Genius of Niladri Kumar | Raag Shree | Music of India
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- #darbarfestival | “In Harry Potter, there’s a wand choosing scene where the wand and its user need to have a connect. The sitar too broadly works in a similar style” (Niladri Kumar)
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Niladri Kumar is known for his expansive modern sitar style, stretching the boundaries of classical music. Trained under his father, a disciple of Ravi Shankar, he was recognised as a prodigy. He has since developed an extraordinary technical command of his instrument, complete with dextrous double stops, whispering string bends, and rapid taans [fast improvised lines]. He makes forays into film composition and is the inventor of the ‘zitar’ - a curious hybrid of electric guitar and sitar. Today he tours extensively with Zakir Hussain’s groups as well as a solo artist.
Shree is a devotional sunset raga with ancient roots. The name has sacred origins, representing humanity’s material relation with the world (as opposed to ‘Om’, which represents our spiritual dimensions). It is associated with Lord Shiva, the destroyer and transformer, and Lakshmi, the giver of wealth and prosperity, and also with various Sikh saints, many of whom composed in the raga. Sitarist-scholar Deepak Raja quotes legendary vocalist Omkarnath Thakur as considering Shree to be a raga of fear: “The prescribed time for performing this raga (around sunset) is the time when nature and humans are at peace, but the disembodied spirits (of whom Shiva is the Lord) become active, and aid the black magic of Tantriks”.
It is considered among the most difficult ragas to master. Hailing from Purvi thaat, it takes the swaras SrGMPdNS, with Re and Pa as the vadi-samvadi pairing [king and queen notes]. The core of the raga is to be found in the movement between these two notes, with musicians employing all manner of ornamentations to explore their co-relationship. The raga is typically elaborated in madhya and taar saptaks [middle and upper octaves]. A range of different sruti [microtones] are used, with many variants of Re and Dha in use.
Recorded by Darbar in 2014, in London:
-Niladri Kumar (sitar)
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darbarfestival I have subscribed as you put out the best recording and we have to support art. Just one request- please make an app as browser login is inconvenient. And looking forward to more of Niladhri, Purbayan, Kaushiki and Sawni Shende!
Sir I want to pay - I tried twice in the past - But even after paying the subscription - I could not listen to NiladriKumar's this Sree raga to the fullest - If there is anyway i can pay and then i can listen to this Shree raga by Niladri - please let me know
Niladri ji is a master beyond comprehension ! He is certainly one of the best 👍
A stream of music which starts with the usual keys but soon awakens about its individual nature and takes a turn never taken before. Then it conflicts with itself, halts every now and then, hesitates and looks back every now and then to see if it had been right about changing course. Then it rebels against its own disloyal doubts which were born out of the fear that it will always be alone, always be lonely. And then, ultimately, winds around the central string of its life as a dancing ivy, whirling evermore tightly, getting evermore closer till it is finally fulfilled, finally gratified, finally tired enough to go to bed never to wake up again.
It would not be wrong to call it an 'existentialist' offspring of classical music.
I bow to thee, Nildari Kumar.
Anmol, reading your comment excites almost as much as the performance itself! I know you'll agree that Shree has never been interpreted Niladri's way before, never.
I had listene ur full fledged rag shree. Very nice alap jor n gat. U all time do magic. God bless u.
hats off to our Indian music and Niladri
Intense composition, words fall short to describe the emotive brilliance this piece holds.
Nicely presented I broke into tears,so much heart touching.
Salutes.
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The best version I have ever listened to Shree. Great musician Niladri Kumar. He has qualities to become the top Sitar player in Indian Music.
❤🙏 देवभूमि उत्तराखंड से नमन।
Indian instruments and music keeps a mystic healing power...Flute ,Sitar ,tabla ahh... awesome creation of human.. And superhumans like Rakesh Chaurasia, Niladri Kumar, and Zakir Hussain makes the power more mystic and powerful......... Really awesome
This is world class. Wow.
Thats Awesome !!! full with emotions and expression
SO VERY INCREDIBLY MASTERFUL; WORLD CLASS INDEED.
Memerizing! What a gifted artist! Thanks for posting!
If artiste has capacity to show his taiyari in recital with perfection, he must do it so. It will be his identity & speciality.
Fantastic Shree
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Thank you highlighting our musical prodigy, and genius on the sitar, and the zitar. For our intellectual, emotional, and spiritual enjoyment and enrichment.
Niladri Kumar is a wonderful branch of the flowering, endlessly growing tree of Indian Classical music and sitar playing.
He is a force of nature, and a national and earthly treasure.
All love and gratitude 🙏 beloved Niladri and all those involved in bringing this to us. 🕉
he is just amazing... why our own people don't appreciate it. only 64k view. btw I wept for some moments, can anyone explain why it happened?
Sid Ha .. because there is hip hop/honey sing/"char botal vodka"/sherly sithia (auto tuner Queens)etc...there they can dance like nagin dance ..but in classical u have to sit beside the player and listen to his/her music ..for this and many other reasons this master piece has only few views compare it's materials..
A hungry man knows the Value of food .
Nipi Puri
" Purely Mystic " ----- Maa Tujhe Salaam for giving birth to this talented performer named --- Niladri Kumar with - " Singing Fingers " .Classical music is the sweetest bond between -- " A Human Being & The God '. Niladri ji , will you play some Hindi melodies from our films with classical infusion in the near future and give us --- "A Mesmerising Album " .. ? Believe me i have -- " Chupke Chupke Raat Din " where you have fused your Sitar with Santoor ,Violin and Harmonium ----A Master Stroke Of All Times . Salute to Niladri Ji .
Niladri Ji is innovative indeed. I've never heard a jhalla of shree in this kind of format.Yeah ... he is truly a rare instrumentalist.
renuja de costa look for the vilayat khani gharana in sitar. Listen to Budhaditya mukherjee, Vilayat khan sahab and shahid parvez. Their jhalla. See it for yourself.
Please try Shree by Ustad Vilayat Khan or his younger brother Ustad Imrat Khan
Niladri Ji you are special...
Very impressed by your amazing performance and talent! Congratulations to you Mr Kumar. So far you are one of the best sitar players I have ever seen on earth
Thumbs up
With great respect
Tristan
The Genius Niladri Kumar dada u r very special for us big big thanks to GOD 🙏
What a performance! Mind blowing...
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Rejuvinating,the more i listened the more i got into it.Absolute class.Thank you Darbarfestival and Niladri Sir.
The gammaks make it sound too special
What a beautiful rendition! Raga Shree is mystical.
Marvellous rendition of Raga Shree .... speechless .
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Thanks to darbarfestival for typing it as 'Raag' and not 'Raga'.
Amazing redention. I admire his style and originality !
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Simply brilliant and pure.
आपके Music मे दैवी शक्ती है
आभार आभार नमस्कार
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wow ....amazing work ! cant wait to see you in concert on oct 27th
सुंदर प्रस्तुतीकरण !
Really great!!!!
Simply Superb.....
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darbarfestival Thanks for responding beautifully, I now have clicked the right places, however, I love the style of Sitar played by Niladri Kumar n Shujat Khan, although I am a novice to understand this ancient Indian art but can appreciate it. I already share it with many of my friends to whom it may be alien :). Best wishes for sharing this Beauty (Art/Music) regards.
too good . love u niladri sir
very nice and very very clear understanding thanks.
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An excellent and well-balanced rendition.The mood of the raga is appropriate.
Nilandri ji you are special...
Breathtaking
u r really genius :) i am a great fan of u. i admire u
Amazing
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❤💯🌹
Superb
no words 🙏
Kya baat!!!
well done sir... and thnx for the channel
Wow great
Love it❤❤❤
How do I learn Indian Classical Music?? This is so heart warming.
Join classes
And if you are located in or near Navi Mumbai you can come in sanpada Veena venu art foundation my mother is the owner she herself is a very best friend of niladri ji you can come and learn full indian classical music
Her name is Dr radhika Veena sadhika u can search on net...
adbhut
Masterful
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where is the Full performance of Niladri Ji of Shree Raga?
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@@darbarfestival Dear Sir - In India from 1st Oct 2021 - I think there is some restriction for ONLINE Payment for subscription - The American Expresss - whose card I am using - suggested that I ask you guys for one time payment and not subscription
I was trying and trying and failed
there are some RBI restrictions
@@darbarfestival with great difficulty [difficulty because of some credit card issues] - I could ultimately could become the member - I wanted to listen to the full Raga Shree played by Shri Niladri Kumar ji - But I don't find that - you had said that I can listen full raga only after I pay the subscription - I am sad that I am not able to listen to full Raga after making the payment of the subscription - Is there anything you can guide me? I am an old man of 71 years - maybe not technically savvy as required by you
aaha...
Frankly speaking ,wear Audiotechnica Mx50 headphones and listen to this recital. One must blown away by the melody of this Raga.
waaah
Now-a-days...classical musics are becoming very shallow.....we feel great when the performer plays very fast. The alap - part, which brings depth of any raga is missing. The player does not even go to the third or 4th string. Seldom, a few play a few stroke in the 2nd string. Same is in Sarod, too.
Absolutely agreed, except for one part. The so called shallow performers are not even fast. The better performers like Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee or Ilyas Khan, or say Ali Akbar Khan, Bahadur Khan or Sharan Rani in Sarod were way more faster when it came to the faster parts as well. Plus, how to describe it, the weight behind the strokes is also on a rapid decline.
Even i wonder why so many playing strings if only two are being played.....
I agree, he is a teat.
Himanshu Mehra in sitar,not all strings are used to play notes. For example in vilayat Khan style there are totally 6 strings. In that only one is main playing string and other one is also playing string where you can play lower octave notes. Other two strings are just support strings. They fill your music. Last two strings are of course Chikari strings(to fill the gap between two note strikes and to create the rhythm) . In Ravishankar style,there are 7 strings out of which 3 or 4 strings are used to play the notes.
More important is, playing well than playing all...
Sitar God..
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Does this master teaches sitar playing?
Yes. Search in facebook
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Can you please tell me why did you remove the alaap part of the video, I used to listen to that everyday and now it's no where,
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Too bad, I can only put ONE "Like"
Albert America Now you'll teach an Indian how to play its instrument i. Which he is master, and the instrument itself originated from India, Guitar is a transformation of it.
Kartikey Gaur ji I think he meant it's so unfair that we can put only one like.. Not more than one... :)
@@kartikeygaur9106
Please try to understand the language of ENGLISH before making such a comment.
Albert is saying that he loves it so much that he wants to give multiple 'like's, but it's too bad, that he can give only one.
And without understanding it, you reacted harshly.
Too bad .🤣
kyabat h lisent sitarist
when is dabar festival 2015 and will pandit niladri kumar be there?
Soon or later he will break his sitar
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is there a part 1 (alap)?
Part 1 is an Niladri ji explaining - What is a raag? Will be posting the video in next few weeks.
***** excellent! this channel is the best, thank you
Part 1 is an interview with Niladri Ji explaining a raga.
It's a part of jod jhala
lisent sitarist