Raag Bhairavi, Niladri Kumar Pandit Subhankar Banerjee, Sitar Tabla, Music of India
, darbarfestival, Sitarist Niladri Kumar plays Mishra Bhairavi, named for the goddess of destruction, replete with chromaticism, doublestops, and extraordinary string bends. Learn more about the music 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 Hussains groups as well as a solo artist. In Harry Potter, theres a wand choosing scene where the wand and its user need to have a connect. The sitar too broadly works in a similar style. Only after the instrument and the artiste warm up to each other, the musical spark begins and th
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