Photos of Tokyo concert: Wolf Morrison

Raga Cassette 103: MANILAL NAG sitar MAHAPURUSH MISRA tabla
The Japan Concerts * 1985


A: PURIA KALYAN alap...14:30, gats in tintal...26:40
B: MISRA PILOO rupak & tintal...16:51; KHAMAJ sitarkhani & tintal...16:50

Mono. BSAF chrome tape. Dolby B NR
Interview by Ira Landgarten
Narendra Datar in Bansuri on Nikhil Banerjee and Manilal Nag (Raga-201/101, 102, 103)


Pandit Manilal Nag began his training at four under the guidance of his father, Sangeetacharya Gokul Nag, whose ancestors evolved the Vishnupur Gharana (gharana means school, or style) over 300 years ago. Manilal, who made his stage debut at 14, now exemplifies the "younger generation" of sitarists, eclectically drawing from the styles of the established masters while clearly retaining the strong flavor and delicate shadings of his family's musical heritage.

Pandit Mahapurush Misra (1932-1987), a disciple of Pandit Anokhelal, was renowned for the clarity and sweetness of his tabla solos and accompaniment. He has performed and recorded with many of India's foremost musicians.
Credits: Live concert organized by Japan India Music Interface, recorded in Zendentsu Hall, Tokyo, September 6,1985. Special thanks to Lyndon Pugh. Recorded by Ebisawa. Produced for Raga Records by John Wilton and Ira Landgarten.
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"His sitar had all the characteristics of a human voice. It was as if one were being spoken to in a foreign tongue whose words, magically, were being made instantly clear." -- The New York Times, Nov. 10, 1994

"Manilal exemplifies the 'younger generation' of sitarists, eclectically drawing from the styles of the established masters while clearly retaining the strong flavor and delicate shadings of his family's heritage." -Frets

"What Raga Records has accomplished yet again is to pair a superb performance with a text essential to any listener interested in India's highest musical expression." -Allan Evans, Fanfare

More Reviews of Manilal Nag:
Edward Rothstein in The New York Times on a November 1994 New York City concert
Allan Evans in Fanfare on Raga-215 Jog, Bhairavi.
Robert Hicks in the Villager on Manilal Nag
Press Notices from India

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