Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is probably the most celebrated face of Hindustani Classical vocals. A legendary khayal singer who is a shining star in the vast skyline of Indian Classical music.

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi was born in Karnataka and was keen on learning music from the very childhood. He took talim under noted Indian Classical Music teachers. One of his major gurus was Sawai Gandharva under whose tutelage Pt. Bhimsen Joshi learnt the avenues of Hindustani Classical Music. Pt. Bhimsen joshi was awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna award by the Govt. Of India for his achievements in the field of Hindustani Classical Music. Joshi was mostly a puritan when it came to Indian Classical Music. His music often injected surprising and sudden turns of phrase, for example through the unexpected use of boltaans. Over the years, his repertoire tended to favor a relatively small number of complex and serious ragas; however, he remained one of the most prolific exponents of Hindustani classical music.

In this album which is a Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Live album, he has rendered two ragas. This concert took place at the prestigious Town Hall in Kolkata. The first raga in this album is Miya Malhar which is a very popular variant of the original raga Malhar. Miya Malhar or Miya ki Malhar is a raga that was supposedly introduced by the legendary Tansen. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi like a true connoisseur has rendered this serious and slow moving raga brilliantly. The other raga that is recorded here is Raga Bhairavi which used to be one of the most favorite ragas of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. He has explored this raga through a bhajan or a devotional song. Overall this rare live recording of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is a steal for avid Hindustani Classical Music listeners.

=== Album Song Data ===
► Raag - Miya Malhar 0:00:01
Singer- Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
Lyrics- Traditional
Composition- Traditional

► Bhairavi (jo Bhaje) Hindi 0:52:09
Singer- Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
Lyrics- Traditional
Composition- Traditional

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