Raag Bhimpalasi | Niladri Kumar & Pandit Subhankar Banerjee | Sitar & Tabla | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Niladri Kumar’s virtuosic take on the afternoon Raag Bhimpalasi, running up and down his sitar’s fretboard at lightning speed at Darbar Festival 2014. Learn more about the music: Niladri Kumar is known for his expansive modern sitar style, stretching the boundaries of classical music. Trained under his father, a disciple of Ravi Shankar, he was recognised as a prodigy. He has since developed an extraordinary technical command of his instrument, complete with dextrous double stops, whispering string bends, and rapid taans [fast improvised lines]. He makes forays into film composition and is the inventor of the ‘zitar’ - a hybrid of electric guitar and sitar. Today he tours extensively with Zakir Hussain’s groups as well as a solo artist. Listen to more of Niladri here: -Shree | -Bhairavi | -Explaining his unique sound | Bhimpalasi is an afternoon raga, s