Vintage Gaansaraswati Kishori Amonkar -- Bhoop -- from Arun Dravid's Original Archives

Kishoritai's rendering of this Bhoop is the best of her entire career. This recording, from a concert on 18th October 1970 at Hari Mahadev Vaidya Hall, Mumbai, is made available by courtesy of Kishoriji's senior-most disciple, Dr Arun Dravid, from his vast collection of her original live recordings from concerts before 1990 which had the distinct stamp of Jaipur Gharana, yet enriched with her skilled beautification of it with her quest for Bhava. As a result, these reflect her refreshingly youthful voice, vibrancy, and musical content not always found in her later concerts.
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I have been deeply pained by a comment from puremusic 1980 (which, and replies to it, have now been deleted) that has lashed at me with deeply hurtful and hateful language with regard to these uploads. I have discussed this comment with Kishoritai’s son Mr. Bibhas Amonkar who has nothing but gratitude to me for preserving and digitising his mother’s music during all these years. Bibhas is also pained at the puremusic 1980 comment, but supports the project of making her music available to music-lovers at large. However, to avoid such painful acrimony in the future from people like puremusic 1980 who, without disclosing their identity, may use many means to discredit, intimidate and harm me, I have decided to stop uploading on KZbin Kishoritai’s best music particularly from her younger years. Instead, I will work closely with Bibhas to upload it on a website that will be owned by the Amonkar Family Trust which is in the process of being registered with the authorities. So please wait patiently for a few months till I publish the rest of the treasure on that Trust website. This way, I will not have to face offensive comments from hateful people ever again. Bibhas has agreed that the 15 uploads released by me through the Sangeetveda1 channel recently need not be taken down. I am most thankful to all those who have given fitting replies to puremusic 1980 in my support.
Dr. Arun Dravid.

[@arundravid4352]

For the information of all music lovers, Kishoritai herself said to me many times that this was the best Bhoop she ever sang in her whole life!

[@pushkardevari7420]

Thankyou very much Panditji for making these precious recordings available to us. 🙏😄

[@nishadmatange]

This bhoop is an absolute revelation. Will be running on loop for several days!

[@anandketkar2191]

Dr.Dravid - just to let you know - the audio in your uploads are coming through in 192 kbs clarity. Thank you

[@anandjuvekar7742]

thanks Sir for this upload. had read in Marulkar's book about this performance. was this her first performance after she recovered from illness in late 60s ??

[@AshokKumar-fx2zr]

Thanks a ton for uploading this and providing this precious recording free for all music lovers all around this world..... God bless you sir 🙏🙏🙏💙💙

[@FreeIndia1947]

Really really fortunate to have been born in the generation of Kishoritai and Lata Didi. God bless thier eternal souls

[@nishadvyas9307]

Madhe madhe kahi karu nako😅😅🙏 59.40 ! What a bhoopali! Kash iss prakaar ka sangeet ab raha hota ab to bas taan ka sangeet aaisi upaj kaha hogi ab kya taalim h bujurgonki❤🙏

[@rajendravidwans468]

अमर भूप, अमर संगीत.

[@jagannathalhat7334]

गानसरस्वती देवी किशोरीताईसारखा भूप इतर कुणीही गाऊ शकत नाही. Because it is not only classical singing ।t has Devine Touch and power to take the Audience to deep Spiritual Experience .She is the incarnation of Goddess Saraswati that is the personal experience of Shankaracharya while entitling and honouring her as Gaan Saraswati

[@meerasathe7829]

Incomparable !Heavenly!!

[@akhileshmagal]

To develop a Raag with such deliberate attention to each note, sans any vocal acrobatics is such a challenge. A supreme example of how a badat should be. No other artist comes close to such mastery. Tai’s music justifies the saying “the purpose of music is silence”. I just wish the sycophantic “wah wah” could be edited out of the recording.

[@ranbhorashuu]

हे अतिशय, कमालीच सुंदर आहे. शब्द सुचत नाहीयेत.

[@hiteshnath6111]

The best path to unite one's soul with that of almighty is shown in the singing of Amonkar ji.

[@RohanRajadhyaksha]

How can I thank you? Taai in her element, Bhoop in all his grandeur - suddenly all is well with the world!

[@meenapathare7909]

Simply great Kishoritai

[@jppj1231]

कहा जाता है राग और रसोई एक ही बार बनती है तो जाहिर है कि महान गान सरस्वती माता किशोरी जी की यह अदायगी उनके जीवन में एक ही बार घटित हुई थी। मैंं सोचता हूँ कि उन्होंने कई बार चाहा होगा कि इस प्रस्तुति को दोहरा लें लेकिन संभव नहीं हुआ होगा। भारतीय शास्त्रीय संगीत की यही खासियत है कि जब गायक के मन में जो उपज आए और वह प्रस्तुत हो जाए तो वह धन्य हो जाता है। जरूरी नहीं कि वही उपज उसे दूसरी बार भी सूझ जाए।

[@juspreetsandhu8446]

Only Vidushi Kishori tai knows what world she is walking in during this baithak. As is evident from the sheer overjoyed reactions of the patrons during most of the aalaaps in the vilambit khyaal, one (or at least I) simply doesn't know how to digest such depth and beauty in the alaaps.

[@suchitakrishnaprasad281]

Immortal ❤

[@thodasaprasad]

ताईंनी भूप ज्या प्रकारे उलगडलाय ते ऐकुन अंगावर शहारा आला.. ताईंचे अनेक भूप ऐकलेत पण ह्यात काहीतरी विशेष आहे.. एक संथपणाची भावना आहे आणि तेवढीच तोड आणि संयम साथ साथीदार देत आहेत.. धन्यवाद शेअर केल्याबद्दल!!

[@jagannathalhat7334]

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[@shubhibhonsule8423]

अरुणजी शतशः धन्यवाद. ताईंचा हा स्वर्गीय भूप दिल्याबद्दल. असे गाणे होणे नाही.

[@bhaskarzemse6659]

Apratim!

[@spandey102]

Devotional art is different, those who search fame more than their art, would earn fame for sure. She earned fame also, but Recently I listened to this recordings and just learnt that she was much more than I knew about her in her name and fame. She also belongs to the rare genre who did not go on scattering gems here and there on their way to shine and show, rather if your luck you heard one right piece of their nobility, that is enough. That is what they were doing for themselves and not only for their listeners. If you could pick one such pearl in your journey as a listener, you would know your artist for that stroke of excellency. That piece would change your perception.. This is as true about their artistry as their own love and approach in their art.

[@pacificocean2362]

This Generation is lucky to hear such divine Soulful Rendition. ..Mata Saraswati Shatash Pranam.... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tapishchandranautiyal8479]

thank you Arun dravid sir . it’s because of you that we are enjoying the devine singing .

[@tapishchandranautiyal8479]

maa saraswati is indeed singing through tai’s voice . simply devine!!!!

[@udaynetravali8279]

God be thanked for Dr. Dravid. May his tribe grow and prosper. This bhoop is accessible thanks be to him.

[@anandketkar2191]

This is treasure being shared openly - How much effort has gone into maintaining these recordings from 1970 - The magic of Bhoop..........

[@newdelthisnewdelthis2861]

Respected Shri Arun Dravid ji, Thank you for this gem! Literally feels like hearing from what one imagines as goddess!

[@muhammadkhan2532]

Indeed this is the best rendition of Bhoop! Thank you, Arun Dravid for all the hard work and making it accessible. Pranam from Philadelphia!

[@mukundphanasalkar3887]

I'm grateful to you and to Mr. Dravid for this fantastic rendering of Bhoop by the greatest Vidooshi...

[@chitralekhakhatu]

beautiful... divine , and pure gold!!!!!!!!!!!

[@giridharpundalikkamat7724]

Thanks shree Arun Drav66idji, I have Kishori Tayee CD on Bhoop frequently I put this CD to hear that puts me to full relaxation. It is a Divine gift, We are lucky. G. P. Kamat.

[@kanteshnag4781]

Truly, it's one of the best renderings of Kishori Ji that I've ever heard, either live or recordings, in my entire lifetime. However, the sound reproduction of the recording is neither up to the minimum stanand and/or quality nor quite distinct as well as loud enough. Finally, many thanks to Dr. Arun David for the recording as well as the uploading.

[@sangeetakatti-surbahar]

Arun Mama 🙏 thankyou so much for this 🙏🙏🙏

[@gnpantulu1919]

This record is of 50 years old . By that time TAI was not Gaan Saraswathi . She was just " TAPO PHALAM " of Gaan Tapaswini . Both are not here now . But we are enjoying their music . My heart is filled with mysterious feelings listening to this heavenly music . Thank you all ! Mrs Rajya Lakshmi Pantulu .

[@kaiwalya1000]

Thank you Pt.Arun Dravid and Sangeetveda for these records!

[@hemaapte5941]

खूप मनापासून आभार अरूण द्रविडजी!! अमूल्य ठेवा उपलब्ध करुन दिल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद🙏🙏

[@nisargpatil3650]

Thank you a million times Arun ji!! I just have a suggestion… I understand monetizing might be important for the reach of classical music… however it is extremely disturbing when ads are run during such a heavenly performance… could you please switch off monetization for this video so that it can be heard unhindered! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@rajendrakher7605]

Simply divine! Thanks for uploading

[@abhaymulay8464]

मूर्तिमंत भूप त्याच्या सर्वांगसुन्दर पैलूंसह.अतिशय मधुर आणि भावपूर्ण.धन्यवाद,श्री अरुण द्रवीड.

[@kankeshwarmusic1211]

अप्रतिम 💐🙏 अरुण द्रविड जी मनापासून धन्यवाद 🙏 हे स्वर्गीय गायन तुमच्या मुळे मिळाले आहे आम्हाला

[@prathameshamnekar1773]

Indebtful to you Sir for giving us the chance to experience divinity

[@prakashchaudhary3849]

भूप राग शांतपणे प्रसन चित्ताने ऐकण्याचा राग आहे. मध्ये मध्ये अकारण दिली जाणारी दाद रसभंग करणारी आहे..गायन संपल्यावर एकदाच काय ती दाद द्यावी. पाश्चिमात्य देशांत दिली जाते तशी. Standing ovation आहेच.

[@rajendravidwans468]

सहमत नाही.

[@ravindradeo7370]

Most wonderful hats off to Tai

[@omkarkulkarni5700]

Soulful... speechless.

[@Merripasand]

Thank you so much Pt.Arun Dravid and Sangeetveda for such a great uploads.

[@jayavanthaldankar2573]

अप्रतिम! उपमा देऊ शकत नाही. पुन्हा एकदा अप्रतिम.

[@TheKansen]

Dear Dr Dravid I have enjoyed the content on your channel and I am sorry to learn that you were attacked by an Internet Troll. You should ignore them and continue what you feel is right. By stopping uploads to this channel you are actually letting the Troll win. My sincere suggestion is not to upload this music on a separate website. That will drastically reduce the number of people who listen to Kishoritai's music. You can create an official "Kishori Amonkar" youtube channel which can be managed by the family trust. That will keep her music on youtube while also sparing you from dealing with the Internet Trolls. Thank You again for recording and preserving this treasure for all these years.

[@AdityaModak]

Kamallllllll

[@scj558]

Hello Sir, Today I accidentally came across this vdo/audio. Dr.A.D.Dravid, as we all H&Gians (Later Jacobs) know you, were not aware of your this talent for many years until one year you did a program for all of us. Many of us were in a pleasant shock. But today got one more surprise that you are among the great disciples of Taiji. No words to thank you for preserving these valuable recordings...

[@jayatyagi3239]

Arun ji is a true saadhak. Thank you Arun ji for your Lec Dem and sharing this gem. My pranams 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mogalliganesh7983]

We can unite the world With the music of amonkar.

[@FreeIndia1947]

Absolutely she is the Goddess

[@mohanbhoir7515]

खुपच छान लाजवाब सूर किशोरी ताईचा ताल अक्ल्यवर मंत्र मुग्ध होऊन गेलो

[@niralikartik]

🙏🙏

[@elegantcreations1669]

Divine bliss personified

[@madhavdhekney8653]

हे उन्मनी अवस्था असताना गायलेला भूप.हा व्याकरण रीत वैगरे मध्ये पकडता येत नाही..अशा गाण्या साठी कलाकार विचार तर मळतात आणि त्या करता ते आधी मी स्वतः करता गाणार हे मनावर thasavatat.मग ऐकणारे निमित्त मात्र होतात.अशा गाण्यातून आपण सुद्धा सहजा सहजी बाहेर येऊ शकतं नाही.

[@devanshphadke]

अगदी खरं

[@jyorabthatte3397]

Thousand thanks for this share...A very very true Gurudakshina🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MrKedarmoghe]

Simply devine.

[@unity1206]

Simply excellent

[@61vishwanath]

प्रिय द्रविड साहेब, फारच सुंदर भूप ऐकायला मिळाला. धन्यवाद! आपल्याकडे माहिती असेल तर साथ देणाऱ्या गायिकेचे नाव कळेल का? तसेच तबलजींंचे पण नाव कळले तर उपकार होतील.

[@arundravid4352]

@@61vishwanath साथीला माणिक भिडे आहेत. तबलजींचे नाव माहीत नाही.

[@kunalbaidya4219]

Thanks Panditji for uploading a recording of tai filled with divinity🙏

[@rajaviuday4557]

Wow!! Soulful singing, strikes the meditative chord instantly.... Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏻

[@agudam]

Why is this so enchanting?

[@suchitakrishnaprasad281]

Each note flows out of a totally attuned heart ❤️

[@onkardasbairag3021]

Treasure ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thanks a ton for uploading!!! 🙏🏻

[@meenashankar1]

I am speechless.I wish I was able to sing like her.

[@Seshamani99]

Words fail to describe the feelings on this.

[@vivekderdekar9911]

धन्यवाद ध्यानाकडे नेणार मार्गदर्शन.

[@vinayaksathe3868]

स्वर्गीय सुखनिधान ! ! !

[@aleemshakir5116]

Subhan Allah Kya Baat hai

[@mohammadaslam9486]

Thanks for sharing ms Kishori ji’s best ever rendition.

[@arundravid4352]

To Nafeezazither: This programme is NOT the "live at Nehru Centre". This one from Hari Mahadev Vaidya Hall at Dadar.

[@pacificocean2362]

Arun Dravid Sir... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@nitinmore8255]

Devine just devine

[@rupalishankerarthub]

ending Bandish Sahela Re lyrics below सहेला रे, आ मिल गाये; सप्तसुरन के भेद सुनाये | जनम-जनम को संग न भुले; अब के मिले सो बिछूड ना जाये | Sahela Re Aa Mil Gaayein Sapta Suran Ke Bhed Sunaayein Janam Janam Ko Sang Na Bhoolein Abke Mile To Bicchhud Na Jaayein Sahela Re... Literal meaning: O Mate, Let's sing together; the hidden secrets of the seven notes. Let's not forget this harmony for many lives; Once met, let's not part ever.

[@rajeevchandolikar4115]

Heavenly feelings

[@kanaknagarkatti3115]

Divine

[@puranchandbali3469]

Amrit varsha karti hai kishori amonkar।

[@omkaralam7882]

🙏

[@MrSame20]

59:11..😂😂😂

[@manohardatar]

अत्ता पर्यत ऐकलेला सर्वोत्तम भूप. परिपूर्ण.....तरीही हे गाणं थांबू नये असंही वाटणारे.....निःशब्द.....

[@dxvishwas]

Sir, eagerly waiting for the Amonkar Family Trust website or links. I am 56 and want to listen to Tai through your recordings, which I missed.

[@AyushRaj-hf1fp]

Great fankar

[@MrSame20]

अवर्णनीय ....

[@vaishalidongare7382]

No words to express asa bhoop kadhi aikla navata thanks to arunji

[@spawaskar723]

🎉❤

[@valaykhiste8065]

Apratim

[@leeladharchakradeo391]

Pls Mention Sangatkaars name Tabla harmonium

[@prajwalbm132]

Would it be possible to know the names of the excellently accompanying artist and tabla player!?

[@prasenjitduara686]

Dear Pandit Dravid, this is indeed the best Bhoop I have heard of any. Can you tell us who are accompanying Tai.

[@pramodshirodkar3706]

This bandish Pratham Sur Sadhe was made available to Kishori Taai by Music Teacher Smt. Kamal Pathare in late 1980s. At that time only Taai made first presentation of this bandlsh at Neharu Center. Mumbai. HMV then published a CD of this presentation.

[@niranjanns2002]

Pratham Sur Saadhe is Kishoritais own composition. It has been confirmed that it was composed in the late 60s, I am sure Arun mama will endorse the same.

[@arundravid4352]

Mr. Shirodkar is mistaken about this Bandish. It was composed by Kishoritai herself in late 1960's. There are several live concert recordings of the same Raag and Bandish with me of the period after 1970, with dates on record. Niranjan Sanzgiri has correctly commented about it.

[@kaushalnarainsharma723]

Vah

[@ritusarkar5026]

Realise a Devine feeling. 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤

[@sapnamukherjee4648]

GRATITUDE 🌸🙏🏼🌺

[@profbrajesh]

Can someone PLEASE tell me the WORDS? Thanks.

[@jyorabthatte3397]

निःशब्द🙏🙏🙏 Time has stood silent

[@akhileshmagal]

@arundravid4352 What does Tai say in Marathi at 59:10 ? 😊

[@yes4homeopathy]

who is doing the saath with Tai ? for vocals..

[@gauravdjgm]

Can anyone comment as to who the accompanist is? She seems to be a long time disciple of Tai. Is she Manik Tai?

[@arundravid4352]

Yes, Manik Bhide.

[@shivamsahni6755]

@@arundravid4352 Namashkar Sir, thank you for all these divine uploads of Kishoritai. With regards to Bhoop, I was wondering whether Partham Sur Saadhe was tai’s own composition. Although I have heard her and many others sing Eri aaj bhailava, the former bandish, in my humble observation, seems to have a particularly special connect with tai. Secondly, did she ever Mahadeva in drut laya for Bhoop?

[@arundravid4352]

@@shivamsahni6755 yes, Pratham Sur Saadhe is Kishoritai's own Bandish. She never sang "E Mahadeva" Drut Bandish. That was taught to me by my first Guru Ustad Majid Khansaheb.

[@shivamsahni6755]

@@arundravid4352 Thank you so much! Sorry to probe further but if you could also clarify just a tad more - Had heard you talk about tai’s mastery of shrutis in Kaushi Kanada. Since that was a classic example of her genius to seamlessly flow between 2 raags, I am assuming she also excelled singing Darbari Kanada as a stand alone. Yet I haven’t come across any recording of her Darbari.. is there any particular reason for this? Also, there exists on KZbin, only one recording of her singing raag Shree. Did she ever sing it more than once?

[@arundravid4352]

@@shivamsahni6755 She taught Darbari to me, but never sang it herself in any concert. Her view was that Darbari was a masculine Raag, only suitable for male voice. So she encouraged me to sing it. But while teaching it she made sure that the right Shruti of notes Ga and Ni we're were absorbed by me. She did sing Shree several times. I have many of her concert recordings of Shree.

[@purwajoshi6117]

🙏🙏🙏

[@subhasischakrabarti4233]

🙏🙏