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Nikhil Banerjee is one of the---if not the---finest sitar players ever to have lived. To have more recordings of his work is nothing short of a blessing.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
$9USD
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
artwork by Liu Qingyuan
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【about the freight】The balances will be paid to either side as the case may be.
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Includes unlimited streaming of 尼基尔·班纳吉加州录音Nikhil Banerjee in California,1967
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 7 days
Purchasable with gift card
$18USD
Cassette + Digital Album
woodcut by Liu Qingyuan.
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【about the freight】The balances will be paid to either side as the case may be.
运费以最终寄出时所需的金额为准,多退少补。
Includes unlimited streaming of 尼基尔·班纳吉加州录音Nikhil Banerjee in California,1967
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 7 days
Purchasable with gift card
$15USD
尼基尔·班纳吉加州录音Nikhil Banerjee in California, 1967
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
the recording is from the original reel to reel tapes.
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【about the freight】The balances will be paid to either side as the case may be.
运费以最终寄出时所需的金额为准,多退少补。
Includes unlimited streaming of 尼基尔·班纳吉加州录音Nikhil Banerjee in California,1967
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
These are live recordings of Nikhil Banerjee at KPFA Radio in Berkeley, California, on the 9th of July, 1967. It is for the first time they are made into vinyl record and published in China. The original recordings were on two reel-to-reel tapes. In 1988, American record label Raga Records released the recordings on both CD and cassette.
Until a few years ago, it was by chance that producer Tu Fei got hold of these reel-to-reel tapes and decided to release this vinyl version, hoping to present the contents to the audience as authentic as they are and pay tribute to the great musician Nikhil Banerjee.
The woodcut artwork on the cover was by our long-term partner, artist Liu Qingyuan. Liu Ying's studio handled the mastering work.
Special thanks to Chen Yun, professor Tejaswini Nirajana and her friends Deepak Raja and Meena Bannerji, for it would not be possible for us to contact with Nikhil Banerjee's daughter Mita Tagore and get her authorization without their kind introduction. Mita has been very supportive of this release in China and has given us important suggestions during the process. We would also like to thank our friend from Morocco, Habi (Habib Rkha). He is an enthusiast and expert of Indian classical music who cleared up much confusion for us.
credits
released December 21, 2020
OH 025
Side A
Raga Chandrakaush 21:57
Alap
Jor
Jhalla
Side B
Raga Khamaj 30:34
Short alap
Gat in rupak tal (7 beats)
Gat in fast tintal (16 beats)
supported by 15 fans who also own “尼基尔·班纳吉加州录音Nikhil Banerjee in California,1967”
One of the most beautiful recordings of Indian Classical music I've heard. I've always loved ZM Dagar's recording of Raga Yaman on Nimbus and I think this surpasses it. *Very* highly recommended. John Madsen