Pandit Bhimsen Joshi & Dr Balamurali Krishna Duet - Raga Bhairav @ Royal Festival Hall, London

In October 1994, Sama Arts and Navras Records presented an unforgettable All-Night concert at London’s prestigious Royal Festival Hall. The event featured two of the greatest vocalists from Hindustani and Carnatic music traditions: Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna.
This exceptional performance, part of the Navras Catalogue (title reference NRCD 0088), showcased the rich cultural heritage of Indian classical music. While no formal professional video recording exists, we are excited to share an informal in-house video record that captures a memorable excerpt of their early morning rendition of Raga Bhairav.
Please note: The video quality may be granular, as it was filmed using a single camera VHS setup, but the musical brilliance and emotional depth of the performance shine through.
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[@rodamairrajputandsabhrawa2233]

जो लोग सही मायनों में संगीत के सुनने वाले संगीत प्रेमी हैं वह लोग ही इसे सुन रहे हैं और पसन्द कर रहे हैं। 🙏👌👍

[@manjumahendra508]

The two Gods of Indian Music.🙏🙏🙏

[@madhukarambade2570]

यह दोनों, पंडित भीमसेन जोशी, और डाॅ बालमूर्ली कृष्णा, समानरूपसे अत्योच्च श्रेणीके अद्वितीय महान कलाकार हैं ! इनके श्रवणीय संगीत श्रवण करनेका अलभ्य लाभ किसी भाग्यवानको ही संप्राप्त होता है !! इन महान कलाकारोंने संगीतके अगाध गहरे सागरमेंसे अपनी प्रदीर्घ संगीतसाधना एवं तपस्यासे अनमोल स्वरमोती प्राप्त किये हैं !! ऐसा असामान्यत्व कोई भी सामान्य पुरुष प्राप्त नहीं कर सकता !! आईये, इनकी स्वरगंड़्गामें स्नान करनेका सुअवसर हमने क्यों नहीं लेना चाहिये !? बहुत बहुत धन्वाद जी !!

[@knbajpai3699]

Sir,I appreciate with respect your each & every valuable words.Both are diamonds of our India.

[@nareshkhandwala6021]

I consider myself very fortunate to be able to listen to these Two stalwarts together in Jugalbandhi.

[@harishwala5882]

But it is very difficult to understand. We carry a very high opinion for them. Hello from India 🇮🇳.

[@minatiroy8344]

Beautiful

[@sriatulchandrasharma1210]

आपके भाषा अति सुंदर है

[@wildlifehistory2834]

आप ने भारत सनातन भूमि पर जन्म लिया ओर यहा के सनातन धर्म संगीत को अपनाया ऐसे महान संगीत के उच्चतम कोटी के कलाकारो को सुना ये हम सब के जीवन की एक उपलब्धी हो🙏

[@mvjoshi]

No apologies for the video quality. The fact that this performance can be seen and heard is in itself a gift to all of us here...

[@Namelessdad83]

So true… one day KZbin will improve to a level to convert this to 4k without any loss of quality… The fact that we have this is worth celebrating

[@raghunathbarotia8297]

दो हस्तियां दक्षिण भारतीय संगीत के महारथी डॉ बाला मूर्ति कृष्ण एवं उत्तरी भारतीय संगीत के भारतरत्न पंडित भीमसेन जोशी सूर्योदय से पूर्व गायी जाने वाली राग भैरव सुनकर रोमांच होगया। दोनों हस्तियां अपने आप में अद्वितीय हैं।

[@jitendrabhosale3400]

पंडित भीमसेन जोशी कर्नाटक से थे पर वह हिंदुस्थानी शास्त्रीय संगीत गाते थे

[@raghunathbarotia8297]

@@jitendrabhosale3400 हां

[@ashoksattikar412]

दो दिग्गज एक साथ आए एक अनोखा सुननेका चान्स क्या प्रसंग है दुर्लभ योग

[@NivarthiSreelakshmi]

The longest 'Hari' I ever heard....MBK is epitome of musical brilliance

[@ningusirivara369]

ಹಿಂದೆ ಇದ್ದ ವಾದ್ಯಗಾರರು, ಮುಂದೆ ಕೂತಿದ್ದ ಸಂಗೀತ ಪ್ರೇಮಿಗಳು, ಈ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಹನೀಯರಿದ್ದ ಕಾಲಘಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ನಾವುಗಳು ಎಂಥಾ ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತರು🙏

[@indradhanush5444]

Aapne sach kaha sir ..hum log bhagyashali hain ..jo in mahaana kalakaaron k yug me hum thay ...Aaj kal k bacche kuch nahe jaantay

[@shivakumarpennathur4642]

We are lucky to listen to this.

[@hoppes979]

Correct 💯 It is a blessing done by our forefathers that we too lived and enjoyed their music during the lifetime of these two musical geniuses.

[@ashishkumar-fz8gj]

Complete meditation.. throu singing

[@upendraacharya8663]

Aise kalakar banana kathin ha. Legend hain. Sadar naman aise mahan vyakti ko. ​@@indradhanush5444

[@jazzflautista]

I was at that show and remember loving this part, they came on at around 8am after an all-night festival of music. A very memorable experience!

[@maheshsawakar5137]

Luckiest person

[@jazzflautista]

I had arrived in Canterbury 3 days before and saw a flyer at a local cafe. I thought, "that looks fun!" I arrived at the show completely empty handed, while other local families brought food, drink, and even pillows for their kids to sleep. A truly magnificent experience for a white kid from the American Midwest. I had seen a bunch of shows previously, and met Hariprasad Chaurasia, Shivkumar Sharma and other musicians at small concerts in Milwaukee, and remember being impressed by how big the venue was - I had seen them at house concerts on off days like Sunday afternoons to fill gaps in their tour schedule. I remember walking out of the show along the Thames feeling like my exchange year in England at the University of Kent was going to be magnificent. It was!@@maheshsawakar5137

[@YG-ib1ho]

I saw this show live...🙏🏻

[@shubhamsahasrabudhe3819]

When was this performed?

[@jazzflautista]

@@shubhamsahasrabudhe3819 1994. Oct or November

[@anupamchatterjee2560]

2 gems of Shashtriya Sangeet.

[@vivekgawandeofficial7738]

पंडीत. भीमसेन जोशी जी संयमी आणि प्रतिभावंत गायक एकाच आलापात मन जिंकले

[@kakashergill]

Both legends are together ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏😇😇

[@divyakantshah9615]

ज्ञान की देवी माता सरस्वती के महान सुपुत्र , एक भीमसेन दुजा बालमुर💖🙏🙏🙏🙏ली 🙏

[@roopalivelayudhan7911]

Blessed are the ones who were born 1960-80, including these 2 uncrowned samrats of indian classical music. There were many great musicians performing during that period, Chittibabu, Lalgudi Jayraman, Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan, Gangubai Hanagal, Pandit Jasraj, Mallikarjun Mansoor, Maharajpuram Santhanam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad All Rakha, Ustad Bismilla Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar. 1960-90-2000, golden era really.

[@rahulvaidya9299]

Panditji was from heavens....period 🙏🙏🙏

[@prabhakarpatil3119]

Bhimsen Joshi is KOHINOOR DIAMOND🙏

[@venkateshwarlupittala9212]

ఇది ఎంతో మనోహరమైన గంధర్వ గానసభా కార్యక్రమం నేరుగా విని చూచి పరవశులై తరించే సౌభాగ్యం ఎందరికి కలిగిందో వారు ధన్యులు.

[@ashutoshkatre4778]

Two absolutely devine singers !! We are fourtunare to get to see such a great presentation. No words to express the joy.

[@RajeshSharma-pp1je]

@@smarajitbanerjee1399 A"s,, zas

[@nitincheulkar6901]

Plpo 🎉l0o

[@രവിആലുംമൂട്ആലുംമൂട്]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@pradeepjha3065]

पंडित जी मे प्रदीप झा आपके श्री चरण मे प्रणाम करते है इस तरह के लोग बहुत कम ही मिलते

[@shrikrishnakarnataki4876]

I am so lucky to be born in India due to such amazing talented Artists and equally great teachers, gurus, leaders, scientists, engineers, doctors, scholars and technologists. There is no match to such beautiful mix of art with science! 🙏🇮🇳

[@geethar405]

Lucky to hear the divine performance by the great very talented Gurus🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@dr.vikrambhoomi-scientist]

Great moments.... rare and awesome 👌

[@senankvsenan3760]

No words No comments, The real Indian heros and legends

[@tmadanmenon]

No words on the mutually challenging at the same time synchronised as well in a sense, by two maestros proliferated the nuances of Bhairav raga ! Pranams to the great souls..pride of Indian Classical Music! ഭൈരവ് രാഗത്തിന്റെ സൂക്ഷ്മതകൾ വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന് രണ്ട് വിദ്വാൻമാർ പരസ്പരം വെല്ലുവിളിക്കുന്ന, അതേ സമയം ഒരർത്ഥത്തിൽ സമന്വയിപ്പിച്ചതിനെ കുറിച്ച് വാക്കുകളില്ല! മഹാത്മാക്കൾക്ക് പ്രണാമം..ഇന്ത്യൻ ശാസ്ത്രീയ സംഗീതത്തിന്റെ അഭിമാനം!

[@umapathidurisheti7442]

Rare combination these two are devine singers.true Indians are fortunate people whom we. Got.

[@dr.pareshmalangaonkar2957]

What a great masterpiece of raag bhairav. I was present at the time of sad demise of late Pt Bhimsenji and I was crying whole day as if I lost one of my family member. No doubt he was more than that for many others like me. Tribute😢😢😢

[@chandrashekarn.kumble3422]

Same thing with me also sir, I cried almost whole day even in office, the very bad day in my life with the demise of Great Maestro Bhimsenjii. No replacement!

[@maheshkoli8980]

Total bliss, one gets fused with them such is the power to amalgamate.

[@tusharmittal4567]

The way both of them leave the tone so subdued once done so that the other person can pick it up easily and take it where they want and then again bring it back for the other to pick it up easily again, it's just pure admiration and love for each other. Absolutely phenomenal. Thank you so much for showing us this incredible and mind blowing jugal bandi.

[@vvsbvsjay5659]

Exactly my words👍👍

[@shailesholdversionliveperf9500]

स्वर्ग का आनंद धरती पे मेहसूस किया... दोनो महान हस्तीं को मेरा कोटी कोटी प्रणाम.. I love both 💐💐💐 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Patience-w4r]

Dr. Balamurali Krishna, need no introduction. A famous scholar, powerful sound, sruthi and the veteran carnatic musician. Pandit a free and easy way of classical vocalist. Joint ventures of two major scholars ,create a new world of classical concert.

[@Vpd1xf]

आपके कारण अपने पर गर्व है।🇮🇳 🌹जय हिंद 🇮🇳🌹जय भारत 🇮🇳🌹

[@orginyigam732]

Two grandmasters showing it how its done... Powerful and soul filling... ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@amalkantiray9346]

They sang only for the sake of it and we are fortunate that we got the best for ear, mind and soul.

[@Arrihant_Halder]

এঁদের গান শোনা তো অনেক দূরের কথা, এরকম দুজনকে এক সাথে একই মঞ্চে দেখাই অসীম সৌভাগ্যের ব্যাপার.. . 🕉️🙏💗💐

[@Ratnakar1964]

सच कहा आपने

[@Arrihant_Halder]

@@Ratnakar1964 🙏

[@RameshKumar-re4zs]

Been listening to the renditions of these two legendary vocalists for decades on different platforms. Both together on one platform, bliss beyond words. Thanks for the upload 🙏🙏

[@geetharammohan2344]

न भूतो न भविष्यति! Best of Maya Malava Goula and Rag Bhairav!

[@shamyeole3033]

Pranam to both the stalwarts. We can only enjoy instead of commenting. Only Charan sparsh 🙏🙏🙏

[@ajayvaidya6538]

शास्त्रीय संगीत के महान दिग्गज कलाकार दोनो महाशय

[@Tatyasaheb_Bargal]

I don't even deserve to react to this great singing...I am lucky to hear this...

[@vijiravin]

what a diamond this is. precious.

[@satpurush2592]

Great Maestros of Indian classical music !

[@sreekanthro244]

Two greats of Indian classic music... Hats off

[@deepalibidiwala8451]

What a breathing technique what unique qualities and lots of dedication of work 🙏 ❤

[@SunitaPatil-j5c]

One Gift from Heaven ,For India that is Bharat Kountry!

[@drpannag]

Surreal and hypnotic to say the very least....two maestros in one place.... !!!

[@vvsbvsjay5659]

A very blessed day today as I come across this video, absolutely heavenly! Divine!! Maa Saraswati personified 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rajeshkukreti682]

कोई शब्द नही सूझ रहै है। क्या कहना। Devine music.

[@subhashdey7023]

Both of them are real gems...... Heavenly voice...... No comparison..... simply mesmerizing

[@kaveri369]

Legendary ❤ big Namaskaras 🙏

[@vivekmohan4849]

Two Gems of Classical Music 💐

[@prof.vishnudattpandey2680]

दोनों ही दिव्य प्रतिभाओं को नमन🙏

[@raghavaachar2057]

ದೈವೀಕ ಸಂಗೀತ ಸಾಧಕರ , ಅದ್ಭುತ ಗಾಯನ🙏🙏🙏

[@akshaymahapatra3013]

Great is the Raga n Great is the Singer. It really gets ur heart melt with the Supreme Being n make u feel the warmth. Superb. Really nothing can match with this.

[@sunilgokarn4482]

Divine voice Anna! Nobody can reach you sir, 30 years completed today.

[@vasudevannair485]

Two great musicians this jugalbandhi a gift to us They are physically not with us but the are still living in our mind

[@unity1206]

Two stars of music , ajka Tansen.

[@bandanachakraborty1827]

Rare Commbinations of Two Legends..We are Really Blessed..Pronam 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@akshaymahapatra3013]

Oh God. Really how many ways r therefore to convey our gratitude to U. U r So Great n So Merciful,My small mind ceases to think about Ur GREATNESS ,my Sweetest Father. I Luv U BABA.

[@sreekanths1817]

Lucky and blessed are those who could watch these Maestros Live❤️❤️

[@jyooscookeryandtips8101]

we are fortunate to hear great singer's composition 👌

[@Violinistlogeswaran]

Gorgeously Beautiful DIVINE

[@shastrimedhatithi]

Oh, it's just wonderful. No words to explain

[@sarmisthadas401]

Most Powerful Rag Bhairav. Happy New Year 2023. Pranam. Guruji. Sarmistha Das & Aritra Das. Kolkata. India.

[@niranjanprasaddas1692]

Very very happy to listen this program

[@vivekupadhyaya6452]

Awesome performance by Bala Murali Krishnaji

[@VinodKumar-hj4ys]

Name of harmonium player and all accompanist please be shown who devote for this Devine movement

[@pruthviraj495]

Both are divine voices.. speechless...

[@ajitmishra3567]

they were the incarnations of Gandharvas . Simple audience of those great souls would give us Nirvana .

[@purushothamankani3655]

EXCELLENT performances by the 2 legendary heroes on a single platform, together .. I feel it as a rare video to be preserved for ever ...

[@hanmanthkulkarni1024]

Hats off to balmurlikrishnaji

[@PopDuds123]

I saw them performing in Mysore a long time back and it was mesmerising

[@rameshwarupadhyay1382]

Enn Deo murtiyo ko shat -- shat naman

[@savanadsul5189]

सभी संगीतकार को शतशत नमन❤❤❤

[@shradheyjani3860]

Thanks to Navaras records & Sama arts for putting this video on KZbin.

[@arjunpansare6121]

The two Great classical singers on one stage, ...they are top in world...🙏🙏

[@parasnathyadav3869]

JAI shree krishna 🙏🙏

[@pradeeprao5108]

Both are legends, Saraswati puthru

[@dnyaneshwarrajkuntwar178]

Two heavenly voices on the same stage.

[@devendersachdeva2874]

Versatile Yugalbandi of Dr Balamurli Krishana n Pt Bhimsain Joshi n the most beautiful raag Bhairvi makes this performance so beautiful that every classical music lover becomes mesmerised. I could not get the opportunity to listen Pandit ji live but I m fortunate that I have enjoyed the live performances of Dr Murli in an auditorium in Delhi Mandi House.

[@indrajeetjadhav8916]

Both are great legends...👍

[@samarespradhan9984]

Both of them are the gem in the world of indian clasical music

[@sannypj]

Shabash beta! Bahut sundar Gaya aapne! Tabalji ko bhi meta praanam.

[@avtartiputipu2454]

Excellent even if I listen them thousands time I feel relaxed

[@tanmoydey7471]

Its enough to stop Heart beat, Able to clops my nerve, when emerged my self in this haven of signing ❤O m g...what a tonal quality of vocal. Pronam niben ❤❤❤❤

[@rvcharry830]

Both are very beautiful singers in our country

[@ravikantsharma3070]

Two greatest of all times, superlegends

[@shrikantpandit155]

Very Rare Collection of great Raga By Great LEGENDARY ARTISTS NO WORDS

[@pradipamahadeva8051]

OMG Vocal Acrobatics and note sustaining like I have never heard??????? The godess Saraswathi herself is present!!!

[@jyothinayak9386]

Wah wah. What a Greatest singer's Shri Dr. BalaMurali Krishna saheb and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi saheb, we all love them and their duet💐🇮🇳🚩💞💖🙏🙏🌹😊

[@harishwala5882]

We Agree 👍 with Ms. J. N.

[@shibajighosh9624]

Two greatest of great legend

[@michaelramesar4946]

Bharat mata where everything originated from I am blessed to be indian jgd the yogi Raj

[@amolsoman3536]

This is most admirable moment where 2 SUN of India rising with each other & making us delighted, @ NAVARAS can we get the entire video of this sangeet sabha, this is not fare , only giving the highlights, i am sure they have sung together more than 11:24 minutes

[@prakashgaikwad720]

Musical feast of North n South Indias two doyens... total assimilation. ❤

[@gchandrasekhar1035]

Wow! What a rare combination of stalwarts. Jayaho.

[@tamvadasantharam4693]

Excellent video. I am fortunate to hear the musical concert by two legends in Indian classic music.🙏🏼

[@vishamr2000]

Only Bhimsen...Balamurali is very good...but Bhimsen is something else. his tonal quality, voice finesse is exceptional

[@madhavkopalle]

Stop this comparison

[@dipaksk]

We can't compare we don't deserve to compare these legends

[@lakshminarshimamurthynaray1777]

అద్భుతం పరమాద్భతం

[@jayashreekulkarni7133]

Two great legends in different style of classical music, but both are very respectful each other, pranam to both🙏 please upload full concert , thank you

[@harishwala5882]

We Agree 👍 with Ms. J. K.

[@prabhanshsrivastava3773]

That Starting of Pandit Jee.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@zingzong1234]

I salute and everyday every minutes every second remember ❤ touching great 👍great singer, 👍 nimage Nanna sastanga namaskaragalu sakshath Sharada Puthrare.

[@udaykatre3083]

Speechless. Regards to both legends of classical music fraternity.