photo Ira Landgarten

NIKHIL BANERJEE sitar KANAI DUTTA tabla

Afternoon Ragas

Historically Important Archival Recording from Rotterdam, 1970:
Legendary Sitarist Nikhil Banerjee in Rare Performance of Afternoon Rags

Rag BHIMPALASRI...35:31
1 alap (sitar solo)...10:40: 2 slow rupak ...15:31; 3 fast tintal ...6:38; 4 jhalla...2:42

Rag MULTANI...41:48
5 alap...10:40; 6 medium tintal...17:41; 7 fast tintal...4:25; 8 jhalla...9:02

Booklet Texts:

Essay by Nikhil Banerjee: My Maestro As I Saw Him

Notes and Credits

Review by Allan Evans in Fanfare of this recording
Wame Russell in Rhythm Music Monthly on this recording

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207 booklet interview with Nikhil Banerjee by Ira Landgarten