Roaring Bansuri Tabla, Pandit Rupak Kulkarni Ojas Adhiya, Raag Jog, Music of India

, darbarfestival, The bansuri is just a simple piece of bamboo. But it brings many benefits, not only for your ears but for your entire body and soul. To play it is to meditate. (Rupak Kulkarni) Learn more about the music: Rupak Kulkarni is one of todays finest bansuri exponents. Essentially just a tube of bamboo with holes bored through it, it has no moving parts. The sound is thicker, breathier, and more versatile than the Western flute, blending long sustained tones with percussive slaps and swooping microtonal inflections. Rupak was the star disciple of Hariprasad Chaurasia, and has since sought to expand his gurus pioneering approach. Rupak has created new ragas and even new flutes, including the basstoned adbhut bansuri flute of wonder, and takes a deep interest in the therapeutic use of Indian music. Ojas Adhiya combines extraordinary technical aptitude with a vast knowledge base, playing with a maturity that belies his years. Born in a small Maharashtra village, he was dr