Sitar Samrat Nikhil Banerjee: Ustad Faiyaz Khan : Bhimpalasri: Live London 1971

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There are two excellent versions of Bhimpalasri by Nihilji recorded outside India. This version, recorded live in London in 1971, is 7 minutes shorter than the one records in Rotterdam in 1970 with Kanai Dutta as the tabla player. The current version has excellent sound dynamics and is being shared for all lovers of Padmabhushan Nikhil Banerjee.
Interview gives glimpses of his childhood:
http://www.raga.com/interviews/207int1.html

Bhimpalasi or Bhimpalasri is an afternoon raga of deep texture.
Notation: S r R g G M Ḿ P d D n N S

Lower caps indicate 'komal' or flat notes, " indicates higher (third) octave, ' indicates lower (first) octave

Arohana: n' S g M P n S"
Avarohana: S" n D P M g R S
The raag has komal Ni and Ga. It is an Audava-Sampoorna raga, implying that it has 5 notes in Arohana and 7 in Avarohana.

This recording is produced by Shefali Nag in Stuttgart.