A mind-blowing Sitar player
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2017
- A mind-blowing Sitar of Rajeev Janardan: Raga Khammaj
Lightspeed musical movements, 6 cameras 1 amazing musician 1 amazing instrument. A mind-blowing 3-minute Raga Khammaj on Sitar.
Rajeev Janardan is a proud torchbearer of the Imdadkhani Etawah Gharana and following the legacy of his gurus, Pandit Bimlendu Mukherjee and Pandit Arvind Parikh.
rajeevjanardan.com/
At the beginning of the 20th century, because of the limitations of gramophone recordings, the greatest artists of that age, like Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan recorded proper, but 3-minute long ragas, showing the beauty of the music and the possibilities of the Sitar as well.
Video: Oliver Sin (1foto.hu)
Cameramen: Bihari András ( / everybodyisone )
Zafir Daniel (look-c.net/) - Hudba
Honestly. How the heck did I get here? I was watching blacksmithing videos a second ago. He’s pretty good though.
I was watching a guy who was buried in an avalanche get rescued and the next video I am here. I must now continue my search for a video on replacing the starter on a '90s Ford 351 , which is what i set out to do 2 hours ago.
Yup. YT brought me here from a video on an 1894 Victorian house restoration.
We are the privileged few in the ocean of garbage music on CZcams to witness this. Just imagine how many people will never see this. What a terrible way to live
Every decision you chose from the day you were born lead you here.
@@MrTruckerf lol
The sitar is a instrument smuggled from the heavens...
Hahaha nice one
খুব সুন্দর বলেছেন।
@Raleigh Denton A sitar is so different from the Guitar. Different tuning, different chords, different playing style. It might look like a long, weird Guitar, but it isn't. It's like a Horse and a Zebra. A Zebra might look like a Horse, but they're quite different.
@Raleigh Denton
Sitat is more a versatile instrument.
And its much ancient too.
A Sitarist can pick up playing a guitar with ease. But a Guitarist will have to spend hours of training to master a Sitar.
And we electrocuted it.
When I was about 15, Ravi Shankar visited our high school and played the sitar in our theater. An unforgettable experience.
Which school was this if you don’t mind me asking. NWCS?
In the 1980's, while in my 20's, I got to see Ravi play with the Kansas City Symphony at a beautiful old theater. East definitely met West that night and it was glorious!
How does one sitar sound like 3 instruments playing at once? It's wild.
Many drone strings accompany the solo string.
The sitar and veena developed over 1100 yrs. period. Indian musicians alwaly strive to develop instruments to emulate the human voice.
@@bissoondathramlal2311 much much older than that. Now the indian civilization is proven older than minimum 17K years due to surya Siddhanta & other astronomical texts. They even knew about the big bang
Its that 2 octave drone note that fills all that space.
@@gabahungle568 the sitar is very recent.... the veena as well, the modern form of veena is only 350 years old. But music of India does date back thousands of years ago, just not the instruments
A sitar can have 18, 19, 20, or 21 strings. Six or seven of these are played strings that run over curved, raised frets, and the remainder is sympathetic strings (tarb, also known as tariff or tarafdaar) which run underneath the frets and resonate in sympathy with the played strings. These strings are generally used to set the mood of a raga at the very beginning of a presentation. The frets, which are known as pardā or thaat are movable, allowing fine-tuning. The played strings run to tuning pegs on or near the head of the instrument, while the sympathetic strings, which are a variety of different lengths, pass through small holes in the fretboard to engage with the smaller tuning pegs that run down the instrument's neck.
The instrument has two bridges: the large bridge (badaa goraa) for the playing and drone strings and the small bridge (Chota goraa) for the sympathetic strings. Its timbre results from the way the strings interact with the wide, sloping bridge. As a string reverberates its length changes slightly as its edge touches the bridge, promoting the creation of overtones and giving the sound its distinctive tone. The maintenance of this specific tone by shaping the bridge is called jawari. Many musicians rely on instrument makers to adjust this.
Materials used in construction include teak wood or tun wood (Cedrela Toona), which is a variation of mahogany, for the neck and faceplate (tabli), and calabash gourds for the resonating chambers. The instrument's bridges are made of deer horn, ebony, or very occasionally from camel bone. Synthetic material is now common as well.
Thank you
Thanks
Amazing description, can This instrument hit The solfegeo scale ?
Amazing knowledge of the instrument! Do you play it? Or where did you learn about it?
@@silashoffman2089 i once played it but my sitar broke
I was trying to understand what is this "mystical bass" that plays in Indian music, now I understood, the Sitar itself makes it... how marvelous.
Are you talking about the drone? It's called the chikari, it's like an E major power chord.
The sitar has quite the amazing resonance but it’s also possible that you’re thinking of a tamboura drone
@@obdeisibcirrus993 he is talking about the drone
@@fatihguler7141 yep that’s what I said. It’s the Tanpura
You should also listen to Veena:
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding / Veena Cover by Wageshan - czcams.com/video/h3Ceprv9wJs/video.html
I like the little smile at the end. He's like: "I think I did ok there, this was fun."
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At 2:31 the music takes him.
this was how they shredded in ancient times...
He looks metal
I closed my eyes and took a train ride through the countryside on a beautiful day. Lovely song.
Thanks
Was the train pulled by a steam locomotive?
@@samanli-tw3id my imagination isn't quite that fancy- it was a diesel. XD
@@Xebelan is replying to a year old comment. what a mad lad
@@hersheath the steam locomotive question was asked two days ago tho. Not that crazy to reply. And it gave me another reminder about and chance to listen to this awesome song.
Got into the sitar due to George Harrison and Brian Jones. This opened up the world of Indian music to me, and I'll always thank them for that. Such a beautiful instrument.
Love the Persian santur that Brian use to play as well. It is like a multistrung dulcimer. It think it has like 92 strings.
I came to this video after hearing within you without you
@@juanvela7164 Have you heard the version from "Love" where it's mashed up with Within You Without You? It's bananas.
@@clicheguevara5282 You mean with Tomorrow never knows? that thing is a buzz- its how I warmed up to both songs when I got into the Beatles
@@uniokld9110 Yessir!! 🙂
I cannot say why, but I love all things India. The music haunts me 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@United Provinces of Planet Earth Hi - the emojis are hands applauding, clapping ☺️
haunts? xd these all musical instruments and music originated in temples and were way to workship god and goddess
Lots of "I"s, me, in just half a line,
the subject here is the music, the instrument, not you
What makes you think you are so interesting to the world?
One of the most beautiful and astonishing musical performances I've ever seen in my life.
same here
I don't know, maybe you see flamenco guitar players, they are probably a notch or two above
WTF
@@4ntifreez Sorry man haha.
You ain't seen nothing yet. Look up Ravi Shankar's music.
Listening to this is a transcending experience. Namaskar from the Philippines.
Mabuhay from india 😍
If your are below 25 and still hearing this, you've already developed a great taste in music at this young age😊
Edit: And,If you are above 25, keep enjoying this music & heavenly instrument for whole life
Thanks!
26 year olds - AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH.
Thanks
I was just about to say “thank you!” But realized how old o actually am...
18👍👍👍
As a classical pianist, I wish I could play the sitar!
Then do it....
It's magical! Sitar sounds very melodic and mesmerizing! My compliments to the musician!
You should listen to Veena as well:
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding / Veena Cover by Wageshan - czcams.com/video/h3Ceprv9wJs/video.html
magasan = on a high level degree
magasan = magician musician
What was that man? That music isn’t for this world. This earth can’t understand or appreciate it to the level that it truly is it needs to be played from a star.
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Beautifully played indeed . This music can not be analyzed by western theories. It has no mold whatsoever . It has its own entity yet goes through the heart of man ,eastern or western!!!
Rajeev Janardan. (Known as Pandit Ji).One of India’s finest string players. He also plays other classical string instruments of India.
@@hossainfarnoush Both.
Brother if you like it you will also like music played with the Veena . Both are from india and it was a gradual development of these instruments that took centuries.
man, it still amazes me that these sounds can come from what is essentially strings on a board. absolutely wonderful.
Sitar is one of the best sounding instruments for sure. I listen to a lot of rock and punk and whenever a sitar is used it gives it that trippy edge to it. What a beautiful instrument.
The first minute of watching: He's alright.
30 seconds later: Oh, damn!
The Sitar and Veena are incredible instruments. The sound they produce is way more than any other instrument can make. So many strings. Tuning them must take ages. Thank you for a few minutes of pure heaven.
I play the veena, It's not actually hard to tune, in the southern tradition (Carnatic music), vocal training is mandatory before any learning begins on the veena.
In fact, gurus would not let the student touch the veena for over six months and only teach vocal music, this is because the veena essentially mimics the human voice, it can do everything the human voice can do and that's why when the player knows vocal music, the veena becomes an extension of that skill, and the Gamakas (oscillations) and ornamentations come easily.
As for tuning the veena, it's basically what every Carnatic vocal beginner learns first, to sound the three fixed notes (sa, pa and sa) the tonic, the 5th and the upper tonic. These three notes are what the open strings on a veena are tuned to.
The veena has 4 main strings and 3 rhythmic/sympathetic strings.
The 4 main strings are tuned to the lower 5th (the lowest string), lower tonic (second string), the 5th (third string) and the tonic (4th or the main string).
The 3 rhythmic/sympathetic strings are tuned to the tonic (same as the 4th string), the upper 5th and the upper tonic: (these three notes are also the ones that are played on the drone or tambura).
so it's actually pretty easy, it's only the 3 notes that are tuned in intervals on all the 7 strings.
whereas in the sitar, there are 13 sympathetic strings below the 5 main strings which are tuned to every note of the raga or scale which is MUCH harder, and the frets as well, have to be moved for every raga or scale that you play, whereas in the veena the 24 frets are fixed. And the sitar usually does not need vocal training, as the instrument does not imitate the human voice and stands on its own in sound and technique.
hope this helped!
@@qkbarbland4332thanks!
@@qkbarbland4332 you are extremely knowledgeable on Indian Classical Music! its a wonderful thing.
Piano would like a word.
I love the way he beats and gracefully glides his fingers over his sitar. he is so, so talented with the sitar, and has this wicked sense for space, rhythm, melody and dynamics - something that SO many artistes overlook in their music. his music is so absorbing, riveting, therapeutic, cathartic and dignified, but yet it is emotional, intense, and dark all at the same time.
It's very difficult to get 2 hands to do 2 different things at such incredible speed. Tells the volume of effort he has poured to acheived this level of speed, accurate notes, excellent raaga flow and that smooth transition in pace. Felt like heaven on earth while listening. May god bless you and your family..
Man oh man.. Stunning.. This guy is unreal.. Crazy talent Brud..
You should listen to Veena as well:
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding / Veena Cover by Wageshan - czcams.com/video/h3Ceprv9wJs/video.html
The title doesn’t lie! I have indeed been amazed by his sitar playing
Ive played a string instrument for over 30 years,,this man is a master of string instrument,,he's the eddy van Halen of India,, absolutely amazing 👍
Don’t be ridiculous- there’s zero connection between a time served sitar apprentice playing pieces composed perhaps 500 years ago and a self taught electric guitar player playing tunes composed yesterday….Americans - how can anyone be so ignorant as Americans - it’s truly remarkable what has happened to that people
God I love the Sitar. So beautifully ethereal and warming.
I need him to play "the end" from the Doors.
Or summer breeze by seals and croft
Or Paint it black by The Rolling Stones
or most Summer of Love 60's music tracks ...
Or "White room" by Cream
The End & When The Music's Over are my funeral songs 😁
amazing raag khamaj, in 3 minutes, Just like the old records...
This is actually Rag Maand. It is from the Khamaj that but is it's own unique raga.
@@WillMarsh yess
I don't know where is he going , but he's taking me with him .......
Watching & Listening to a Musician who has mastered their craft is a Spiritual Event since Music is the Souls way of Expressing emotion
The sitar is one of the greatest Indian instruments out there. You cannot possibly change my mind.
I have read somewhere that all the current string instruments originated from common one. The persian word for string is tar….sitar …guitar…In ancient times, Indian musicians used to play Sitar at the kings courtrooms…no much different from the rock concerts of today.
May I suggest the Veena and Sarod to complete your top three
Sarod will complement Sitar because the tune of pathos is better expressed with Sarod..
i could literally watch and listen to this stuff ALL DAY , as a guitar player i cant do anything but just stare in a child like wonder ... amazing
Спасибо, Мастер, за прекрасную музыку, замечательное исполнение.
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Ana ochen kharasho igraet
Heaven's instrument.
Isn't that supposed to be a harp... played by angels? ... heaven isn't real.
@@morbidmanmusicmaybe you and your goofy pfp should not speak about things you know nothing about as if it were fact.
Excellent playing by Rajeev Janardan AND filming by Bihari András and Zafir Daniel. I really appreciate the close-ups on Rajeev's hands and the strings. How the meends (ornaments) are achieved is of interest too. Thanks for producing such a quality video, Oliver Sin. Nice closing with a close-up of Rajeev looking all humble and shy. Hehehe!
Thank you Theresa
@@MrRajeevjanardan Hey! What are you doing here on
Tothszabi's channel? That's a surprise visit from a Raag Star, like you! LOL! Thanks.
Toth szabi is a greatest sitar maestro of this present generation that's why I am here ❤️
@@MrRajeevjanardan Ah, now that makes perfect sense.
There is no Rajeev Janardan on iTunes 😩
The sound takes me heaven...
One of my favorite instruments, and one epic player. Great.
A very majestic sound created with the sitar, when played well like this it is soul soothing and leaves you wanting more.
Everything is perfect about this. The aesthetics of his appearance and of the instrument, the playing... even the look he gives at the end.
I'm gonna make a game called Sitar Hero. The boss will be the desert level in Mario.
what ?🧐
Aaaaaaaahahahahaaa!! I like how you said that. 🤣😅🤣👋
Hahahahha
😂
Lethal lava land??
The decay in the drone strings of this thing is what makes it so cool.
Sitar players are bending those strings like blues guitar players.
A few days after I arrived in Holland, Michigan, to attend my senior year at Hope College as an exchange student from the former Yugoslavia, Ravi Shankar came to town to perform in an open air concert. My mind was blown because here I was, listening live to a music world phenomenon in a small college town, about whom I was only able to read in the press or see on TV. That year in the States motivated me to do my best to come back for good, and I've been living here for over 40 years.
The sitar can actually bend up to 5 octaves, they got more bend than even the blues
@@ennuiii I was referring to the string-bending style of play, not comparing the bending capabilities of the guitar and sitar.
Put this man in a metal band already. He's definitely got the speed and technicality part down.
He is a metal band! 😅
man i love death grips
Sitar, veena and flute: Divine instruments! Close your eyes and listen to it and you are transported to heavens!
Sitar is an amazing instrument, yes. I play one myself. A concert-grade VK style one just like his and looks just like it as well. However, I think what's important to realize here is that this particular Sitar player is not your average player at all. I don't know if I'll ever be able to touch such a level of mastery and skill. He has obviously been obsessed with playing the thing for a long time, and is extremely focused and calm on top of that when playing this particular raga. I've seen many Sitar players on CZcams, and this one takes the cake, hands down, for technique and precision. I've never even seen the chikari strings being strummed that quickly whilst keeping a Sa string melody in perfect intonation simultaneously. Bravo!!
It's so mystical I kind of love it
I remember listening to Ravi Shankar many years ago. Beautiful music and wonderful playing lives on!
I just love each instrument representing a particular culture. This is one example.
Simply amazing... First thing i laid my ears on this morning. Pure bliss. Thank you for sharing. Spiritual instrument indeed.
Боже, какая музыка. Можно хоть весь день её слушать.
நானும் அதை உணர்ந்தேன்!
The wry Indian smile at the end .. classic ....
I honestly don't think 'twas wry at all, I believe it had much innocence to it.
it means we knew heavy metal guitar riffs long before of you
I thought his lizard man was showing
So beautifully rendered. Took me to a different world in 3:25 mins. God bless Rajeev Janardan!
That instant when you know your Sitar Game is strong. 3:19
Nice video, and great instrument. 💯💯💯💯💯
Mind Blowing Play.. Sir You made me happy from the depth of my Heart n Soul... deepest gratitude...
It's more amazing than expected. Keep it up
Thats really relaxing music. Like a lullaby to fall asleep, not in a bad way of course.
Thank you for that marvelous journey inside the music! Bravo!
So Beautiful! I love that Indian Sitar music. He is amazing!
This is the Indian version of Asturias.
Ever seen someone shred on a sitar?
Yeah, plenty. Let me give you a few classic examples.
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@@spaceymen I'm so grateful for this comment thanks bro i discovered all them
Lol
Time for some Sarangi shredding
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I just discovered this Van Halen instrumental "Primary" with Eddie Van on the electric sitar: czcams.com/video/jw3UGcRRjXs/video.html
I never tire of watching this. Absolutely great!
A mind-blowing indeed.
Beautiful!!
So glad George Harrison turned me and millions of other people onto this. Spectacular.
Love Me To - The Beatles
George was a humble legend..He gave RS way too much respect than what he would have got in India..
listen to ananda shankar.....Killer sitar rock!
I will.
You should listen to Veena as well:
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding / Veena Cover by Wageshan - czcams.com/video/h3Ceprv9wJs/video.html
Mesmerizing , thank you for this treat to the ears , heart and spirit 🙏💚
Beautiful , in every sense of the word! Truly amazing!
You brought tears to my eyes and chills, beautiful 🙏🌏☮️🤍🕊️
Much appreciation. Someone close to me needed to hear this right now 💗
Great Pt ji, notes decorated to needle precision, accuracy thtz contentment n fulfillment of talent, knowledge, Sadhana, Swadhyaya keep on ur Creative work Jagadamba Bless your skills n flourish them may u excel to glorify DIVINE MUSIC OM!
That was so beautiful. Ethereal and earthy at once. Even a non-musician can see the dexterity of hands and of attention in this artist. Play on. 🌹
Absolutely mesmerizing. Beautiful!
Thanks to the Imdad Khani gharana, hundreds of people (both famous and unknown) are playing good sitar.
India is truly proud of this heritage.
Somebody very talented from Imdadakhani gharana 😊 czcams.com/video/LfuLolDceEE/video.html
😂😂😂😂😂
Who the F is that??
Knowledge kept from the plebians!
@@sree9971 you're damn knowledgeable i must say
That's ancient Hindu Music
Outstanding. Amazing. Excellent.
That is years of practice wrapped into an amazing performance. Wow !!
A beautiful, joyful composition. Really thankful to the artist for his gift to us!
Божественный
инструмент и музыка❤
Absolutely amazing. I barely understand the structure yet I find it compelling to listen to. Well done. More than well done. Keep it coming.
Love the instrument, sound and the talent. Great video - thx.
This will never get old.
It was divine❤️ i kind of hypnotized
Rajeev Janardhan, what a musical talent. Out of this world experience. Where are his other concerts?
Need to hear this particular one everyday at least once… amazing.
Amazing! I love Sitars. You are awesome 🤩
i remember a guitar instructional long ago;
"hammer-on .... pull-off .... hammer-on .... pull-off"
But Then it's an insrument where you can also bend up by a major third WHILE Hammering-on & pulling off
oh and by the way dude has more or less perfect banjo thumb pluck pulse going on the bass drone
@@The_CGA yes he is awesome
This has to be in the top 10 oddest but beautiful instruments
Amazing performance and what superb skill! Excellent Raga Rajeev!
Very nice, stress soothing, calming music 🎶 bless you all.
His hands moving even faster than Flash, the performance just teleported me into heaven.✨✨✨✨
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
@@kyriltolbertGo to church🤪
@@kyriltolbert not possible
@@hrushikeshsantoshdhore304 How
Wow !! I've always loved sitar music since I seen Ravi Shankar with George Harrison way back around 1975. This man is Amazing
A beautiful sound from a master!
Hauntingly beautiful tones and string bending. 💜🎶
Most underrated instrument ever
Superb... mind blowing...
I just sat down and watched a three and a half minute video of a guy playing sitar. I have never been more pleased.
Sitar is the star in music instruments. Sir you have played it excellent. I feel lot of happiness in my heart.
wow, awesome , when will i get to play one of this 😞
Sitar recital at its best🙏
Such a cool instrument
Love the sounds it produces
God bless you. You have God s gift in your fingers. Please impart it to motivated deserving youngsters. Best wishes