Shri Ravi Shankar: Raga Tilak Kamod: Kumar Bose: Tabla

High fidelity recording of a performance in London.
The Raga Tilak Kamod is very beautifully offered to the world by Shri Ravi Shankar. Shri Kumar Bose accompanies on the kharaj tabla in beats of 5+5+4.
The raga is of Shadava-Sampoorna nature, i.e., in its arohana (ascent) six notes are used (D is excluded), whereas the avarohana (descent) uses All seven notes. All the swaras used in this raga are shuddha except for N which is sometimes komal (n). The usage of komal (n) brings in the characteristics of Khamaj thaat. However, shuddha N in the avarohana is quite frequently used in north Indian style of performing this raga.
Arohana: 'P 'N S R G S R M P N S' .
Avarohana: S' P D M G S R G S 'N 'P 'N S R G S .
Pakad:'P 'N S R G S R P M G S 'N
The vadi swara is R, and the samavadi is P .
It is a very melodious raga, and whereas heavy classical genres like Khyals are often based on this raga, light classical genres are more popular in Tilak Kamod. Rarely, a tinge of Komal Ni is also used in this raga. The raga is very close to ragas like Desh, and hence requires a skilful rendition for the differences to be distinct to the listener.

[@dhikantpandya4656]

No words can describe the joy after having heard this sitar recital

[@urmilaapte9853]

वाह !! क्या बात है !!! 👏👏👏👍👍👍🎶🕉️🎵

[@soumensen4362]

Mood is beautifully captured in the Alap

[@pritthijitbiswas9975]

The silence in this aalap is too loud it tells a lot! 🙏🙏🙏

[@drutgat2]

Thanks very much for posting this.

[@sathyasaibaba1000]

Absolutely Divine. Much Greater than the Tilak kamod played by Ustad Vilayat Khan

[@VarunStream]

It's not really a competition. Both are excellent.

[@pritthijitbiswas9975]

Comparing shows that you have not got the point of Hindustani classical music. Just flow with the notes.

[@anupamadhikari4758]

Have You ever heard of Tilak Kamod played by Ustad Vilayat Khan? I have a doubt. Before throwing any comment just think the height of person. The two styles and the baaz of Sitar are completely different. Realise that at first.

[@sathyasaibaba1000]

@@anupamadhikari4758 yes, i have heard it. Vilayat Khan is Highly Overrated and Hyped. In the Gayaki Ang of Sitar, i like Ustad Rais Khan much much more than Vilayat Khan.

[@anupamadhikari4758]

@@sathyasaibaba1000 I do not want any argument or comparison. It will spoil the sanctity of Music. You think in your own way. Good.

[@debayanchandra2700]

It's always nice to listen Pandit Kumar Bose is playing Pakhwaj.

[@adambr92]

I believe it is tabla sir not Pakhwaj

[@debayanchandra2700]

@@adambr92 sorry you have a wrong believe. It's definitely pakhwaj.

[@adambr92]

@@debayanchandra2700 but raviji plays Hindustani not carnatic, has he been known to play with Pakhwaj in the past? If so, I've never seen that. Only tabla.

[@debayanchandra2700]

@@adambr92 Pandit Ravishankar was among the pioneers who introduced many South Indian ragas in Hindustani classical music (like Rag Kirwani). And Pandit Kumar Bose can play many other percussion instruments like Shri-Khol, Dholak and Pakhwaj. Moreover the sound of the 'baya' in this play is quite open and expressive, which not seems sound of 'tbaya-abla' combination. So I feel it's as Pakhawaj.

[@adambr92]

@@debayanchandra2700 interesting! I'll look into this further, would you know of any other recordings in which Raviji has played with Pakhwaj?

[@parthasarathidewanji6693]

He was the god father of music

[@gauravbabar423]

Sangeet Samadhi