An Interview with Nikhil Banerjee
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2011
- Nikhil Banerjee (1931 -- 1986) was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar Gharana who played the stringed instrument sitar.
Nikhil Banerjee was 16 years old when Baba Allauddin Khan accepted him as a disciple, inviting the young sitarist to live with him in the time-honored Indian guru-disciple tradition. Allauddin Khan's influence on Nikhil Banerjee was profound. The sitarist modeled his life in many ways on his guru, having little interest in wealth and luxury. Nikhil Banerjee later said that his whole life, as well as his attitude toward music was changed by Allauddin Khan:
"He had a strong antipathy toward anything narrow in the sphere of teaching. He was a teacher incarnate with the purest vibration. Any student, if really deserving, had from him the shower of his blessings, and by the sheer touch of his genius felt quite transformed. I consider him as really incomparable."
-Martin Clayton, Professor of Music ...says,
"Acknowledging influences, Nikhil Banerjee never appropriated specific musical ideas. His ability to synthesize the finer qualities of these diverse styles to create his own voice, along with his genius and great critical understanding of the music and his instrument made his performances among the most masterful of his era. Technique was never a goal in and of itself but was used as a necessary tool, developed to express the content and essence of the music."
"Thanks to his own innovations, Nikhil Banerjee was able to play with breathtaking speed and power without compromising tone and clarity. Both his command of Raga and his rhythmic ingenuity were beyond question, but the feature which really marked him out was the ability to transform into musical sound moods of love, pathos, and even fury, speaking directly to the heart of the listener."
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"When you talk, Nature stops speaking. When you stop talking, Nature speaks." --- what amazing lines! Panditji speaks with such calm and humility that after listening to this, you feel at peace. Many thanks for the upload :)
Even his voice is profoundly sublime as are his thoughts!
Very well spoken man Nikhil Banerjee
True inspiration comes from the words of this great man and musician. A very precious interview.
Very comforting, Nikhil Banerjee was very soft spoken
simple and honest words can only be spoken by an honest soul
The God of Sitar. Indeed. No words to explain, only tears from one's eyes would be enough to describe this Man.
There will never be another Nikhil Banerjee
Such a well spoken Pandit, very inspiring words.
1932-1986
Pandit Shri Nikhil Banerjee sir ko sun na kissi meditation se kam nahi. It can help mind come to a stand still. I always experience it. May his soul rest in peace. Thank You, Mr. Wajid sir for bringing sangeet treasures to us, we all appreciate your noble work.
Thanks Naik Sahab.
Very inspiring interview. Complete dedication to music is the only way.
Thanks for the upload.
I feel soothed listening to Panditji play and talk. Grateful for the upload. Thanks
Well spoken man
Truly a Pandit :D
Wonderful
Thanks Syedji .In my opinion it has happened as the reverse side of The printing plate was printed showing right as left and vice versa.
Deepak Desai has been playing the sitar for last 40 years and he is a great fan of Nikhilda.
Absolutely superb. Many pranams to Panditji.... Thank you sir for uploading it.
Panditjis Music was beyond our appreciation and opinions as he never cared throughout his life ! Thankyou mr
Syed , this is a treat for all of us who admire nikhil jis music and his thoughts i wish we were born back then to witness this golden era of panditjis sitar,thanks for shwoing the glimpse to us to what he was through interviews let’s hope for more of them in near future !
I'm an aspiring sitar player. I can say that I really enjoyed listening to this. Thank you for uploading this...
Impressive
Hello Syed. Thank you for uploading this wonderful interview (I have the sound file for it for many years). See my web page dedicated to Nikhil Banerjee: johnbcosgrave.com/archive/Nikhil_Banerjee.htm
Hi John...this is amazing stuff. Thank you so much. Do you have any other interviews or recordings of Pandit ji or anyone close to him, I really loved the idea of meditation and how he explained the concept of silence?
@@viveksharma8916 Hello Vivek. Thank you for writing to me. I do not have "any other interviews or recordings of Pandit ji or anyone close to him". The only interview I have is the one on this UA-cam page, and the only recordings I have are commercial LPs/CDs that are publically available. Best wishes. John
@@johncosgrave4957 .
Very touching! Thank you very much! Grace Bless!
Wonderful, I am speachless !!!!
What a human being. He is reflected in his music, or is it the other way around?
On the count of being calm, and well spoken like
rightly said ,.... Rao Sb.
What a devine musician, truly connected to higher self. Should be followed by all music students.
In one of the visual he seen playing with a right hand. This is a wrong visual, put up by somebody who is not familiar with sitar. I have seen the same photoghraph on one of the CDs published by T-series. Absolutely ridiculous.
rightly said ,.... He was a great Legend came to teach us Art with Humbleness.
Thank you.
Thanks a lot ,....
After a long time waiting ,I ultimately got the exact mission of practicing eastern or western classical music..The realization of Ultimate Truth or Supreme Consciousness.
Best Regards from heart for this awakened great soul....
very thanks,... may you be blessed in your divine journey.
@@swajidz21 Please accept my heartfelt thanks and regards for your kind blessings.Your achievement is immortal,because the subject was concerned with immortality - Our Classical culture..
Thanks a lot, Sanjay Sahab.
wonderful...
ThankYou
ONE OF THEM GREAT FAMOUS SITAR PLAYERS THEY WORSHIP THEIR ART AS GOD .MUSIC IS PRECIOUS LIFE.
truly said ,....
SHKRIYA BHAI JAN
Thanks a lot, appreciated. Dear Randy
Thanks a lot, Respected Kanta ji. I will check it out. sometime stills are just aiming to take picture. It could be that Nikhilda took picture just in this angle.
Thanks to you too. Hope it will be mush of use.
Only Ravi Shankar can be Ravi Shankar, and only Nikhil Banerjee can be Nikhil Banerjee. This is how it must be.
truly true ,....
Thank you so much Sajid-Wajid ji for uploading this! Could you please tell me where this interview was recorded and who took the interview?
Thanks, I am Syed Wajid. Let me go through my records, then I will be able to tell you something.
Thank you Sir!
Please help us know more about this interview and the music conference mentioned - Ecstasy of Silence. Could you please share any recordings of that ? I am so grateful to you for this piece of information shared with us all. Lots of blessings of divine to you my brother!!!
Yes, You are right. I am truly glad to have you here. May I get access the recordings of Deepak Desai.
Thanks a lot, Dear Pshyche 1954. I have uploaded his performance in Bheemplasi as well ....
Geat musician but how to sit and live with guru in this modern age?
@Static KK: hi! I don't think as you, they've very unique styles and both are giants of our time. The difference is that Ravi brought his music to western countries, helped western people to understand it. Obviously this worked a lot like a "self promotion", so Ravi is worldwide known. I love both. Their music made me start playing the sitar :) Ps: apologies for my poor english...bye!
agreed , Mr Tinto.
Thanks! And sorry for my poor English language :-)
dejan tinto While I appreciate Ravi Shankar, my heart bows before Nikhil Banerjee
Mine too! Greetings!
Nikhil Banerjee is very underrated. He never got his due. IMO, he is >>>>>>>> Ravi Shankar.
You do not then know even the surface of RS....
@@thskendjeo134 lol, i grew up around Sitar, my dad is a pretty good player and a student of Manilal Nag. I think you are clueless. RS was an Ustad, Nikhil Banerjee was a ‘Sadhak’, he did Sadhna. On a different level
@@statickk14 that doesn't qualify you for anything! And you are comparing apples with oranges! It is your value system if you believe that a sadhak is better than a Ustad whatever those words mean to you. I know their meanings but When it comes to melodious aspects of music, RS and UVK were marginally ahead of NB which he seems to accept in this interview as well. But when it comes to devotion and that spritual pursuit NB beats them both. It can be heard clearly, this quality in his music. RS when played for a mature audience God knows from what depths his alaaps originated. It is truly spiritual and unparalleled. But when he was entertaining then the music was very different and for a lighter audience. I myself by the way started my sitar journey under Mita Nag!
@@statickk14 haha you have completely lost the track dear, that's exactly what I said to you why would I claim myself qualified! Lol
@@statickk14 also don't be so short tempered as you do not seem to even read properly the text! I said I started my sitar Journey under her long back and I had quit the classes!
Could you please give the date of this interview and the name of the interviewer?
beloved ..surely playing sitar infront of god now...