Qawwali ....Nasrut Fateh Ali Khan

Erider: Wow....that's quite powerful music from Banerjee. I'm not an aficionado of Indian classical, but did have the good fortune to attend the Dravidian music festival in Chennai a while back with some friends. I have just enough knowledge to be astounded by his virtuousity...and more importantly the soul behind the music.

Do you know of a recording of Banerjee on the market?

Also, in a very different and less spiritual vein (well perhaps not), there is VM Bhatt (interviewed in the Banerjee film) and Ry Cooder's "Meeting by the River" which I love as a depiction of two virtuoso's meeting and communicating musically with each other. I love that recording!

Posting the Banerjee vid here for subsequent readers of this thread who may be interested.

http://www.stevenbaigel.com/banerjeedoc/video/Nikhil.sample.12C.mov

Yep. The Ocora Label is it. You may want to contact Maharani or Rahul and I in Houston for a better price. Glad you enjoyed Nikhil Banerjee. Several CDs of his are available on the Chhanda Dhara label and on Raga Records. Again, I suggest contacting the above for the lowest prices. It is difficult to choose a few, I can only tell you which I like but you may not. Let me know if you would still like to know.

Here are some more performers you may enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZWyhhE1sxw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH8BgubvXWM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddmrZODI208

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkAXolK_WI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgdaLWBvXA0

Yes-those are THE recordings.Looks as if they have gone out of print for the moment.Those prices are unrealistic.They will turn up for you at a reasonable price eventually.Enjoy!

A Pakistani friend of mine gave me these two CD's:

"Qawwali" by The Sabri Brothers & Ensemble on Nonesuch Explorer Series

and

"Jasn-E-Khusrau" by Arbida Parveen on Spectrum