Ustad Vilayat Khan-rare video - Part 3/3 - Raag Bhairavi

[@syedalishanzaidi1]

I have listened to this amazing performance again after nearly 8 years, and am stunned by it again. In the alaapkari part VK showed his extraordinary genius, moving from one raga to another including Paraj, Basant, Bahar, Pahari and several others, but maintaining the essential spirit of Bhairavi. And his tayyari, his taankari, his upaj are out if this world. In this single performance of this great man are encapsulated innumerable lessons for professional as well as serious amateur Sitarists. Just tuning up with his instrument and the thaat is itself a project for aspiring sitarists and professionals alike.

[@RamprapannaBhattacharya_Sitar]

Agree

[@syedkader8712]

Absolutely yes 100%👍👏

[@Trex0891]

There are people who play the sitar...and then there is Vilayat Khan. Enough said.

[@krishnaroopchakrabarty912]

First of all my comment *was* about Vilayat, so I dont see why you've reiterated his name in your reply. Onto your query...each maestro brought something unique to the gamut of sitar playing/technique. To my mind (and let's agree that these are purely individualistic preferences) Ravi shone bright for his impeccable raagdari, terse presentation skills and rhythmic proclivities, Nikhil for his well-rounded tonality and pedantic, penetrative raag explorations, Rais Khan for his control, imagination and lyricism. But if we were to objectively comment on the sound of the instrument then Vilayat (followed so closely by Rais) has NO parallel in my eye. Vilayat wasnt the most consistent of performers (Ravi and Nikhil were far more focused) but that tone...just a gentle stroke of the chikaris can elicit such a tremor within the senses that I almost tend to forget that anyone else exists. Forgive me...just a personal thought. Which is the same reason I so adore Amjad's sarod. By the by, I have come across some of your comments on certain videos of Ali Akbar. Now someone might conclude from them that no other sarod player exists apart from Ali Akbar Khan. But knowing that you're a lettered musician yourself, I know you wouldnt think that way.

[@andazah]

very well put.

[@lydiavliese8246]

Both Mozart and Vilayat Khan were: geniuses!

[@syedkader8712]

​@@krishnaroopchakrabarty912 Whoever you are, may be or you were, if you are still breathing, you are forgven because you do not know what you are so daringly commenting about. Not sure if you are fully awake and or sober😮

[@riazainapore8191]

BRILLIANT!!.. at the PEAK of his performing days !!..mastery over his Sitar !!.. and. the MUSIC pouring from his SOUL !!!..😴😴😴😔😔😔😔 !!!...❤❤❤❤ !!!...

[@channibhai]

This is one of the series of Sangeet Sammelans organised in memory of SRI SATGURU PRATAP SINGH JI. The presence of HIS HOLINESS SRI SATGURU JAGJIT SINGH JI is obvious whom Ustad ji repectfully and lovingly addresses as 'HUZOOR' several times. SRI SATGURUJAGJIT SINGH JI has been known as a greatest supporter and preserver of Indian Classical music tradition.

[@ritwiklahiri5934]

MAESTROS OF BANARAS GHARANA CAN PLAY 'NA DHIN DHIN NA' IN A VERY ATTRACTIVE WAY. STARTING FROM PANDIT ANOKHELAL MISHRAJI TO PANDIT KISHAN MAHARAJ JI, THEY ARE ALL WIZARDS OF 'NA DHIN DHIN NA.' AND WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE BY USTAD VILAYAT KHAN, THE BEST SITARIST OF INDIA. (IN MY OPINION).

[@debabratachakrabarty72]

By..pañdit añokhlal mishrà and pandit kishañ maharaj àre. Both great tabla player,

[@bertrandpapillault5888]

Thank's for sitar,and's,tablas

[@ajitveekulkarni]

What an invaluable treasure watching the Ustad perform live...! Million thanks to Brigitte!

[@sitarbrigitte]

Ajit Kulkarni most welcome!

[@niranjanpatukale4823]

Ajit Kulkarn

[@lydiavliese8246]

Million thanks to Vilayat Khan (and his mother)!

[@madhusudan84mech]

​@@sitarbrigitte6zz6666z6z66a b BB 😊😊

[@craiglistacct9070]

Along with Bhairavi, there are Pahadi, Tilak kamod, Bihag, Nand, Mishra Maand,Bhairav,bilaskhani todi, asawari, Basant,Paraj, Gauri, Purvi, sohoni, Bahar ragas. Genius at work !!

[@amitchatterjee5406]

One of the great things that Khansaheb used to do: tune the chikaris to komal Dha and komal Ga in harmony together for some of his Bhairavi renditions. It gave him the options to "shift" Sa (to Dha for example)....

[@srimridangam]

That makes quite a difference to the mood

[@suhasmitra]

Am so thankful to you Brigitte for having uploaded this. I have probably listened to this clip over 30 times in the last couple of weeks! What a mesmerizing start to Bhairavi. Videos of the Ustad from this particular period is hard to find which makes this a very special one indeed.

[@suryamukherjee7634]

This is more than best.... Divine feeling.....Tansen and Baiju bawra of our time.

[@RamprapannaBhattacharya_Sitar]

Grateful to Brigtte ji .. this is the biggest treasure on KZbin ♥️🙏🏼🎵

[@guru08rs]

If you are a sitar student. It's a life changing performance.

[@kamaldey3893]

Unforgettable performance. What a jugalbandi.

[@DARK-us2ie]

35:00-36:00 absolutely amazing taans😳😯

[@GurinderSingh-hl7kn]

Huge respect to upload that i saw my father in the background

[@sitarbrigitte]

I'm sure it is thrilling!

[@penta15786]

Beautiful as ever. I have made this an evening concert before I go to bed. I dream raags till I get up again.

[@dr.fatahbahadur4625]

दोनों ही कलाकार मेरे सर्वकालीन प्रिय रहे हैं। पंडितजी से तो घरेलू परिचय तक रहा।

[@IMIRZA777]

God 's language... Wah.

[@girish3011]

I am a fan of Vilayat Khan but I found this piece more acrobatic than soulful. Many may take it offending but if listeners clap at odd moments in play, the artist tries to do more and more of it.

[@rajanbhatia8156]

Vilayat Khan Saab and Raees Khan Saab 2 Kohinoor hai jo hamesha Amar rahenge . Naman and Pranaam

[@singerrakeshvaswaniofficial]

Wha kya bat h vilayat kha sab ki bat hi Nirali h

[@VaibhavTipnis]

Wah... Thanks for uploading this rare video of Ustad Vilayat Khan and Pt. Kishan Maharaj.

[@sitaroutreachministry6289]

A wonderful performance, he makes it look so natural and easy.

[@thereviewer1839]

Dhan Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji Maharaj. Vah Khan Sahib, as flawless as ever.

[@RukChisty]

The truly treasure, thanks to Ms. Brigitte for sharing. Pure divine and soulful.

[@Jyotirindrasadhukhanrocky]

Aaaha Kya madhur sureli Bhairavi Agar aapke charono me thoda sa bhi jayga milta 'UstadJ'i toh sirf sunte aapko!!!

[@TheVinanthi]

Wah ! Absolutely divine !

[@Aqueelkhan1966]

thank you so much for the rare video, what a class of melody blendings.

[@arifa7486]

God bless ustad vilayat khan

[@ashutoshkalamkar]

HEY HEARTLY THANKS TO SHARE SUCH A WONDERFUL VIDEO. SIMPLY AMAZING

[@VILAYATU]

The genius

[@rajanbhatia8156]

Wah Khan Saab. Salute

[@jasimagon9492]

One can go on listing for ever .May God bless him .

[@gjeram]

Thank you for sharing - truly wonderful!

[@pramodjoshi751]

Truly mesmerising....Well rounded tones...vilambit is meditative..

[@navjyotisinghnegi7410]

Khan Saab used to live in Dehradun and my Guruji Sri Ravi Kiran ji used visit his place to teach vocals to his daughter. Guruji says he was bit conservative about teaching sitar and never gave a single lesson to anyone except Sujat Khan during his time in Dehradun. He had his favourite tuning of gandhar -pancham for most of the renditions.

[@babulburi]

JUST BEAUTIFUL !!!!!

[@raqib56]

VILAYAT-E-SITAR, very emotional..... bhairanvi in pahari ang speaking to you all about her sufferings & ordeals. @17.44 he improvised Bilas Khani (son of Taan Sen Khan), it is indeed very emotional.....

[@azfaraziz743]

Thanks.

[@SreematiMukherjee]

Mastery from the very first stroke!

[@ushdeeppan1846]

greatest. sitatrist

[@jinsarangi]

wow!! love this a lot

[@amitchatterjee5406]

Wow - speechless!

[@NasirHussain-pk1ep]

Maestros on sublime "

[@babulburi]

JUST BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE

[@avishalev1239]

What a treasure! Thank you so much for sharing...I wish someone could translate also the words Khan Saab is speaking...

[@dhimanroy3596]

Who was the tabla player? In the vedio the face of him became hazy. He seems to be pandit Kishan Maharaj.

[@niharikaagr78]

miguel multerer he is saying that he will play raag bhairavi and within its premises he will play other ragas of the day without changing the bhairavi sur

[@snafitzer]

Niharika Agarwal Thank you very much for the reply. Much appreciated!

[@niharikaagr78]

Miguel Multerer :)

[@bhargavsai2449]

How do they even do that?😇

[@mewatigharanarudraveena5870]

Vilayat mamu jaisa bhi kii na hua

[@vintom6440]

👏👏👏👌👌🍀☘️🙏🙏

[@subhasisroy1250]

Apurba Chattopadya

[@saurabhsingh1255]

Guys, what did he say - is it "Raat ki din ki raagini usme baje?". Thank you.

[@emanulh]

আহা

[@snafitzer]

Can anyone please translate what Ustad Vilayat Khan is saying? I am very interesting in this composition.. I believe I hear him saying Ragamalika. Is this "Raga Bhairavi - Ragamalika in Bhairavi thumri" then at the end he tunes back to gandhar pancham from gandhar dhaivat....?

[@snafitzer]

+Miguel Multerer anyone??? please I would be ever so grateful if someone who speaks the dialect to translate for all of us.

[@abhaynayak1325]

In the beginning of the video he says he would play a raagmalika based on raag bhairavi. Then he goes on to say that he would keep the other notes of bhairavi constant and show the morning to evening set of ragas by only tweaking one or two notes.

[@benbouguin5131]

good vibrations !!!

[@clemalford9768]

Does he have a different tuning on his drone strings? Dha kommal in there somewhere.

[@1956sanju]

Clem Alford Re, Ga, Dha and Ni all are komal (flat) in raga Bhairavi.

[@saiprasadrm97]

Clem Alford by drone strings, do you mean tarap or upper strings excluding ma?

[@saiprasadrm97]

Clem Alford ya, it sounds like, during alap there's komal dha with the chikari, and he tuned it to Pa after alap (at 27:15).

[@amitchatterjee5406]

@ Clem Alford - Khansaheb used to tune komal Dha and komal Ga for some of his Bhairavi renditions. It gave him the options to "shift" Sa (to Dha for example)....

[@zahidmalik7491]

AjR it may pain you but Vilayat Khan was from another Gharana. Ali Akbar Khan,Nikhil Banerjee were of same gharana Nikhil and Anapurna Devi Ravis wife were better sitar players but she did not play so that Ravi could get popular. he left her.Listen to Annapurna, some pieces are available. Nikhil Banerjee was a better sitarplayer than Ravi from gharana of Ustad Allaudin Khan father of Ali Akbar Khan. Listen also to jugalbandis of Vilayat Khan and Bismillah Khan. Read more.

[@VigneshIyer97]

No one can be better or worse than anyone, especially saying that for someone of Ustad Vilayat Khan sahib's status is very cheap of you.

[@abhigarg9540]

Really? No one can be better than anyone? So, a first year beginner student of sitar is not “better or worse” than a great maestro? Please, think. It is widely acknowledged by many serious listeners of Indian classical music that Pt Nikhil Banerjee and Annapurna Devi were better sitar players than Ravi Shankar, despite his fame and popularity, as stated in the previous comment. I don’t think he actually said anything about Vilayat Khan, by the way, other than to say that he was from a different gharana.

[@abubakar.mehmood]

Yes, it is widely accepted among music connoisseurs that Pt Ravi Shankar was more popular than he was adept and that Pt Nikhil Banerjee (And Annapurna Devi) had both better technique as well as richer musicality. This is also partly because Pt Ravi Shankar focussed more on making Indian music popular in the masses and thus compromised on the purity and depth to make it accessible. Whereas, IMO, comparing Ustad Vilayat Khan saheb to anyone is grossly unfair. Not only was he a musical genius with a great tradition, he also improved the instrument itself and stretched its limits. I guess at the level of Ustad Vilayat Khan and Pt. Nikhil Banerjee, it boils down to personal liking, which is subjective. I love Ustad ji more because he could play majestically by the book but also went way beyond it.

[@PeterDad60]

What's wrong with his neck? Ok, I am being immature, but he is so seriously expressive with his neck/head movements. Also as far as I can determine he is breaking a couple of rules when one plays Sitar. For example you are not supposed to use your thumb on your left hand to hold the back of the neck. Also you use one finger when going up the neck and a second finger when sliding back down, and only rarely do you use the third and fourth fingers as he is constantly doing.

[@spaceymen]

Well, if he is doing it, then I would suggest, if you play the Sitar, start doing it too, it's gonna be the new norm. And head-neck movement is quite common here in India, during singing/playing or listening to music.

[@guru08rs]

Close your eyes, just listen.. his name is Ustad Aftab E Sitar Vilayat Khan.

[@abubakar.mehmood]

@PeterDad60 The books where you crammed these rules from... this man has rewritten them all and defined a new era in Sitar playing. Show some respect. Also, it's never a good idea to learn technique from a maestro. Their journey goes like "learn the technique, master the technique, forget the technique". He's at that level where he doesn't need to abide by these rules you've crammed.

[@DARK-us2ie]

He don't follow the rules, The rules follow him, USTAAD VILAYAT KHAN

[@craiglistacct9070]

😂 where did you get these rules from ?

[@roopchander7338]

This video very impotent all musician

[@sitarbrigitte]

You mean important I guess ?

[@abhigarg9540]

That’s a rather bizarre thing to say. I would have thought it’s quite potent, myself....

[@ATOsipov]

Какие вруны. Создают впечатление оркестра. На самом деле два о река просто создают видимость. Они не играют!