Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Rare video

Pt. Bhimsen Joshiji performing at Swai Gandharva festival in Pune. Raag: Komal Ashabari, Abhang, Bhairavi.
(Probably in 1977)

[@dipankarsen6429]

I am thankful to all listeners who have appreciated this wonderful video. But I would be honest that a lot of labour and time had to be devoted to make the video presentable to the form you are seeing it today

[@girishbhandiwad4654]

Worth the labour

[@dilipdaoo1630]

I can see and appreciate the efforts taken for this video. I profusely thank for the same.

[@NSamirA]

Thank you Mr Sen for your efforts and for sharing this marvelous performance, the audio video is entirely enjoyable

[@vijaydattasathe245]

Kalpanay @@NSamirA

[@vijaydattasathe245]

Kalpanatit

[@newdelthisnewdelthis2861]

Shri Dipankar Sen ji, you have made all of us very rich by your contribution. I have listened to many versions of this, but to see Pandit-ji sing live at a relatively young age is matchless. I just want to say 'The God is singing and I am lucky to get a chance to listen to this'.

[@rameshthamankar1544]

practice leads to perfection.. anybody needs an example.. here it is... absolute wonder ! Magician !!!

[@kannadable]

Bhimsen Joshi once said each one of his performances was riyaz. If his taleem is perfection, what might be the quality of perfection he was striving for?

[@ashokkulkarni4821]

It's perfect practice makes man perfect

[@harinagarajan2296]

This is incredible. The final time i heard him live was at the Nehru Park in 2000. There used to be concerts at the park during early summer mornings. I had just moved to Delhi from Bangalore and went to this concert with my wife. He sang quite a few ragas from the Asavari thaat. I will never forget this. It started raining a short way into the concert and all of the Rasikas (audience?) stayed on many huddling under trees. Panditji sang for nearly two hours with an umbrella held over him. The Shamiana was sagging under the weight of water. We were all soaked. I shall never forget that spectacle nor the great music. Komal Rishab Asavari was the main raaga. After all these years i still can hear the distant thunder and his voice in the mandara sthaayi from that morning. Many thanks for this post.

[@mail2heggi]

I was there in that concert with my year old daughter on lap. It started raining and some offered umbrella to me and they stood in rain listening to Panditji. Just on first sur of Panditji, they yummed "wah kya sher ka awaaz hai" .. Really felt proud to hear that. Doordarshan may have that recording in archives

[@priyamekkalakipriyamekkala6222]

@@mail2heggi Nice told sir....

[@tonginchic]

Getting goosebumps just reading about your experience, imagining it... Divinity descended to earth when he sang...

[@ravindranatekar3574]

You had shared what a memorable event ? Bhagaywan you are.

[@rameshthamankar1544]

lukky you ! i remember a similar spectacle sometime during 1980s in a small hamlet near Mangalore. i heard him standing on a window of the hall! that night was like a mela ... ! unbelievable crowd and everybody was silent when listening to him !

[@jayanticabanerjee9711]

Excellent videos with beautiful song

[@dipankarsen6429]

Thanks to all of you who have thanked me and appreciated this wonderful recording

[@karprabh]

Unforgettable Pt. Bhimsenji, unique energetic voice. Nostalgic performance.

[@mandarparkhi9143]

I enjoy it more and more no matter how many times I listen to Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Such a divine voice due to 18 hours a day Riyaaz and honesty to the music, Thank you for the treat

[@ashokkulkarni4821]

Dear Mandar you have exactly echoed my feelings thank you so much

[@chiwukulakrishnamurthy2044]

Spell bound Presentation!! Na Bhuto Na Bhavishyati Aisa Kalakaar punah Na Hone!! Thank you for uploading such Complete Full & Rare Concert!!

[@dipankarsen6429]

Many listeners thanked me from the core of their hart and wished me good luck and health profoundly and it is for them that I had been taking this effort for so many years. I really thank them and am happy to learn that in a small way I have been able to make them happy. Thank you

[@pallavideshpande6115]

Thank you so much for the efforts you have taken only for rasikas.

[@TheVinanthi]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful recording. I was so delighted to see my father standing behind the harmonium player.

[@DrinkingWithDebu]

This is music from the heart . No effort to reach upper sa of tar saptak in falsetto or frequent modulation of voice like some of todats legends. Full throated and uncompromising. Thanks to Mr Sen for quality of upload . In my modest dali oberon 7 and AirPlay through denon avr audio was cd standard. A treasure for music lovers. I too have a different version digitised from cassette. Have also heard him in live recital . This is the best.

[@pradipchoudhuri9289]

Rare indeed, this performance!-he is as phenomenal as he has always been during his lifetime and after. His voice and style will linger, enthral for ever in all music-loving souls on earth as in the Deva Sabha... my gratefulness to you Dipankar.

[@prasannjoshi7986]

Thanks Sir ji, may GOD bless you

[@misbahalam2396]

Out of this world. Superlative...priceless...matchless.... I dont think I'll ever hear anything to match this.

[@mukeshjarial]

This is a kind of voice to which you always feel connected, doesn't matter what your age, race is...

[@ranjitpatel496]

Thank you for posting a real gem of yesteryear

[@balachandramk9573]

Very nice thank you so much

[@Ashenoy-qu1jd]

Pandit Bhimsen Joshiji.. is my idol.. like thousand and thousands of other music lover.. what a gods creation for us.. Taansen .. each and every swara of Panditji gives us heavenly satisfaction.. they live music and so we live music.. a great great like Himalaya Panditji.. His Abhanga, Kabira songs are also superb creation..

[@vamankulkarni]

I am overawed!

[@kiyoto123]

even he is not my most beloved vocalist there is no doubt that he is the most impressive vocalist i heard and it just not possible to try descibe Bhimsen Joshi art ,.no words ,thank you a lot Sir for share

[@Sharadbuva]

We bhakts of Panditji gratefully acknowledge your contribution. A lot of efforts must have been taken to refine the priceless gem. 🙏🙏🙏💐

[@dipankarsen6429]

Yes

[@shashikant052]

Very nice to hear such a old recoding. Thank you Dipankar.

[@venkataramanramakrishnan5302]

What makes the recital so profound and spiritual is the subtle accompaniment of the Tabla that compliments the singer and gives it fullness!

[@harshad6489]

No words to describe, incredible rendition. Thanks Dipankarji for sharing this rare video.

[@ashrafhydari]

🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ tks for the upload

[@premiumproperties6913]

The God of classical vocals ...

[@santoshdeshpande6985]

दीपंकरजी आपको शत शत नमन...जैसै हमारे महाराष्ट्र में महान संत ज्ञानेश्वर माऊली है,उनका विश्वविख्यात ग्रंथ "भावार्थ दीपिका (ज्ञानेश्वरी)"..इस ग्रंथ की पुरानी प्रत को विशुध्द करनेका असंभवनीय काम परमात्मा विठ्ठल की कृपा से दूसरे महान संत पैठण के श्री एकनाथ महाराज ने किया वैसैही आपने इस पुराने कार्यक्रम के व्हिडिओ पर शुध्द संस्कार करके स्वरभास्कर पंडित भीमसेन जोशीजी के भक्त लोगोंको अनमोल भेट के स्वरूप में दिया हैं,आपके प्रति हमारी एकनाथ महाराज जैसी श्रध्दा है और रहेगी... पुनश्च धन्यवाद....

[@narendrasathe7221]

video is from 1977 sawai gandharv music festival. It was 25th year. fast bandish words are self explanatory that what panditji feels about his Guruji. komaal rishabh aswari todi. abhang a marathi devotional song by saint tukaram maharaj and bhairavi. harmonium appa jalgaonkar

[@dwchitale644]

narendra sathe ii in

[@ShyamalMandal-yp9kb]

dil jaaaaaann bhar gayaaaaaaaaaaaaaa , yeh such me Ishwaaar ka ashirwad hai ।

[@vijaydattasathe245]

H

[@essenceseekersfoundation7783]

can you please tell what are the words of bandish in Khayal

[@ajamuddinkpattekari5112]

I was also present in amongs the listoners ,and it was my pleasure !

[@jayasinhmariwala7344]

Compliments to you Dipankarji for outstanding music you are sharing. Finest Komal Rishabh Asavari from Bhimsenji

[@ShreyaChoudhuryMusic]

Beautiful. Great to hear such a heavenly voice by Pt. Bhimsen Joshiji. 💖 May his soul rest in eternal peace.

[@mvvanpal.mangsuli5626]

M.V.Vanpal. Shirhàtti.Karnatak. As expressed by Eminent Musician.Pt. JASARAJ Bhimsen is II ndTANSEN.His daily Riyaz of 10 to12 hours has shaped his Voice. Stamina to express Tans for one minute to two and haif minutes.Really it is to. be admired.He used to ask his disciples to sit for 2 to3 hours in single position Brahmasan.to have strength and concentration which the present genaration of Gayaks. should learn.

[@vandanaupadhye7718]

It's a treat for us to see him perform live! ❤️

[@rishitanwar4177]

Thanks Deepankar ji for this rare and divine rendering performance of Pandit ji. AUDIO IS VERY CLEAR. YOUR EFFORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

[@hemawane7766]

Thanku you very much Dipankar sen for wonderful video 🙏🙏

[@rajendrapatwardhan559]

Thanks a ton for sharing such a priceless treasure! Big treat for all.

[@vikaswakhare241]

Simply divine. Not from this planet earth. साक्षात विठ्ठलच. नतमस्तक ...

[@kalyanigaikwad6295]

Speechless , God of Music ... his recital is humanly impossible

[@abhishekacharya100]

Tooofaan... Superb collection sir.. Thank u very much for sharing ..

[@gurunathkale8895]

sundar

[@rmhegdetattaguni2165]

Mr Sen Thank you for sharing rarest video with such a clean Audio

[@dateaneesh]

Thanks for sharing such a rare video of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. An all time collection special video.

[@shashisingit]

One more Bhimsen Joshi will not be born

[@ashokkulkarni4821]

You are exactly right Vaishali

[@mohammedibrahimbudihal3541]

Based voice great practice and riyaz Very rare like bhimsen joshi

[@MrNirmal37]

No word is sufficient to praise this renderings. Soulful. He was not only Bharat Ratna but also Hridi Ratna.

[@awaismirza8147]

Nirmal Kumar Ganguli Sir will you tell me about Ustad Habibuddin khan sahib. Was he a anxious tabla player

[@MrNirmal37]

Awais Mirza It is not clear to me what you have mentioned in your question. What do you mean by anxious tabla player?

[@awaismirza8147]

Mean superior to all Tabla players? Very extra ordinary than other ustads like Ahmed Jan thirkwa,Ustad Wajid Hussain khan,etc?

[@MrNirmal37]

Awais Mirza : Please do not compare any musician with other. Each of them something special for which one came to the limelight. Yes, Habibuddinji was one of the highest quality tabla player. Moreover, he was practically the last Khalifa of the Ajdara gharana.

[@awaismirza8147]

Nirmal Kumar Ganguli Sir I am not comparing. Sir will you tell me about the Ustad Wajid Hussain Khan? How was he,and how was his playing,How was Ustads nature,and playing? I am intrested in this types of informations

[@komalpatwardhan6996]

Divine music . Gandharva on earth .

[@muhammadramish1818]

No words for the great mastero💜

[@ushaj.balakrishnan159]

Pure music and such hearfelt expression..fully absorbed in the essence of the raga. Thank you for posting, and please don't stop.

[@niloyjdeb]

Thank you Mr. Sen. The sound quality is superb and does justice to the great Maestro! People of our generation were really lucky to have heard live stalwarts from every style of Indian classical music. Thank you for preserving these for posterity.

[@rajendrasakhare1714]

We r fortunate to listen to archived voice for us. Blessings to concerned person. Bhimsenji has been wizard of classical field.

[@bharatimajumdar9545]

Panditji is brilliant as always. thank you so much for this recording

[@avghanekar123]

This video n audio quality can easily satisfy a music lover

[@dipankarsen6429]

Thanks.

[@surajitghosh7273]

Mr. Sen, Hundreds of thousands of thanks for this upload!!!!!

[@komalpatwardhan6996]

Just Divine . Extremely soothing .Takes one to another planet .

[@mohammedibrahimbudihal3541]

Thanks for this vedio

[@bharatjoshi7593]

thanks for this soul uplifting music.also helps forget a sore back.

[@srivaramangaimeenakshi3896]

bharat joshi wow

[@kaustubhanandchandola4049]

No comparison of pandit Bhimsen joshi ji singing, unique classical singer, thank 🙏🙏

[@subramanyammurthy5711]

Dipankar, we had the honor being with Bhimanna when he visited LA several times. This recording is very special. Thank you for your selfless effort. Technology has enabled all of us to do what we can, and your effort is a fine example. Keep it up.

[@brajmohanagrawal4916]

First class

[@nilkanthdeo2805]

what can i say? as i remember i was also present at this concert. what a mesmarising command over audience he had? just unbleivable, beauty

[@dipankarsen6429]

What was the year?

[@aniruddhahome4413]

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[@Sharadbuva]

@@dipankarsen6429 probably around 1977/78. I was fortunate to attend the entire episode. In fact was sitting right in front of the stage. This was The Sawai Gandharv festival at Renuka Swaroop Girls High school.

[@krishnasatagopan1008]

Thanks Mr Dipankar Sen. You have done a favour to us and the posterity who are sure to listen, learn the intricacies in Hindustani music and benefit, by your hard work, labour and time spent in presenting this video.

[@prabhakarshahapurkar6338]

He was Naadabramha,a devine presentation. I feel sorry that I born late to miss his live more programs and lucky to attend his 7 programs thank God.

[@arsirkar]

Dear Dipankar Sen When you post music one is assured of the quality of the music,in this case even of the Video recording.Thanks a million.Keep posting these music concerts.

[@dipankarsen6429]

Thanks I do not upload anything of bad quality and even in this case a lot of effort had to be given to improve this. I had been forced to upload Kishoriji's video though the music was not of very high quality

[@narayanababuvedula8446]

Many thanks for preserving and posting such a gem rare video with surprisingly excellent quality of both picture and sound; unbelievable considering the technology available at that time. Kudos

[@dipankarsen6429]

I must confess that the recording I got was not of this quality and a lot of efforts had to be put to improve the audio and video quality. Naturally in those days the recording quality was poor. I have not been able to give the same effort for some other old recordings due to my failing health but expect that all old recordings posted by me are of a certain standard.

[@parthaaditya5225]

There are no words to praise your efforts. Thanks for presenting these jems from stalwarts.

[@SatishKumar-hi3xy]

Bharat ratna ki shobha or badh gayi.

[@jyotsnadate7138]

Great mastero sir like to hear his mehfil fr calcutta

[@shrikantparanjpe594]

Deepankar Dada at the outset please accept my sincere thanks for such a clean neat &superb video. You hv given us स्वर्गीय सुखाची मेजवानी. Intentionally I have written three words in Marathi. I am lucky to listen him in various concerts at Chandrapur Nagpur Gwalior &Mumbai too.

[@shaligrampatil572]

Very nice... incredible...

[@venkateshkulkarni2936]

What control over mandra swaras & such measured & cleanly spelt out phrases. It is like a sublime painting with bold & nuanced strokes. Total mastery of a consummate Gandharva incarnate. 🙏🙏🙏 Thanks a ton Dipankar ji for uploading this masterpiece. 💖 & grattitude.

[@dr.siddhiprasadpant.4025]

Eternal ❤

[@vatsalasarwal7542]

He is incredible ! Thanks for uploading this wonderful video - brought back all the nostalgic memories of his live performances ! The audio quality is excellent. Thank you Dipankarji.

[@arupbasu9508]

So majestic and yet so so very moving. Touches your innermost being.

[@vitthal9323]

Thank you for uploading this video..Mr.Sen

[@prakashshenoy5300]

really this is a rare vedio which we use to hear this master piece in All India Radio on saturdays and Mangalore AkashwanTa a big thank you for publishing this rare vedio which was sung probably 35 to 40 years ago. request u to publish such rare vedio in future also.

[@manojjoshi6254]

So amezing to watch him so young.. Truly one of a kind

[@balasahebkhetri9436]

Very much thanks for availing this video.

[@executiveengineer8745]

mai to tumhro das janam janam ke. just devine thanks for sharing

[@rightalways7701]

This is Komal Rishabh Asaavari, I've been listening to audio finally got to see the visuals. Thank you

[@namratalimaye3767]

Thanks a ton for uploading this 🙏

[@rahuldeshpande4282]

#Harmonium accompaniment by Pt #AppasahebJalgaokar, #Tabla accompaniment by Pt #KeshavBadge, Vocal and Tanpura support by Pt. #ShrikantDeshpande - grandson of Pt. Sawai Gandharva, (not sure about the other two). Also beside Shrikant ji is Shri Dattopant Deshpande (wearing the ethnic black topi)

[@maheshmahajan1062]

What to say............. Mesmerized from starting..

[@gnextm4871]

Excellent sir . Thanks for sharing this rare video

[@shashisingit]

VinodDesai- He comes from our place. In 50s he used to stay in our Bijapur house on way to Mumbai. In Pune I have heard him no of times in public as well as private in the house of Dr. Deshpande, son in law of Savai Gandharva...........

[@ashokkulkarni4821]

I am also from Bijapur

[@sankarsankar-gh6po]

দিপঙ্কৱ দা আপনাকে আনেক ধন্যবাদ। আপনাৱ কাছে আনেক ভালো সম্পদ আছে। অনেকগুলো শুনলাম আৱ তৃষ্ণা বেৱে গেলো। ভিস্মদেব চট্টপাধ্যায় ও তারাপদ চক্রবর্তী র খেয়াল সংগ্রহে থাকলে আপলোড করলে বাধিত থাকবো ।

[@b.s.yargatikar9756]

Great song Bhimsenji 🙏🙏

[@linus8682]

kya baat hai. dipankar dada, great service to music lovers. keep 'em coming. SP, San Francisco

[@bharatvipat8084]

Amazing, Indeed rare, thanks for share.

[@arukam2008]

Terrific! Wonderful upload Sen-da.

[@caamolsant]

awesome..!! Thanks for sharing..!!

[@chidanandhukkeri1676]

Apratim. Thanks Dipankar ji

[@RajivChakravarti]

Thanks for your uploads.

[@GuruPrasad-nx1to]

Ababa. lp

[@jayantkulkarni7356]

Thanks Dipankarji. A great concert. This must be his concluding performance vfor that Sawai Gandharv Music Festival at Pune. Year not known to me. But no comments. Just by heaven.

[@dhananjayrenavikar1602]

Listening Pt.Bhimsen ji is like finding the path to reach God.

[@vshelvan406]

thanks to DIPANKAR JI for uploading superb rendition by Pandithji

[@shriniwasp]

What a unmemorable video . Superb

[@soumitrapandit3444]

Dipankar ji, Thank you for this.

[@prahaladdancharan9975]

अदभुत ,बेमिसाल, जय हो ,कमाल का संग्रह है

[@amanpathrey4099]

Thank you so much 🙏♥️😇

[@nandakishorsoman7832]

Depankar saheb aaple aabhar manawe tevhade thodech..

[@vasanthapalakshappa3275]

Thanking you🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@arunpalkar7459]

Absolutely heavenly

[@Taalsadhana]

thanx for sharing, heavenly

[@shamshermann]

Thank you for this gem of a video. The quality of the sound is fantastic🙏🏼 and I also went through your archives, they have some gems in there. God bless you for all the work you've done creating this magnificent library of works 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@prantikbhattacharya3589]

Celestial performance ❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻