, I've been searching for how this instrument is called for like three years. Stumbled upon it accidentally. Thank you for this video.

[@timothytikker1147]

Wonderful! By far the most detailed and complete explanation of the sarangi I've ever found!

[@avanm420]

This demonstration is a treasure for all learning sarangi 🙏🌺

[@voitmusic]

So sad to read this Sarangi master passed away in July 2017. R.I.P 🕉

[@lesbianlove99]

Who passed away?

[@mahimakammar5852]

He's still alive!

[@bharatbshetty]

@@mahimakammar5852 lol...not physically of course.

[@bharatbshetty]

10-07-2017 Wikipedia

[@bbsarkar7133]

RIP

[@jasyb5508]

What an amazing presentation of the Sarangi. Always loved this instrument but found very little material online. This is very informative. Thank You.

[@naztubez]

How amazing is that instrument, it totally transports you to the East. Wow!

[@controcalciomoderno635]

@Rogin thank you

[@jakesguitarvidz]

This guy's a master

[@rickdeckard1075]

very eloquent as well....some of these guys are very arrogant, he seems calm and instructive

[@robinlundqvist2565]

I love this instrument. So complex and full of sounds that speaks the language of eternity

[@nathanwatches]

Those sad moments in Bollywood movies.

[@avinashdubey3799]

It can produce the happiest moments also.

[@mohsin805]

i have rarely seen sarangi produce happy sound.. Can you please provide few links.

[@2beJT]

It's got to be one of the most expressive instruments around. Why couldn't it be happy?

[@shubhammeena5177]

Yep in Swades.

[@rickdeckard1075]

bollywood is degenerate garbage

[@Carl007Jr]

the first song he was playing, does he have an extended version of that? it was incredible.

[@mindsoulbody]

+Carl Carlson It's called Shiva Namaha by Rick something. Sadly that version is mixed with other instrument that and vocals that completely ruins the spiritual aspect of the sharangi alone.

[@sagnikbhattacharya7597]

It's a Raag/Raga rendition. It's Raag Pilu. There are no songs in this form of Hindustani Classical Music, which is known as Khyal, wherein everything is improvisation subject to a Raag and a specific rhythm cycle if beats are present. Song based art-forms are Ghazal, Thumri etc but they too contain a significant degree of improvisation. Cheers!

[@sourishbanerje]

Raag Pilu. Listen to the song "Piya bholo abhiman"

[@reubenlouismusic]

One of the first videos I saw of the sarangi, it was a gem I had found on yt, and now I am learning sarangi!

[@avanm420]

I started playing 7 years ago after watching this demonstration. I found a guru online. I do riyaaz everyday!

[@pedromimo1952]

Playing with the up part of your finger close to the nails seems very hurtful - is it the case or it doesn't hurt your fingers/nails at all?

[@pedromimo1952]

​@@avanm420Playing with the up part of your finger close to the nails seems very hurtful - is it the case or it doesn't hurt your fingers/nails at all?

[@avanm420]

@@pedromimo1952I make contact on the string just above the nail on the skin. At first it can be a bit uncomfortable. After a while of regular practice the skin will thicken and it will get easier to play. That is my preferred method. Of course others may find different methods more useful.

[@reubenlouismusic]

@@pedromimo1952 I used to play on the skin, and it was painful, but now i play ơn the nail, the upper portion of it.

[@s5utu]

Beautiful sounding instrument. Very emotionally evocative instrument and well demonstrated.🙏🏽

[@samirpashayev5946]

what a beatufil instrument! the whole idea of the design, the way it sounds is just amazing!

[@sankhochatterjee5694]

I wish I could learn from sir face to face....although i knew about sarangi from this lovely video and this has been my masterclass....to know and learn this beautiful instrument on my own.

[@johnnyguitarra3448]

yeah, I thought I really, really like the sarod, until I heard this beautiful instrument.

[@satwindersetia4367]

Thanks. I learnt a great deal about the instrument today.

[@Bobe_Kzbo]

Thank you Dhruba Ghosh for this explanatory video. I really enjoyed it.

[@srirampadmanabhan5911]

what a lovely instrument and a wonderful artist

[@arifkhan100]

Such beautiful melancholy expression. bohat khoob.

[@SceneComparisons]

he looks like Fred Armisen

[@rickdeckard1075]

+Dimitri Bitu ...yeah....but he doesnt talk like an emasculated gamma-male fruitcake from Portland, so I'm pretty its not Armisen.

[@SceneComparisons]

Rick Deckard I wans't saying he was actually Fred Armisen, duh!

[@vickielawson3114]

LMAO! I was thinking that the whole time I was watching this!

[@OzanYarman]

I like the sounds with the hybrid bow best. It captures a wide range of dynamics and allows greater tone control.

[@songsabai3794]

The sarangi is a powerful instrument,I didn't know that the sound is created by sliding the face of the finger-tip along the string instead of depressing the string with the tip of the finger,as is the technique for virtually all string instruments. Now I see how those rapid glissandos lend themselves so naturally.

[@YashKMusic]

Incredible stuff! Also the part from 10:00 could make a sick beat 🔥

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Completely fascinating video (which also helped me to discover your unique music !). Love Sarangi, and especially Sarangi combined with tabla. A very educational video, even for non pro musicians like me, thanks a lot, greetings from France ! I will send a link to this video to a French musician friends of mine who plays a modified Kora, I'm sure he'll be interested...

[@dentophiliac]

Sir, khub sundor .. pran jurono music ..

[@sistershrek]

ohhhh this is the instrument i hear a lot in the slang album by def leppard awesome

[@EnhancedNightmare]

This instrument sounds absolutely mesmerizing. Just few frets set real ambiance.

[@user-fx7fi6hp4g]

IT CAN DO SO MANY TECHNIQUES... AND THEY SOUND AMAZING TOO

[@bharatbshetty]

Lol

[@taruthakur2841]

Who, on planet Earth, can dislike it???

[@bbsarkar7133]

Taru Thakur Leave them, they r aliens...

[@adarsh65kumar]

Obviously Kryptonians. They couldn't digest the fact that bat kicked one of their's ass... 😂😂😂🙏

[@therealzilch]

Some people dislike anything because they think that makes them cool.

[@stephanieboschFlute]

Maybe someone doing headstand I guess...

[@music_by_carlos]

probably my favorite instrument ever

[@Wildboy777]

Sir, your lesion is really great

[@lorez6063]

Such a beautiful instrument

[@SuroshreeGanguly]

why so beautiful thing with so less likes!!! :(

[@nickirafiei5306]

i did not know that Druba Ghosh died, wow that came as a surprise. He will surely be missed, r. i. p. Druba DaDa, you will liv forever in our hearts. God Bless you.

[@michaelrg3836]

Cuticle calluses, ouch! And here I am bemoaning my cello thumb position callus.

[@KarlEchtermeyer]

This is a fantastically informative video. Thanks for posting!

[@alexflor6211]

Amazing music! There is a similarity between you and Fred Armisen, looks wise.

[@phobia6661]

Sir I thoroughly enjoyed the video. A big Thank you to you.

[@jaybabel3528]

Amazing :D Thank you for sharing this amazing instrument

[@meddle333]

I found one of these for like 20 bucks at TJ Maxx..In the decoration aisle! That's how I got interested in the instrument. I had it for several years but then I gave it to a violinist friend about 10 years ago. I'm thinking about getting another one now.

[@dailymale2934]

Amazing Guruji, mesmerising! 🌷🧡🙏

[@shellyspiano]

Absolutely fascinating! I was transfixed. I believe I am right in thinking that the harmonium has virtually taken over from the sarangi fo accompanying singers. A pity, as the harmonium cannot do microtones and, for me, they are an essential part of Indian classical music. And as a solo instrument, the sarangi is stunningly beautiful. Thank you!

[@jantomic6630]

Beautiful instrument!

[@avinashdixit1]

Wonderful !... Thanks for revealing the most mysterious and fantastic instrument Sir. How the nodes of the scales are identified on Sarangi, since it has no identification of the place along the strings ......

[@shivabreathes]

Sir, I am not a sarangi player, but if I understand your question, I think what you're asking is relevant to all fretless stringed instruments. Including violin, bass and many others including the Indian sarod. Stringed instruments can be divided into two general classes: fretted where the divisions are marked, or fretless where they are not marked. Playing fretless instruments is really challenging because the musician has to find the notes that he wants to play without a marker in place. It's just something I guess that becomes possible through years of training. The benefit of playing fretless instruments, particularly in our Indian raga system, is that one can more easily explore the tones that are present between the notes (known as shruti, or micro-tones) which is an essential component of raga exposition.

[@kidcaper007]

An excellent video, thorough, informative.

[@rjohal375]

Is there a name for this music as in the song.

[@singhanmolpreet5935]

Whats the difference between sarangi, rabab, dilruba and all the other violin like instruments? They all sound the same to me...

[@IkOngkarSatNam]

Rabab is not like a violin, it's a plucked instrument. Dilruba is like a taus (but smaller than a taus) with a longer neck and frets -- very different sound.

[@world_musician]

beautiful Raga Pilu!

[@victorialara-newman9798]

Sounds very nice.

[@cindysue5474]

Is this much more easy too learn then the Dilruba thanks for your help:)

[@dhanrajdurjan1160]

dilruba is easier, but it doesnt have the same power. It's not as earthy as sarangi

[@jamesaron1967]

+ Dhanraj, I also play the dilruba. I find it far, far easier than the sarangi. I attempted the sarangi once in my life and couldn't get a decent sound out of it, partly because I found it very uncomfortable to play with the cuticle. Also, due to its fret-less design, coudn't find the notes easily. Moreover, the string length is much shorter, thus notes clustered close together like a violin. Regarding power of the sound of both instruments, sarangi has more than double the sympathetic strings of the dilruba, therefore somewhat of an unfair advantage. More sympathetic strings adds to the acoustical resonance. However, modifications to the dilruba can be made to enhance sound volume and harmonics without the need for additional sympathetic strings.

[@bradleybrussell2473]

This, in my humble opinion, is ecactly the right approach to teaching this, or any other, musical instrument "hands on / by ear" !! We do not (or at least I didn't) learn to talk by 1st memorizing the formal rules of grammar !!

[@DhaneshMahtani]

Very nicely done. Very educational.

[@prakashusha3006]

Thousand salute to the creator who create this beauty

[@bradleybrussell2473]

D Bitu mentioned the Fred Armisten resemblence ; Now I'm having a hard time NOT to break out laughing !! in the sme vien, Ravi Shankar in his '50's looked like the russian writer Puskin !!

[@grahamboyle8846]

This is such a beautiful sound.

[@CrazyForCooCooPuffs]

I got an esraj on the way, cant wait to learn.

[@bandthatslays4409]

I SWEAR ON IT! IM NOT LYING AT ALL! I HAVE PROOF AS WELL (but how will I show you through KZbin :/) My mom was a Ghosh before marriage. I came to know that Dhubro Ghosh is my maternal Granddad's cousin. *.* My other two ancestors are Pandit Nikhil Ghosh and Pannalal Ghosh. They all have taught my mom Indian classical vocal. (Mom told me that Dhrubo dada knew me as well when I took birth). Not any other Ghosh, just our's. And I am Projeeta Ghosh B. I am really happy to hear such positive comments about him.

[@alokgautam7071]

It is simply marvelous. ❤️

[@sadiurrahman3745]

Can anyone tell, which raag is played at the very beginning by the artist?

[@blipblip88]

There's nothing that can describe that beautifully haunting sound.

[@ralflang5524]

fascinating, thanks for uploading!

[@ErikAndrew-q2p]

Is this Jhinjhoti Raag? It’s very close, whatever he’s playing, but with some different flattened notes (komal)…

[@as2b7]

I am here to check out 'the instrument' my little sister of 14 is wishing to start learning. She is into Hindustani music and has been learning it for the past 2 years. Sounds like Sarangi has a steep learning curve from the comments. I am a total outsider in this regard. Any suggestions guys?

[@ericbana191]

Quite a bit of a time now and prob you might not even see this comment but still - practise is the go to advise/suggestion. Yes it may be more complex than other plucked or fretted string instruments, but once you learn the basics, it just brings so much joy, happiness and a feeling of richness. All the best.

[@ericbana191]

Quite a bit of a time now and prob you might not even see this comment but still - practise is the go to advise/suggestion. Yes it may be more complex than other plucked or fretted string instruments, but once you learn the basics, it just brings so much joy, happiness and a feeling of richness. All the best.

[@goutamkarmoker4602]

Amazing to listen him.

[@MrChandelji]

Great explanation.

[@bushzzz]

Wonderful, he has such music through his voice and instrument, which looks very painful to play.

[@ErikAndrew-q2p]

Didn’t he participate in the Concert for George (Harrison) in 2002/03?

[@nicolecostes4043]

Hello, Somenone know what string of the cello he used on the third string? Thanks

[@ericbana191]

You mean on the lowest/bass? Possibly the G, considering C is going to be too low. Unfortunately I couldn't find any source where he explicitly gave this information. At least to my amateur ears, it's a good chance it's G. Sarangi is used to convey mostly melancholy and romantic tunes and passages, but as we can see it's quite versatile. But I've never heard it "drone" like a cello.

[@bapujena1351]

Sir plz do some lessons regarding sarangi in you tube so that the biggener students may learn like from u sir plz.

[@kavehmadadi911]

Wah wah wah...a true Guru

[@newharishkala2370]

very informative and entertaining

[@manishapatekar5817]

Amazing 👍👍

[@theocroix8026]

Wonderfull playing and explaining - thank you !!!!! By the way what is the characteristic of your Pa string (200hz) ? I think I've found an ideal one for the high SA (but not for the PA) : Waxed gut string Frequency : 293,66 Hz ( D ) Vibrating length : 36,2cm Diameter : 1,90 mm Tension : 16,85 kg

[@mousqy]

great video

[@KetanSolanki]

greattt sir....

[@vivekjain6721]

Beautiful just beautiful sound of sarangi

[@plsgimme1usrname]

Demonstration by a great master!

[@latheefpayyatamkannur2519]

are you teaching anywhere sir, please let me know the place where i can meet you ?

[@princeyajur]

Which raag is sir playing in the beginning of the video ?