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Live in Concert

Ronu Majumdar
with Durgaprasad Majumdar (pakhawaj), Shri Satyajeet Talwalkar (tabla)

Published by Sagarika S-DVD-C-002

Rag Mangal Bhairav
Jhaptal - Teental

An excellent DVD of Shahid Parvez on sitar, accompanied by Anindo Chatterjee. Recorded live in Melbourne, 2002.

He plays a 90' Bageshree (Alap, Vilambit Teental, Madhya Laya Ektal, Drut Teental). As everyone knows, Shahid's technique is flawless and listening to Anindoji is always a treat.

DVD Image is of good quality and mastering as been well done. One drawback : it's a pity that the image of Misra Bhairavi Dadra has been cut off for writing credits. The dhun is superb, in Rais Khansaheb's vein.
It may be ordered on the web.

Double DVD Set - DhereDhereVideo
A journey with Saraswati

Shahid Parvez
Sankha Chaterjee

Puriya Kalyan (80:50)
Shahana (33:30)
Piloo (25:30)
Interviews of Shahid Parvez
and Sankha Chaterjee (44:00)
PAL 4/3 - All regions.
Available from DhereDhereVideo
30€ , postal charges extra.

An excellent DVD (read post in the Indian Music / Articles / Miscellaneous (FR-EN)).

DVD - Navras NRDVD 012-P (PAL)
When time stood still

Vilayat Khan
Kishan Maharaj
Live at the Royal Festival Hall
London, April 14th, 2002

Rag Darbari
Alap, Vilambit & Drut Teental

Rag Bhairavi
Alap & Madhya Laya Teental
Total duration 85:00

This Navras published DVD is a must for all lovers of the two veterans. In Darbari, Khansaheb plays a very fine Alap - but no Jod and sings in the Drut. He is accompanied by his son, Hidayat while he plays alone in Bhairavi. It's a real delight to hear Maharaji's Banaras tabla style.

A superb DVD of Vilayat Khan "Different Strokes" Live in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 1993 in which Khansaheb's plays Hamir accompanied by Sabir Khan on tabla.

This jewel is published by the London based famous Navras Records under the reference NRDVD 001. You may order it through their site or from Khazana.

A must.

A superb duet of late Vilayat Khan and his son Shujaat Khan playing surbahar, with Sabir Khan on tabla.
Recorded from a live performance at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th november 1993.

This DVD, named "Bequest" is published by Navras - NRDVD 010.

Rag Shahana : Alap (with a few minutes of Khansaheb's singing), jod (with fabulous surbahar gamaks by Shujaat Khan), vilambit teental.
Rag Bageshree : drut teental.

While it is always a treat - a blessing - to hear and see Khansaheb, the surbahar technique of Shujaat is truly astounding. He has got a fabulous control over the instrument and just plays it as if it were a mere sitar, like a toy in his hands.

In this DVD "The best of the cord", Vishwa Mohan Bhatt - probably the best indian guitarist - plays his "Mohan Veena" - a derived form of Hawaiian guitar, in a live performance, at Jaipur, Birla Auditorium on May 12, 1996.

He develops rags Gavati, Desh, Pahadi and Bhairavi.
This DVD is published in US by Super Digital and may be ordered from their site.