Raag Darbari Kanada on giant Surbahar - KG Westman

Stream from Viewcy 27th of September

[@shantibanarjee6641]

Great presentation

[@ConcertGrande]

First time i heard about him and i took a great pleasure to listen to ! Thanks

[@supratimdas1234]

Surbahar is supposed to be played in been ang like this. Commendable rendition!

[@louislamonte334]

Beautiful playing! You are a great inspiration to me! It's my dream to play the Sitar and Surbahar! I plan to commence study soon!

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you! Best wishes 🙏

[@sajalbanerjee3423]

Excellent

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you

[@laura-gabrielacristea9159]

frumos! , mă bucur că muzica de calitate cea adevărată, cuprinde teren și cele tradiționale ,și asta mă refer de toate muzicile tradiționale , (indiferent de nații)---o plăcere 💕💖

[@NewFelixTwo]

Thank you so much for this masterpiece, please upload more

[@papilot312]

More! More! Love it! A beautiful rendition on a beautiful surbahar!

[@jagadeepchandra1914]

Thanks sir for such a soothing music

[@johnhulsker1453]

As a surbahar player myself, it would be such a joy to play such a wonderful instrument. I'm tempted to make inquiries regarding an instrument of this magnitude,

[@johnc6704]

I had just listened to Nikhil Banerjee version and then tried a Ravi version but it was too distorted in recording ... well then I saw this come up, glad I found this its perfect.great job from a star player I can't tell . good thing your not a small person ,that is the largest surbahar out there. FANTASTIC job WAH

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you! Yeah, this Surbahar is 185 cm....

[@connorstewart4833]

I hear Kg is very small actually ...and that this surbahar is converted from mandolin

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

@@connorstewart4833 hahaha

[@AlphaSierraJuliet]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 bravo! Look forward to more excellent performances from Mr Westman, in raag darbari kaanra ofcourse 😁

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

A magnificent instrument.

[@KeziahMason]

Wonderful!

[@unramoneur4780]

In your brief introduction you said you would TRY and play your majestic instrument. Such modesty. It is rather that the instrument has found its home. I am riveted, I am moved, even to tears.

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

I am happy to hear that this music has an impact. Thank you for your kind words! 🙏

[@glennlopez6772]

A beautiful instrument, though large and played with controll and dedication! Enchanting tones! Surely your your teachers and most viewers will appreciate this rendition! Thanks for the video!

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you! Yes, this instrument requires extra dedication....

[@kidcaper007]

You put some emotion into this, thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you so much!

[@madhusudan84mech]

👌

[@urmilaapte9853]

🌷🎶🎼🎵🌷

[@madhusudan84mech]

Very peaceful 🙏🏽

[@angarasrihari]

Dear Westman San, The more I listen to you the more I get intoxicated in the deep meditation. I found your music a medicine to calm my mind. Thanks a TON. Domo Arigatou Gozaimashita.🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you so much. I am happy to hear this music can affect people in same positive way it does to me 🙏

[@JoydeepMukherjeeOfficial]

Wonderful 👍

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you!

[@dangerouslyundefined925]

Amazing resonance. I have one of the more compact surbahars in the style of hiren roy. I imagine there is quite a difference in the volume and sustain. How easy is it to buy a surbahar like that? For one thing transporting from India to Europe?

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

A surbahar like this has to be custom ordered, and then shipped somehow. Luckily this one was already in Europe since long time.

[@cesarinagaio7274]

Very good jawari

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thank you 🙏

[@brianwolverton9834]

do you know who made this surbahar & around what time period?

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Yeah, its was custom made by Radha Krishna Sharma 79-80

[@clemalford9768]

Sounds like Rudra Veena.

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

I take it as a compliment 🙏🎶

[@marcaskew61]

A big sound indeed from a big surbahar. I wonder who was the maker?

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Hi! Its made by Radha Krishna Sharma in 1980.

[@arshdeepsingh03]

please please more darbari

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Sure, never get tired of Darbari.

[@ketakinikini]

I am not going to criticize your knowledge of Raaga etc. But would suggest you hear Annapurna devi Kausi Kanada its available on you tube. The notes so pure you feel the joy inside you wobble up. She doesn't use the sitar type strike after each note. That makes the experience a pure bliss.

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Thanks for your comment. Of course I listen to her, but that playing is from completely different universe. What is the sitar type strike? Do you mean the chikari?

[@ketakinikini]

@@shardamusicstudio2596 yes the chikari strike. I have heard her son play the same pure notes on his sitar before Ravi Shankar stole him away to keep his hegemony intact. And I agree shr played classical ragas in a whole different form. Her students too are legendary beings.

[@RK-gc3jr]

*What's the difference between Sitar and Surbahar???*

[@shardamusicstudio2596]

Size mostly. Surbahar is much larger than Sitar and tuned lower. It is more suitable for the slower and deeper Dhrupad style music rather than the modern classical or semi classical styles played on Sitar.

[@RK-gc3jr]

@@shardamusicstudio2596 Thankyou so much! 🙏🏽

[@ketakinikini]

Surbahar is just not size. It differs from the sitar in its tonal quality. The base notes reverberates better in this instrument as against sitar. Surbahar's alaap part of played well is very meditating majestic and sweet. Annapurna devi the daughter of Allauddin Khan saheb used to play this instrument and in her hand it sort of was heavenly. This instrument can only be handled by tall person whose reach of hand is wide.

[@connorstewart4833]

@@ketakinikini annapurna is not tall...neither is pushaprat koshti..or buddhtycea mukerjee

[@ketakinikini]

@@connorstewart4833 we were speaking about the surbahar the instrument not the instrumentalist!! One's hands have to have a wide reach for handling Surbahar. The surbahar is played only by a handful people who can be counted on just 3 fingers. There is a reason to it.

[@vastudeal860]

its good but learn from this