Bazm e Khas presents Raag Bhairavi on Sarod by Arnab Chakrabarty.
About Raag Bhairavi---------------------
Raag Bhairavi is an ancient raag, originating about 1500 years ago. It is the main raag of Bhairavi Thaat.
Raag Bhairavi is named after the feminine aspect of the divine life force, which is personified as a spouse of Lord Shiva. Hence, it is visualized in female form. It is very powerful and can create an ambience of moods like, devotion, love, separation, reunion, joy, sarcasm, satire, sadness, nostalgia, compassion, in short one can say that raag Bhairavi can conjure every humanly possible emotion into its rendering. Raag Bhairavi is actually performed early in the morning in a peaceful, serious and occasionally sad mood.
Raag Bhairavi is the most famous of all raags & is called queen among all raags because any song composed in it is melodious. Bhairavi is also called an evergreen raag, since there are innumerable ways to perform the raag. It is the favourite raag of Bollywood music composers, there are numerous evergreen famous songs like,
"Laga Chunri Mein Daag" from movie "Dil Hi To Hai"
"Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua Hai" from movie "Shri 420"
"Jeena Yaha, Marna Yaha" from movie "Mera Naam Joker"
"Ye Duniya Ye Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahi" from movie "Heer-Ranjha"
"Dost Dost Na Raha" from movie "Sangam"
"Sandese Aate Hain" from movie "Border"
"Mere Hath Mein Tera Hath Ho" from movie "Fanaa"
"Tujhe Dekha to Yeh Jana Sanam" from movie "Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge"
"Jiya Jale" from movie "Dil Se"
"Mera Rang De Basanti Chola" from movie "Legend Of Bhagat Singh", etc. are based on raag Bhairavi.
About Arnab Chakrabarty------------------
Arnab Chakrabarty is a Hindustani Classical Musician and a fantastic Sarod player. His tutelage commenced under the Sarod exponent Brij Narayan of the Seniya Maihar Gharana. He subsequently trained under Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta of the Shahjahanpur Gharana. Arnab's early training followed the Maihar and Shahjahanpur schools, which both derived from the Senia idiom founded by the legendary Miyan Tansen. However, he has long been influenced by the vocalism-inspired style of the Etawah Gharana.
Arnab has had several significant concerts. He made his solo debut in 1994 and won the National Collegiate Competition for Music and Dance three years in a row between 1995 and 1997. In 1999 he performed before Dr Kofi Annan, then the United Nations Secretary-General, a memorial programme for the Pakistani peace activist Eqbal Ahmed.
This baithak was held at the initiative of Ved Gupta, our founder, as a part of bazm e Khas foundation live concerts.
The idea behind this upload is to preserve this great treasure (Dharohar) of live music produced by BeK for all the music lovers and students of Hindustani music.
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