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Tejendra Narayan Majumdar;Tanmoy Bose
Raga Ahiri / Bhairavi
Genres: International Music, Pop

Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
1. Raga Ahiri: Alap, Jor & Jhala
2. Raga Ahiri: Vilambit Gat In Tintal
3. Raga Ahiri: Drut Gat In Tintal
4. Raga Bhairavi: Dhun In Dadra Tal

CD Details

All Artists: Tejendra Narayan Majumdar;Tanmoy Bose
Title: Raga Ahiri / Bhairavi
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: India Archives
Release Date: 6/26/2001
Genres: International Music, Pop
Styles: Reggae, India & Pakistan, India
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 731838104423

Synopsis

Product Description

Tejendra Narayan Majumdar studied with the late Maihar Gharana maestro Bahadur Khan and has continued his studies with Ali Akbar Khan (Bahadur Khan's cousin). Tejendra has developed a style which melds the formal structure, lyricism, and luminous tonal quality of Bahadur Khan's playing with a certain amount of the unique rhythmic qualities and phrasing of Ali Akbar Khan. Tejendra plays the rare, early morning raga Ahiri, probably originating in a tribal or folk melody of the Ahir community of cowherds in northern and western India. Tejendra concludes with a moving rendition of the bittersweet raga Bhairavi.

CD Reviews

Bravo

Samir Barot | Calcutta/San Jose | 01/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this indeed is a splendid performance

Tejendra is a naturally gifted artist. He is combined with talent, hard work and an amalgam of training. He pursued music because he loved it: not because he was born into it and was beated to learn it. I agree with Usha on her views, there is a difference between a musician who is forced into music and one who is hungry for it and goes through many difficulites to acheive it.

being from India we understand indian music in a different way, just the way being japanese, a japanese can understand his or her music thoroughly not just technicaly.

This a natural phenomen. One cant argue against it

Being born into this music and learning it for 20 years,although not professionally

I must agree that Ali Akbar Khan is a great sarod player and musician,however

in my opinion as well as many others (especially of the younger generation: post 1970s) We prefer Tejendra Majumdars music.

by the way Raga records is releasing a Vasant Rai and Mahapurush Misra recording soon, i saw it on a Nikhil Banerjee album booklet"

Like Vasant Rai

deepa mathur | new york | 11/20/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I loved this album. Tejendra is just great. I just acquired some rare recordings of the late Pandit Vasant Rai and I'm just spellbounded. He is the greatest sarod player I've ever heard. I did listen to the Khans (both Amjad and Ali Akbar) extensively but I belive that its the hype that made them famous. Tejendra's playing is very similar to Vasant Rai's. Its both technical and pianissmic. I really recommend this album."