Nikhil Banerjee

Nikhil Banerjee

Nikhil Banerjee

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Top Songs

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Raga Mishra Gara (In Thumree Style)
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Raga Komala Rishab Asawari
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Dhun
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Raga Hem-Lalit (Alap Taal Dhamar)
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Raga Malkauns (Bilamput Gat, Drut Gat Teentaal)

Albums

  • From The NCPA Archives

    Jul 2012 • 4 songs

  • Total Absorption

    Nov 2010 • 4 songs

  • Madras 1964

    Jun 2010 • 2 songs

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Nikhil Banerjee

Biography

When Nikhil Banerjee died in 1986, India didn't just lose one of its greatest sitar players, but one of its most influential classical musicians. A former child prodigy who won the All-Bengal sitar competition at the age of nine, Banerjee grew up to earn international acclaim as a highly skilled musician. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Banerjee's "technique is a phenomenon, faster than cheetahs, more secure than the dollar." Music And Musicians observed that "his improvisations always sound completely natural and spontaneous.." In an obituary published after his dea...
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