FAQ: Great Performances Hindustani
Murali Sharma
Great Performances
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In my view, the most important part of the faq I am compiling is
a list of 'reference renditions' of various ragas.
If we were to be learning music formally from a guru, we would
have our tastes gradually refined by his/her comments. Most of
us seem to have tied a thread around our monitors; this substitute is meant
to point us towards the subtler aspects of performance: what makes one
rendition 'greater' than another. Such a list is necessarily subjective,
but I think in trying to argue for or against an entry, our listening
can only become more critical and mature. Eventually, I hope that for
each entry, a short comment can be made drawing attention to some
aspect of the raga that is beautifully dealt with in that rendition.
Since the emphasis is on the caliber of the performance, I feel it
appropriate to include privately held live recordings, or simply
performances heard live.
John's (slightly different) view is worth quoting:
"By 'netting' such a list, it was hoped that people would contribute,
reaching some sort of consensus about standards of excellence. This
would in the long run, be more fruitful than trying to give reasons
for a particular choice. Can personal aesthetics be translated into
empirical guidelines of greatness? Was the performance coherent in its
development? Was there continuity of tone, imagistic symmetry? Did it
reveal a new facet of the raag? If so, what? These are the questions
we should add to if we ever want to talk about how the raag performed
'touched me deeply'.
John [Benedetto Croce wannabe] Campana"
The list is also useful for getting an idea of which ragas are
favored by which (school of) performers etc.
The following people contributed, and their contributions are followed
by their initials in <>.:
Shantha Benegal <SB>
John Campana <JC>
Rajiv Dighe <RD>
Pankaj Joshi <PJ>
Arijit Mahalanabis <AM>
Rajan Parrikar <RP>
Corvin Russell <CR>
Harsh Sharangpani <HS>
Anonymous <anon> {I will accept anonymous contributions also, in
good faith}
I especially thank JC and SB for taking the time to think through the
listening experience. In case anyone wonders why I do not appear: frankly,
my tastes are very very narrow; if I had my way, I would simply put
Mallikarjun Mansur beside each entry and be done with it! I hope by reading
this list, my own tastes will broaden.
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Reference Renditions (Hindustani Ragas)
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ABHOGI
Ameer khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubbai Hangal
"Charan dhara ayo"
Zahiruddin & Faiyazuddin Dagar:
"Tu kita aaja chali ban-thanake" <SB>
Bhimsen Joshi, Nazakat/Salamat Ali Khan <RP>
Amir Khan, Gangubai Hangal, Amir Khan (1955),
Krishnarao,Nikhil Banerjee, Sharafat Hussein <JC>
ADANA
Amir Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Gangubai Hangal,
Mallikarjun Mansur, Mustaq Ali, Roshanara, Sawai Gandharva <JC>
Jasraj "Mata Kaalika" <AM>
AHIR BHAIRAV
Ali Akbar Khan
Basavraj Rajguru
"Alabela sajan ayo re" <SB>
Veena Sahasrabuddhe'- a simbly awesome live
performance..<RD>
Amir Khan's is the other one that comes to mind. <CR>
Ali Akbar Khan, Vilayat Khan/Imrat Khan,
Basavraj Rajguru, Kishori Amonkar, Radhikababu <JC>
AHIR LALIT
Ravi Shankar <SB>
Nikhil Banerjee <JC>
Ajoy Chakrabarty "Mere Bhale Boore Saba Tere" <AM>
ALHAIYA BILAVAL
Nissar Hussein Khan, "Sumiran kar bhaj" <RP>
Yashwant Joshi, Nvrittibuwa Sarnaik, Anjanibai<JC>
Mallikarjun, Vilayat Khan <JC>
ASAWARI
Nikhil Bannerjee
Gangubai Hangal, Nikhil Banerjee, Dagar SR. <JC>
ASAWARI (KOMAL RE)
Vishmadev Chatterjee, KP Bhring
Gangubai Hangal, Nikhil Banerjee, Vishmadev Chatterjee, Amir Khan <JC>
Mohinuddin and Aminuddin Dagar
"Aan sunayee bansari Kanha, Kanha" <SB>
Bhimsen Joshi "Mai to Tumharo Daas" <AM>
BAGESHRI
Bismillah Khan
Imrat Khan
Ameer Khan
"Kaise kate rajani, bina sajani" from "Khudito Pashaan" <SB>
Zahiruddin & Faiyazuddin Dagar
"Nand ko nandan" <SB>
Malini Rajurkar <RD>
Imrat Khan, Rajab Ali Khan <JC>
Kishori, BGAK <JC>
DV Palushkar <AM>
N. Rajam <VM>
BAGESHRI BAHAR
Sharafat Hussein Khan, Yunus Hussein Khan <JC>
BAGESHRI KANADA
Amir Khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Kesarbai Kerkar, Ali Akbar Khan <JC>
BAHADURI TODI
Kishori Amonkar, Sharafat, Mallikarjun Mansur <JC>
BAHAR
Siddheshwari Devi
"E nazar daulat--ayee bahaar"(Adana-Bahar) <SB>
Manik Varma, Gangubai Hangal <JC>
BAIRAGI
Ali Akbar Khan
Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali Khan (Bairagi Bhairav)
"Tere Naam ko saharo" <SB>
Ali Akbar Khan, Amir Khan, Ram Narayan, Nikhil Banerjee,
Chidanand Nagarker, Sharafat Hussein <JC>
BARWA
Amir Khan, Latafat Hussein Khan, Vazebuwa <JC>
BASANT
Roshanara Begum; Gangubai Hangal; Abdul Kairm Khan:
"Pagwa Brij Dekhanko Chalari" <SB>
Roshanara Begum<JC>
BASANTI KEDAR
Basanti Kedar- Kishori Amonkar, Mallikarjun Mansur,
Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit, Mogubai, Sardaribai <JC>
BASANT MUKHARI
Amir Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Vilayat Khan, SN Ratanjankar,
Mustaq Hussein <JC>
Pannalal Ghose <SB>
BHAIRAV
Bismillah Khan <SB>
Mallikarjun Mansur, Nikhil Banerjee <JC>
Jasraj "Aanandeshwari" <AM>
BHAIRAVI
Bismillah Khan
Vilayat Khan
Mohinuddin and Aminuddin Dagar
"Jagat Janani Jwala-mukhi" <SB>
Malini Rajurkar's Tappa in Kafi and a Tappa-tarana in Bhairavi <RD>
Bhimsen Joshi ( Jo bhaJe harI ko sadA ) <PJ>
Kesarbai Kerkar, Vilayat Khan, Bundu Khan,Gajananrao Joshi (vocal) <JC>
Kesarbai's Bhairavi: "Jaate kahan ho ake-akele" <SB>
Faiyaz Khan: "Baju-band khul khul jaaya" <SB>
Parveen Sultana "Bhavani Dayaani" <AM>
How could we forget Omkarnath Thakur's "Mat jaa mat jaa mat jaa..."? <RP>
BHATIYAR
Nikhil Bannerji
Kumar Gandharva (Sohni Bhatiyar)
"Maruji bhulo na maane" <SB>
AK has an incredible bhatiyar concert. AAK did a pretty nice
one for AIR as well. <CR>
Nikhil Banerjee. Manik Varma, NA Dagar,Tarapada Chakravarthy, Vazebuwa <JC>
BHATIALI
Vilayat Khan 78 rpm <SB>
Pannalal Ghose <SB>
BHIMPALASI
Kesarbai kerkar
Shobhana Sammarth (old film song 78, from Rama Rajya)
"Beena, madhur madhur katchu bol" <SB>
What? No Bade Gulam Ali Khan? <RP>
Some like Ravi Shankar's bhimpalas <CR>
Ali Akbar Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur,Bhimsen Joshi, Imrat Khan, Faiyaz Khan,
Kesarbai Kerkar, Mubarak Ali (BG's brother), Omkarnath Thakur,
Roshanara,Nissar Hussein Khan <JC>
Jasraj : Drut, Jajare apne mandirava <HS>
Nikhil Bannerjee <VM>
BHOOP
Kishori Amonkar
"Prathama sur sadhe" & "Sahela re"
Mallikarjun Mansur
"Jab se tumisan laagi" <SB>
Kishori Amonkar (sahelA re A mila gAye), Hariprasad Chourasia <PJ>
How could you forget Kishoritai's immortal Sahela re??
Also, there's a charming drut bandish by Vamanrao Deshpande that
Vividh Bharti's "SwarSudha" programme regularly played. <RP>
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Zohrabai <JC>
DV Palushkar "Jabase Tumi Sana Laagi" <AM>
BIHAG
Narayanrao Vyas
"Kaise sukh sove"
Lalit Rao
"Kanha bhar-bhar mare pichakaari." <SB>
Ravi Shankar with Tirakhwa on the tabla, Gangubai Hangal. <RP>
Bhimsen Joshi <RD>
Ram Narayan -- now that's a DARK bihag <CR>
Yashwant Joshi <JC>
Gangubai Hangal "Baaje Re More Payal" <AM>
Jasraj's old rendition which comprises only the drut cheez "Dekho
more rang mein bhigoye daali..." is quite wonderful. His more recent
effort (Kaise sukh sove + Lat ulajhe) is quite avoidable. <RP>
BIHAGDA
Kesarbai Kerkar, Mallikarjun Mansur
"Pyari paga hole" <SB>
Mallikarjun Mansur, Manik Verma<JC>
BILASKHANI TODI
DV Paluskar
"Nike ghungariya" <SB>
Pandit Jasraj. <RP>
I think Imrat's Nimbus BT is simply excellent <CR>
Ali Akbar Khan, Amir Khan, D.V. Paluskar <JC>
BRINDABANI SARANG
Bhimsen Joshi: Drut : Jaoon Main Tope Balihari
(I think the most dynamic and energizing rendition I have ever heard in
any raag. Really creates the picture of intense heat and activity,
characteristic of Sarang) <HS>
CHANDRAKAUNS
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar <SB>
Laxmi Shankar. <RP>
Bismillah Khan/Vilayat Khan, Hirabai Barodekar/Saraswati Rane <JC>
Dr. Datar (violin) <VM>
CHAYANAT
Chhayanat - Jhanana Jhanana Jhanananana <RP>
Faiyaz Khan's spirited one, YES! <SB>
Mallikarjun Mansur, Nissar Hussin Khan <JC>
Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan <VM>, <RP>
DARBARI
Vilayat Khan
Amir Khan,
"Kina bairan kaan bhare"
Bhimsen Joshi
"Jhana jhanakawa bole bichava" <SB>
Bhimsen Joshi, Nazakat/Salamat Ali Khan. <RP>
Vilayat Khan, Amir Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Bundu Khan, Roshanara Begum <JC>
Jasraj: Vilabit : Jaago mana and Drut: Baavari Banayeke gayo
(the smoothest Aandolit "Ga") <HS>
Darbari: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan <AM>
DESH
Malavika Kanan
"Beeti jaat barakha ritu piya na aye.more.."
Vilayat Khan.old EP <SB>
BGAK, Vilayat (1.5 hr. live) <JC>
DESHI
Faiyaz Khan "Rangeele"
"Ari mero naam"
Kesarbai Kerkar
"Maare dere aao" <SB>
Faiyaz Khan, D.V. Paluskar, Nissar Hussein <JC>
DESHKAR
Mallikarjun Mansur
"Hoon to tore karan jaagi pyare balama" <SB>
Veena Sahasrabuddhe's tarana in Deskar... <RD>
Amir Khan (1973, Cal) <JC>
DURGA
Ali Akbar Khan
Kesarbai Kerkar
"Rasikan re"
Bhimsen Joshi; Gangubai Hangal
"Rasikan re" and "Chatur sughara, balamawa" <SB>
Bhimsen Joshi,Kesarbai Kerkar,Ali Akbar Khan <JC>
GAUD MALHAR
Mallikarjun Mansur, Kesarbai Kerkar
"Maan na kariye"
Naryayanrao Vyas/Vinayakrao Patwardhan
"Ritu ayee badariya sawan ki"
Kumar Gandharva
"Na batati tu pehchaan"
(an amusing 78 sounds like "Naba taatitu phechaan) <SB>
Nissar Hussein, Vasantrao Deshpande, Yashwant Joshi <JC>
GAUD SARANG
DV Paluskar
"Piu pal na laagi mori ankhiyan"
"Bolo re papiharawa"
Ali Akbar Khan <SB>
Bhimsen, Yashwant Joshi, Ram Narayan <JC>
GAURI
Vilayat Hussain Khan - old 78 Gouris of all description (SB)
Gauri - Pt.Jasaraj
(Orana se khele dhamAr) <PJ>
Nvrittibuwa Sarnaik, Kesarbai, Mallikarjun Mansur <JC>
GORAKH KALYAN
Nazakat & Salamat <SB>
Ali Akbar Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan <JC>
Jasraj "Nekh Kripa Kara Aayi" <AM>
N. Rajam <VM>
Jasraj. Rasiklal Andharia.<RP>
GURJARI TODI (see also TODI)
Bhimsen Joshi (Todi) <RP>
Vilayat Khan/Bismillah Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Tarapada Chakravarthy <JC>
Sharafat Hussein (Todi) <JC>
Bade Gulam Ali Khan
"Bhor bhayee" <SB>
HAMSADHWANI
Amir Khan
"Jai maate vilamb tyaja de"
Pandit Jasraj
"Pavan puta Hanumaan" <SB>
Veena Sahasrabuddhe <PJ>
That early 1984 Sawai Gandaharve stuff by Veena Sahasrabuddhe
was dynamite.. <RD>
Hansdhwani - Amir Khan,Imrat Khan <JC>
Bade Ghulam Ali <JC>
HAMEER
Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
"Mora Alabela re"
D.V. Paluskar
"He, suraja..." <SB>
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan <JC>
HEMANT
Nikhil Bannerjee
Ravi Shankar <SB>
HINDOL
Mogubai
"Chanaka munda bhailawa" <SB>
HINDOL BAHAR
Bhimsen Joshi :Drut, Koyalia Bole
(Bhimsen's launch into the rendition is quite gripping and intense)<HS>
JAIJAIWANTI
Bade Gulam Ali Khan
"Binati ka kariye balama"
Zahir & Fiayazuddin Dagar
"Muraliya kaise baaje"
(This Dagar-bani version does not use the familiar RgRS, DnR--
phrase, and just a touch of the komal gandhar in avaroha in the antara.
Another single-Gandhar dhrupad "Eka samay Radhika" in Jaijaiwanti has been
recorded by the Gundecha Brothers, students of Z.M. Dagar) <SB>
Sunanda Patnaik "Lala mai"
Ravi Shankar
Amanat/Fateh Ali Khan
"Piya ghar nahin" <SB>
I also go ga Ga over certain Jaijaiwanti renditions, but it depends on
the ga Ga used and when. Certain artists' raag rendition is obviously
more consonant with a personal image of the raag, ie, of the listener.<JC>
Not Bhimsen Joshi ? <RD>
Bhimsen Joshi <CR>
Vilayat Khan. I don't care what he says on the back of the jacket,
this is an excellent performance <CR>
JAUNPURI
Kesarbai Kerkar, Mallikarjun Mansur
"Hoon to dehu"; "Hoon to jaiyo"
Kishori Amonkar
"Baaje jhanana" "Chom chananana bichawa baaje" <SB>
Kishoritai Amonkar. <RP& <CR>
Faiyaz Khan, Sharafat Hussein Khan,Ali Akbar Khan <JC>
Nikhil Banerjee, Mallikarjun Mansur <JC>
JHINJHOTI
Vilayat Khan <SB>
Abdul Karim Khan,Mohammed Hussein Khan <JC>
Sharafat Hussein Khan (1.5 hr) <JC>
Dr. N. Rajam, Jog & Zakir in Italy <VM>
JOG
V. G. Jog (AIR Bombay played it repeatedly)
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar <SB>
Amir Khan, Ravi Shankar, Ram Narayan <JC>
JOG-KAUNS
Manik Varma
"Saajan more ghar aye" <SB>
Manik Varma's "Peer Parayi"
The Vilayatkhani gharana which uses only the komal ni <JC>
KAFI
Alauddin Khan
Krishnarao Shankar Pandit; Malini Rajurkar
"O miyan jaane wale" (tappa) <SB>
AAK, NB <JC>
KALAVATI
Prabha Atre
"Tana, mana, dhana, tope varoon"
Amir Khan
"Tanom, derena ta derena" <SB>
Prabha Atre. <RP>
Prabha Atre (tana mana dhana tope wAru) <PJ>
Amir Khan, Salamat & Nazakat Ali <JC>
Gangubai "Bolana Laagi Koliya" <AM>
KAMOD
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,D.V. Paluskar <JC>
"Chhaand de mora angaka" (SB)
KAUSHI
BASAVRAJ RAJGURU
"So ghari dahri ayeri" <SB>
KAUSHI DHWANI
Bade Gulam Ali Khan
"Ajahu na aye balamwa" <SB>
Also known as Bhinna Shadaj. Check out Kishori Amonkar and Jasraj. <RP>
KEDAR
D. V. Paluskar
"Jaage Kanha Kanha re"
Basavraj Rajguru
"Jogi rawala"
Imrat Khan
Bismilla Khan
Fahimuddin Dagar
"Maan tyaj de."
Mogubai
"Paayo more Rama nama dhana" <SB>
Pandit Jasraj, Ali Akbar Khan. <RP>
Kesarbai Kerkar has a nice one, as I recall (I haven't heard it in a while).
Rashid's tarana is also very nice. <CR>
Amir Khan,Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,Roshanara <JC>
AT Kanan in Patna 1962 or so <VM>
KHAMAJ
Mishra Khamaj : Prabha Atre: Deepchandi Thumri : Kaon Gali Gayo Shyaam
(very smooth and delicate) <HS>
Mishra Khamaj: Shobha Gurtu "Radha Nand Kuwara Samajhaye" <AM>
KIRWANI
Ravi Shankar
Laxmi Shankar
"Nata Nagara ati sundara"
Rashid Khan
"Tore bina mohe kala na pare brijke Nandlala" <SB>
Laxmi Shankar. <RP>
Ali Akbar Khan <JC>
KUKhUBH BILAVAL
Kukhubh Bilawal- Mallikarjun Mansoor (he dewatA) <PJ>
LALIT
Kesarbai Kerkar
"Ghatan lagi rain"
Faiyaz Khan
"Tarapat hun jal bin min"
Amir Khan
"Kahaan jaage raat," and "Jogiya more ghar aaye."
Pannalal Ghosh <SB
Well I know some think of HC as a bit of a flyweight, but his
Nimbus Lalit is pretty good. <CR>
Amir Khan,Faiyaz Khan,Kesarbai Kerkar, VK, Imrat Khan <JC>
MADHUKAUNS
Vasantrao Deshpande, Ravi Shankar and Veena Sahasrabudhe. <AM>
MADHUWANTI
Manik Verma
"More mana bhaaye"
Ravi Shankar <SB>
Ram Narayan, Salamat & Nazakat Ali, AAK <JC>
MALKAUNS
Onkarnath Thakur
"Paga ghungru baandh Meera nachi re" (unliked but unforgettable)
Kesarbai Kerkar
"Main Sana Meet"
Nikhil Bannerjee
Amir Khan
"Aaj more ghar aayila balama"
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar <SB>
Bhimsen Joshi. Bismillah Khan's gat (S m g m S" n S" d)
in teentaal is legendary.<RP>
For me and some friends of mine, the genius of a Kumar Gandharva in rendering
Malkauns, could never match Amir Khan's version or Gangubai's tender komal
nishad sams in the same raag. Nikhil Banerjee, Amir Khan,
Bundu Khan, Kesarbai Kerkar <JC>
Hariprasad Chourasia <PJ>
N. Rajam <VM>
MARU BIHAG
Kesarbai Kerkar (out of print 78?); Prabha Atre
"Rasiya ho na ja" <SB>
Prabha Atre, Amjad Ali Khan. <RP>
Faiyaz Khan, Bhimsen Joshi,Roshanara Begum<JC>
MARWA
Amir Khan
"Pia more aaye," "Guru bina gyaan pawe na" <SB>
Marwa- Tarana by Bhimsen Joshi (and vilambit - JC)
Reason: First its a tarANa, second it is short piece < 10 min, third I was
deeply touched by it. <PJ>
Bhimsen's majestic Marwa-shree <RD>
Amir Khan,Ali Akbar Khan,Vazebuwa,Abdul Karim Khan <JC>
MEGH
Nikhil Bannerjee
Amir Khan
"He barakha ritu aayee," and tarana "Deemta deemta derena" <SB>
Yeshwantbua Joshi's Megh at last year's Sa Ni Dhi concert in Baroda. <RD>
Amir Khan,Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,Nikhil Banerjee <JC>
MIYAN KI MALHAR
Amjad Ali Khan
Imrat Khan <SB>
Amir Khan, Vazebuwa + Bundu Khan, Bhimsen Joshi,Imrat Khan, Amjad Ali <JC>
MIYAN KI TODI (see also TODI)
Kesarbai Kerkar
"Hare dayya"
Bhimsen Joshi
"Langarka kariye jin maaro"
Ali Akbar Khan <SB>
MULTANI
Mogubai
"Haare man kavan"
Hirabai Badodekar
"Kangan muraliya mori"
Ravi Shankar
Amir Khan
"He Giridhar Gopal Dayakar"
Bismillah Khan
Ravi Shankar
Ram Narain <SB>
Ali Akbar Khan,Kesarbai Kerkar,Abdul Wahid Khan,Hirabai Barodekar <JC>
NAND
Kesarbai Kerkar, Arati Ankalikar
"Baare sainyaa, toheto sakal bana-bana dhoondu"
Vilayat Hussein Khan
"Paayal more baje jhanana jhanana" and
PRAN-PIA'S "Ajahoon na aye Shyam, bahut dina beete Shyam"<SB>
Kumar Gandharva (the best Nand, IMO), Ravi Shankar, Bismillah/Vilayat
duet. <RP>
"Ab to aa, aajaa re Rajan, ab to aaa" (With thanks to RP), <SB>
Kesarbai Kerkar,Vilayat Khan <JC>
Kishori Amonkar, Mallikarjun Mansur, Sharafat Hussein and Yunus Hussein Khan.
Does anybody have it by Nikhilda or Ali Akbar Khan? Great rewards offered! <JC>
Amir Khan (recently released on Atlantis cass. Calcutta)
NARAYANI
Narayani: Malini Rajurkar
drut: sahelyae .. <HS>
Ashiq Ali Khan, Salamat, Parveen, <JC>
NAT BHAIRAV
Yunus Hussain Khan
"More Raba Sayee," and "Karam ki nazar raakho hum par"
Nat Bhairav - AliAkbar Khan,Nikhil Banerjee, <JC>
Nat Bhairav: Vasantrao Deshpande "Maan Kariye" <AM>
NAT BIHAG
Mallikarjun Mansoor; Faiyaz Khan
"Jhanjhan jhan jhan paayal baaje"
Chand Khan (Delhi gharana) <JC>
Mohammad Hussain Khan of Afghanistan_
"Main to vari Brijraja dulare" <SB>
PATA BIHAG
Kishori Amonkar
"Dhana, dhana mangala gaavo" <SB>
PATMANJARI
Pata Manjari: Kumar Gandharva
vilambit: sab ras..drut: yaad ayeeri <HS>
Sharafat Hussein Khan, Nvrittibuwa Sarnaik <JC>
PILU
Ali Akbar Khan,Vilayat Khan,Nikhil Banerjee <JC>
PURIYA
Amir Khan "Pyari ye gara laagi"
Jasraj "Ab taare bina kuna mori rakhe laaj" <SB>
Pandit Jasraj. <RP>
AK definitely <CR>
Amir Khan,Bhimsen Joshi <JC>
PURIYA DHANASHRI
Bhimsen Joshi "Paar karo araj suno mori naav" <SB>
In the sea of Ali Akbar Khan Puriya Dhanshris there are some excellent ones <CR>
Bhimsen Joshi,Ram Narayan <JC>
Nikhil Banerjee - bar none (live 1.5 hr)
PURIYA KALYAN
Nikhil Bannerjee
Basavraj Rajguru
"Hovan lagee saanjh, baname"
Bhimsen Joshi
"Aaj suhag" and "Bahut dina beete" <SB>
Bhimsen Joshi. <RP>
Basavraj Rajguru, Ram Narayan, Nikhil Banerjee <JC>
PURVI
Bismillah Khan (actually Purvi dhun)
Mogubai Kurdikar "Aavan kaye" <SB>
Rahimuddin Khan Dagar, Salamat & Nazakat Ali <JC>
Padmavati Shaligram, Vilayat and Sal/Nazakat <JC)
RAGESHRI
Imrat Khan
Vilayat Khan
Gangubai Hangal <SB>
???
"Dekho Shyam bairini" Don't know who sings this beautiful Agra bandish
commercially.<SB
Pandit Jasraj. <RP>
Vilayat Khan,Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,Imrat Khan <JC>
RAMKALI
Sunanda Patnaik
Faiyaz Khan
"Oona sanga laagi" <SB>
NB definitely. <CR>
D.V. Paluskar,Faiyaz Khan,Bhimsen Joshi <JC>
SHAHANA
Hafeez Ahmed Khan <SB>
Amir Khan "Sundar angana bethi" and a long CD (Music Archives) by
Shujat Khan <JC
SHANKARA
Abdul Karim Khan;
"Aaj Suhag";
Roshanara Begum
"Jhoolana jhoolaave" <SB>
Pt Jasaraj (vibhUshitAnanda) <PJ>
Roshanara Begum,Vilayat Khan,Ram Narayan <JC>
SHREE
Imrat Khan
D.V. Paluskar
"Hari ke charan kamal"
Ali Akbar Khan/Ravi Shankar
Pannalal Ghosh <SB>
Malini Rajurkar, Lalit Rao <RD>
Ali Akbar Khan, D.V. Paluskar,Pannalal Ghosh <JC>
Would you believe Amir Khan has sung it right after MUltani <anon>
SHUDDHA SARANG
Vinayakrao Patwardhan/Shankarrao Vyas
"Ab mori baat,"
"Binati maan, maan, maan, balama" <SB>
Veena Sahasrabuddhe's wonderful rendition of Ab mori baat <RD>
This one goes to AAK. <CR>
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,Padmavati Shaligram <JC>
Jasraj "Jawoji Jawo Shyam Chaliya" <AM>
SHUDDHA KALYAN
Amjad Ali Khan
Bismillah Khan
Hirabai Badodekar or Roshanara Begum; Saraswati Rane
"Mondar baaje, baaajore" <SB>
Abdul Karim Khan, Nikhil Banerjee <CR>
Bhimsen Joshi. <PJ>
Amir Khan <JC>
SHYAM KALYAN
Bismillah Khan <SB>
Vilayat and BGAK, Hirabai Barodekar <JC>
Manik Varma <AM>
V.G. Jog <VM>
SOHANI
Bade Gulam Ali Khan
"Prem-ki maar katar"
Faiyaz Khan
"Chalo hato jao saiyan, nahin bolu re" <SB>
Jungalbandi between Pt. Jasaraj and Balmurali Krishna live from
a concert.
Reason: first its a jugalbandi between two schools and two maestros and second
as one would expect its great. At the end both sing different songs at the same
time but mix them so well that it becomes a divine blend. <PJ>
Nikhil Banerjee,Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,Malini Rajurkar <JC>
SUHA
Mogubai Kurdikar <SB>
Tarana "Pana viri main kai kab undine"
SUKHIYA BILAVAL
Sukhiya Bilawal- Ashwini-Bhide Deshpande ( devI durge ) <PJ>
Kishori taught her this raag.
TILAK KAMOD
Vilayat Khan
Alauddin Khan
Mohommad Sayeed & Rashid Khan (Khan Brothers)
"Sakal dukh harana"
Kishori Amonkar; Arati Ankalikar
Tarana, "Tanom tanana, tanom tanan"
D.V. Paluskar
"Koyalaiya bole ambuwa ke dalariya" <SB>
Bhimsen Joshi <RD>
Kesarbai Kerkar,D.V. Paluskar,Faiyaz Khan <JC>
TODI (GURJARI/MIYAN KI)
Amir Khan
"Begun guna gao"
Kesarbai Kerkar
"Haan re dayya"
Bhimsen Joshi
"Langar ka kariye jin maro"(Miyan ki)
Nazakat & Salamat Ali Khan
"Sundar naina tehari balama" (Gurjari)
Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
"Laal manawan main chali" "Sacha suran gaave." <SB>
"There is a very good Bhimsen Joshi Todi out there somewhere, but I don't
remember where I heard it. Some also like the Ravi Shankar todi.<CR>
Dagars,Nikhil Banerjee,Vilayat Khan/Imrat Khan,Imrat Khan/Irshad Khan<JC>
YAMAN/KALYAN
Mogubai
Slow tarana "Taanom tanana derena tadani tadani"
Mallikarjun Mansur
"Man tope kaavan" (Y-K)
Amir Khan, Imrat Khan
Girija Devi
"Zham zham zhamzham vallari" (yaman tappa-khayal)
Vilayat Khan, Z. M. Dagar, Nikhil Bannerjee,Imrat Khan <SB> <SB>
Malini Rajurkar's one and a half hour rendition is very good..<RD>
ZM Dagar's bin rendition if you have the patience! <CR>
Amjad Ali Khan <PJ>, Vilayat Khan,Faiyaz Khan,Ram Narayan <JC>
Would you believe Amir Khan? <anon>
Rashid Khan <VM>
Bhimsen Joshi in concerts in the late 70s ( "Airee aali piyaabin
sakhi). Super! Also, Dinkar Kaikini's cheez in ektaal, "Matwaali aaj.." <RP>
ZILLA KAFI
Alauddin Khan <SB>
AAK, Nikhil Banerjee, Kukhub Khan, Shaqawat Khan (ol 78s) <JC>
A.Pavan
>
>Great Performances
>-------------------
>In my view, the most important part of the faq I am compiling is
>a list of 'reference renditions' of various ragas.
>
> Reference Renditions (Hindustani Ragas)
> ---------------------------------------
>Amir Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Gangubai Hangal,
>Mallikarjun Mansur, Mustaq Ali, Roshanara, Sawai Gandharva <JC>
>Jasraj "Mata Kaalika" <AM>
*** Veena Sahasrabuddhe "Hori Aayi Hori Khlat nandlal" with Tarana
>AHIR BHAIRAV
>Ali Akbar Khan
>Basavraj Rajguru
>"Alabela sajan ayo re" <SB>
>Veena Sahasrabuddhe'- a simbly awesome live
>performance..<RD>
>Amir Khan's is the other one that comes to mind. <CR>
>Ali Akbar Khan, Vilayat Khan/Imrat Khan,
>Basavraj Rajguru, Kishori Amonkar, Radhikababu <JC>
*** Parveen Sultana "Saajana Aaise"
>BAGESHRI KANADA
>Amir Khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Kesarbai Kerkar, Ali Akbar Khan <JC>
*** N.Rajam's rendition on the Maestro's choice CD is awesome
>BAIRAGI
>Ali Akbar Khan
>Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali Khan (Bairagi Bhairav)
>"Tere Naam ko saharo" <SB>
>Ali Akbar Khan, Amir Khan, Ram Narayan, Nikhil Banerjee,
>Chidanand Nagarker, Sharafat Hussein <JC>
*** How can one forget Salamat-Nazakat's recording from the early 70's,
with Shaukat Hussain on Tabla. Out of this world !!
>BASANT
>Roshanara Begum; Gangubai Hangal; Abdul Kairm Khan:
>"Pagwa Brij Dekhanko Chalari" <SB>
>Roshanara Begum<JC>
*** Veena Sahsarabuddhe in the "Ritu chakra" series
BHATIALI
*** Hariprasadji is synonymous with Bhatiali Dhuns. But are we including dhuns
in here ?
>DESHKAR
>Veena Sahasrabuddhe's tarana in Deskar... <RD>
*** This one is strsight from heaven ***
>GAUD SARANG
>DV Paluskar
>"Piu pal na laagi mori ankhiyan"
>"Bolo re papiharawa"
>Ali Akbar Khan <SB>
>Bhimsen, Yashwant Joshi, Ram Narayan <JC>
*** Padma Talwalkar in the Music Today series. superb !!
>GORAKH KALYAN
>Nazakat & Salamat <SB>
>Ali Akbar Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan <JC>
>Jasraj "Nekh Kripa Kara Aayi" <AM>
>N. Rajam <VM>
>Jasraj. Rasiklal Andharia.<RP>
*** Parveen Sultana with Sabir Khan on Tabla.
>HEMANT
>Nikhil Bannerjee
>Ravi Shankar <SB>
*** Veena Sahasrabuddhe from the Ritu Chakra series.
more later ...
Pavan
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