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  • Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2013
  • You've probably never seen or heard an instrument like this. The Hindustani slide guitar is the creation of Debashish Bhattacharya, whose creation pairs his first love - a Hawaiian lap steel guitar, a gift from his father when he was only 3 - and the sounds of India. You can see the similarities to a lap steel guitar, as Bhattacharya lays the guitar across his legs, sliding a metal bar to create the fluid, almost vocal melodies. The additional strings (and lack of frets) allow him to slide easily between notes, in the process creating a sound that resonates and drones while remaining attuned to his Calcutta home.
    His music incorporates a good deal of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music, but you can also hear the blues pouring out from this stunning creation. I first met Bhattacharya 17 years ago when he was touring with other great slide guitarists, Bob Brozman and Martin Simpson. In those 17 years, his music has become even more astonishing, and his instrument refined even further. This trio includes his daughter (Anandi Bhattacharya) on vocals and his brother (Subhasis Bhattacharjee) on tabla.
    The current album and some of what's played here today can be found on two different records, the first with guitarist John McLaughlin and Dobro master Jerry Douglas (titled Beyond the Ragasphere) and the second with his brother and daughter (titled Madeira: If Music Could Intoxicate). These are brilliant recordings - and a good place to start exploring more from this unique artist after his intoxicating Tiny Desk Concert is done causing your jaw to drop. --BOB BOILEN
    Set List
    "Raaga Khamaj"
    "O My Beloved!/Pillusion"
    Credits
    Producers: Bob Boilen, Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Becky Harlan, Meredith Rizzo

Комментарии • 148

  • @wanderingwolf9547
    @wanderingwolf9547 10 лет назад +52

    The best thing about this is Debashish's proud glances at his daughter who is totally starring.

  • @shplangy
    @shplangy 7 лет назад +31

    I had the pleasure of seeing Debashish Bhattacharya and Subashish Bhattachargee (on tables) perform 3 times during my undergraduate studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa. They performed in two of my classes, and I saw a third performance at the Honolulu Academy of the Arts. If you ever have the chance to see a performance by these amazing artists, take it. Honestly one of the most memorable musical experiences I've ever been lucky enough to have.

  • @TEOALandfriends
    @TEOALandfriends 8 лет назад +22

    That lady's got mad bars!

  • @GetUpTheMountains
    @GetUpTheMountains 4 года назад +15

    Tabla player looks fly with them shades on. Great performance all around!

  • @WGBHMusic
    @WGBHMusic 10 лет назад +32

    NPR expanding horizons... Good stuff.

  • @letiekllib
    @letiekllib 6 лет назад +10

    At minute 1:35 Debashish raises his hand and transfers the musical power of the universe to his daughter. Our hearts soar! Music really can make the world a better place. bk

  • @specialcharactersgilesdick8876
    @specialcharactersgilesdick8876 8 лет назад +19

    He's been one of my favorite musicians for a long time, but I will say that I do believe that the drummer is as high as Air Force One.

    • @shnootch
      @shnootch 6 лет назад +3

      despite the aviator shades, i'd say he's very on, and if high, that'd be the result of being very present in the music. shit, i would be... high, that is (if i was that present, and capable)

    • @57tele
      @57tele Год назад

      I know the family very well. Geniuses all. And Subhasis is high only on the great sound.

  • @bluntobjct
    @bluntobjct 10 лет назад +8

    awesome how she counts the pulses on her fingertips.

  • @SSA09
    @SSA09 5 лет назад +4

    Man I've seen him live in 2014 and he was dope. Long live Indian classical music

  • @Nathankaye
    @Nathankaye 4 года назад +5

    He's been one of my slide guitar heroes for about 17 years (too) actually. What a stunning performance & wonderful to see how talented his daughter and brother are too!
    They all exude pure music mastery...

  • @willceurvels
    @willceurvels 10 лет назад +5

    the daughter also seems really talented, I'm no hindustani expert, but loved hearing her sing the swara on the first song.

  • @digitalnobody74
    @digitalnobody74 3 года назад +4

    Debashish => the Indian Jimi Hendrix on holy spirit steroids!! It does not get better then him for me. The master.

  • @stevehurl298
    @stevehurl298 4 года назад +2

    Mr. Bhattacharya is one of the premier musicians on planet Earth. His nuance and expression with his steel bar are super-human, and it's all in service of the music. And this is music that takes the sustained concentration and thorough training required of the most difficult European classical forms. And then there's his improvisational ability-- tune in at 10:12 for a good blast of that. He has a 2015 release called "Slide Guitar Ragas From Dusk 'Till Dawn." The performances on that record are fantastic.

  • @oloobwemba
    @oloobwemba 7 лет назад +5

    So they are coming from paradise, is that? I like it so much, this is so high!

  • @UfirstcoachingUK
    @UfirstcoachingUK 10 лет назад +2

    'Let's not wait another 16 yrs!' Truely...Thanks NPR music!

  • @lavenderinjune
    @lavenderinjune 8 лет назад +11

    This sounds like so much fun! I love the way their eyes smile at each other and at the beautiful music they make. So full of enjoyment, how beautiful!

    • @nicholaspearson4246
      @nicholaspearson4246 8 лет назад +3

      Indian classical music is an ecstatic art form whose goal is to produce elevated states of consciousness associated with an aesthetic system based on nine rasas (tastes) The ultimate goal is to produce a state called ananda, which means transcendent bliss.

  • @SledgeStarFighter
    @SledgeStarFighter 10 лет назад +39

    The dude with the sunglasses and bongos is a fucking boss.

  • @stallionstudios
    @stallionstudios Год назад +1

    Guitar world brought me here!!

  • @anaphylastiks
    @anaphylastiks 6 лет назад +3

    Hard for a father not to cry tears of joy.

  • @paxdriver
    @paxdriver 9 лет назад +5

    Terrific instrumentals at 9:00 - 11:30, excellent music all around. Very good singer too

  • @McLainCausey
    @McLainCausey 8 лет назад +3

    I love the effortless joy with which Debashish channels such transcendent beauty.

  • @letiekllib
    @letiekllib 8 лет назад +5

    The complexity barely comprehensible to Western ears. My humble friends Debashish, Subhashish and Debashish's daughter. Stand musically tall and proud, my heart soars when I hear your musique' billkeitel

  • @dwijveena
    @dwijveena 10 лет назад +3

    Debashish; So heartfelt and well produced within the limitations of a tiny NPR studio. My joy is delighting in Anandi as her artistry blossoms and her joining with you and Subhasis on tour. Blessings from Sarasota.

  • @Chilycasiperro.
    @Chilycasiperro. Месяц назад

    Son simplemente genios! Me emociona tanto su música♡ gracias por tanto amor

  • @skeenj
    @skeenj 10 лет назад +2

    LOVE, actually. thanks NPR for sharing one of my favorite musicians with more of the western world. The Battacharya crew is SO incredible!

  • @jonoheyesandbeehive
    @jonoheyesandbeehive 9 лет назад +4

    love the unfolding and bliss that is transmitted...

  • @bungle0261
    @bungle0261 8 лет назад +2

    incredible. ...
    first heard him on the album with Bob brozman... beautiful timeless stuff. .

  • @randalldickson4603
    @randalldickson4603 2 месяца назад

    What a beautiful voice!

  • @pageponpai
    @pageponpai 10 лет назад +4

    Wonderful music & a delight to watch them. It wasn't so surprising to see that they are family ! Nice.

  • @davidjenkins4714
    @davidjenkins4714 8 лет назад +4

    Astoundingly Beautiful!

  • @MoncurElectric
    @MoncurElectric 4 года назад +2

    Incredible music! The unison at 12:55 is thrilling.

  • @DannyAronson
    @DannyAronson 10 лет назад +2

    Blows my mind

  • @SummerStreetRecords
    @SummerStreetRecords 6 лет назад +2

    Amazing...Absolutely Beautiful Performance!

  •  6 лет назад +1

    Her singing is... wow.

  • @partgee
    @partgee 8 лет назад +3

    Outstanding music, so elevating.....

  • @fwzzybird
    @fwzzybird 10 лет назад +2

    Thanks for introducing me to this amazing music!

  • @letiekllib
    @letiekllib 8 лет назад +1

    Minute 1:39 evokes all the love and beauty of the universe.

  • @hhgygy
    @hhgygy 4 года назад

    Great music. I saw Mr. Debashish Bhattacharya performing in Budapest, Hungary. Would be great to see him again perhaps performing with his daughter. What a talent she has.

  • @UrielFlores-vd3kz
    @UrielFlores-vd3kz 3 месяца назад

    This is so beautiful

  • @anaphylastiks
    @anaphylastiks Год назад

    The drummer is just amazing, and I have heard some tablaa. The prediction and follow of well intertwined musicians is something many very intelligent people can not figure out at all.
    I call it the beauty.

  • @anthonyetemadi7975
    @anthonyetemadi7975 10 месяцев назад

    When tne percussion comes in is amazing..

  • @FesterWerks
    @FesterWerks 10 лет назад +2

    Fantastic weaving of sounds. So intricate.

  • @uvg319
    @uvg319 3 года назад +1

    😁...surprised to hear khamaj on NPR..😁👍👍👍

  • @niborracho127
    @niborracho127 2 года назад +1

    Ole ese flamenco

  • @maciasl6921
    @maciasl6921 10 лет назад +2

    You guys rock!!

  • @louisconnelly309
    @louisconnelly309 10 лет назад +1

    So cool, more Indian music please!

  • @01ayaana
    @01ayaana 9 лет назад +12

    Scat...Indian style.

  • @arunkumarganguly9933
    @arunkumarganguly9933 Год назад

    Darun Jugalbandi awesome performance in Guitar apurbo laaglo 🙏🙏

  • @robertbulterman1677
    @robertbulterman1677 9 лет назад +1

    what singing!!!

  • @jibonevdr9946
    @jibonevdr9946 8 лет назад +2

    awesome

  • @kanagiri123
    @kanagiri123 10 лет назад +1

    WOW!

  • @esohedicho
    @esohedicho 10 лет назад +2

    qué bonito..!

  • @ctchrisf
    @ctchrisf 9 лет назад +3

    Wow this is fun.

  • @ananya1786
    @ananya1786 5 лет назад

    I absolutely love it, been listening to everyday all day since a week....

  • @curtmooredrums
    @curtmooredrums 10 лет назад +1

    Beatuful

  • @mitchumsport
    @mitchumsport 10 лет назад +1

    it is beautiful

  • @brianpragereduchannel464
    @brianpragereduchannel464 Год назад

    SO beautiful!!

  • @greanmeenies
    @greanmeenies 10 лет назад +1

    This rocks! Thanks NPR.

  • @TreavorUnion
    @TreavorUnion 10 лет назад +4

    Um this is some good stuff. I feel like my brain just went to another dimension.

  • @mishantonia
    @mishantonia 9 лет назад

    perfect.....a wonderful find.

  • @ianthegamer1712
    @ianthegamer1712 10 лет назад +2

    i never hit like just because I never care to but I had to for this. I love this even if I dont understand the language.

    • @RobHutten
      @RobHutten 10 лет назад +8

      If it's helpful, I think she's singing the hindustani version of solfege, i.e. "do re me fa..." etc. Unless I'm mistaken, there's no actual lyrics in the first song. Maybe someone who speaks Hindi can correct me...

  • @charlenedyer2387
    @charlenedyer2387 8 лет назад +2

    Impressive!

  • @manofTao
    @manofTao 9 лет назад +2

    Vaa.. Awesome !...

  • @stephendelacruzone
    @stephendelacruzone 10 лет назад +1

    Beautiful... :)

  • @simachakraborty4734
    @simachakraborty4734 6 лет назад

    wonderful !,,

  • @mintoo2cool
    @mintoo2cool 8 лет назад +2

    wow! this was great!

  • @sakonlawatkhetboon9999
    @sakonlawatkhetboon9999 6 лет назад

    India classical is awalys the magic touch sound....

  • @Parmar2394
    @Parmar2394 5 лет назад

    Beautiful

  • @oneworldproduction
    @oneworldproduction 7 лет назад +1

    Truly amazing

  • @AIR23SAM
    @AIR23SAM 10 лет назад +1

    Cool

  • @Christophe_L
    @Christophe_L 10 лет назад +20

    Wow this tickled my brain in places that hadn't been in a while!
    How can I find more music like this?

    • @Robilbo
      @Robilbo 10 лет назад +5

      You can try Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ¡

    • @UfirstcoachingUK
      @UfirstcoachingUK 10 лет назад +2

      Try Rahul Sharma, Karsh Kale, Papon(coke studio MTV India), V M Bhatt's album "A meeting by the river'. That will give you a good start! Like your comment! :-)

    • @wanderingwolf9547
      @wanderingwolf9547 10 лет назад +1

      Get 'Beyond the Ragasphere' by Debashish.

    • @Christophe_L
      @Christophe_L 10 лет назад

      Cheers!

    • @Purpadurpolis
      @Purpadurpolis 8 лет назад +4

      +Christophe L Check out a band called Shakti with a guitar player named Lohn McLaughlin...

  • @fabiobarbati6029
    @fabiobarbati6029 6 лет назад

    lovely!

  • @Snoopysnowconemaker
    @Snoopysnowconemaker 5 лет назад

    Finding my chill...

  • @bakhan14
    @bakhan14 Год назад

    *masterpiece*

  • @opartos
    @opartos Год назад

    I think the indian style slide guitar wasn't invented by Debashish. Brij Bhushan Kabra was probably the one who popularised guitar and Hawaiian slide guitar in hindustani classical. However Debashish invented the chaturangui, which is a variation of the slide guitar he is using in this video.

  • @leoded
    @leoded 8 лет назад +4

    one of the greatest vids on RUclips. what's the name of the lady who sings like an angel from the skies? seems, that you wrote so much in the "About", and forgot such a talented musician? not to mention she is so beautiful.

    • @leoded
      @leoded 8 лет назад +3

      +Oded Avraham Her name is Anandi Bhattacharya, and i think i am in love.

    • @57tele
      @57tele 6 лет назад +1

      Yes, it's Debashish's daugher.

  • @konekumar5260
    @konekumar5260 7 месяцев назад

    🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @ferruhsaym411
    @ferruhsaym411 9 лет назад

    harika

  • @Lele0Live
    @Lele0Live 9 лет назад +3

    Fucking Amazing, pardon my french

  • @KoopahNITE
    @KoopahNITE 10 лет назад +1

    Talented family. O_O

  • @kurd55
    @kurd55 10 лет назад +1

    Super scat on steroids! O_O

  • @EndOfEntertainment
    @EndOfEntertainment 5 лет назад

    Cool stuff :)

  • @raghav012345
    @raghav012345 10 лет назад +4

    haathon mein bindiyaan, maathon pe gajara? :-/ That goofup aside, lovely!

    • @itwashimmusic
      @itwashimmusic 10 лет назад +1

      I legitimately have no idea how this comment makes me feel. Inferior (from lack of knowledge)? Yes. Superior (from lack of pedantry)? Also yes.
      So, I guess, you win the internet today!
      Well done.

    • @raghav012345
      @raghav012345 10 лет назад +3

      Christopher Joseph Or you can ask: care to explain?
      For a native speaker of the language (Hindi), getting that line wrong (twice) seems off. Is it nit picking to point this out: No offence but I'm afraid you really can't be the best judge of that.
      But the music is lovely, and there is a large collection of other hindustani classical music on youtube if you enjoy this: we're all winners.

    • @UfirstcoachingUK
      @UfirstcoachingUK 10 лет назад +1

      Well spotted Raghav! She seems to think for a brief moment before the words. Only noticed after your comments! :-) But watched them live yesterday- mind blowing! Hats off!

    • @askaichin
      @askaichin 5 лет назад +1

      @@raghav012345 haha true true, but I am wondering how much of this might be because she is young and perhaps a non native Hindi speaker. Like a lot of Western classical operas are in Italian, the language of Hindustani is Braj and other Hindi Dialects, while a whole lot of the classical musicians are Bengalis or Marathis etc, so that perhaps!

    • @sandrosadhukhan
      @sandrosadhukhan Год назад

      ​@@askaichinabsolutely right you are!

  • @itsthatguyphil
    @itsthatguyphil Год назад

    I am curious what the finger twitching during singing is. Is it a means to keep the correct rhythm? Is it counting off for the verses?

  • @JTubella
    @JTubella 9 лет назад +8

    I feel like im playing in the desert area in Super Mario 64

  • @dfiction
    @dfiction 4 года назад

    this is like the only good tiny desk concert!!!

  • @thomaskeating1851
    @thomaskeating1851 10 лет назад +1

    Tabla's

  • @randalldickson4603
    @randalldickson4603 2 месяца назад

    Get that man a Dobro!

  • @FloydManFloyd
    @FloydManFloyd 10 лет назад +2

    smile sessions in the background! wtf :)

  • @prabhapawan
    @prabhapawan 7 месяцев назад

    What is name of first raag ?

  • @thomaskeating1851
    @thomaskeating1851 10 лет назад +1

    Haha they aren't bongos the are tables but I agree. Boss.

  • @clubwrxchile8190
    @clubwrxchile8190 3 года назад

    1:25 is that Ringo behind her?

  • @soufienkhalfaoui7593
    @soufienkhalfaoui7593 Год назад

    Lil' Wayne on tabla ladies and gentlemen...

  • @SSA09
    @SSA09 5 лет назад +3

    Tabla guy is stoned af...

    • @rayanrahul213
      @rayanrahul213 5 лет назад

      Would like some of his stuff

    • @santoor_naad
      @santoor_naad 3 года назад

      Not to ruin the vibe here, but the Tabla player is blind. (...never mind. I probably just did).

    • @MacDudeUT
      @MacDudeUT 2 года назад

      @@santoor_naad Subashish is not blind. He is super nice and extremely talented.

  • @ananya1786
    @ananya1786 5 лет назад

    What form of music is this? Means in Classical? What form is this?

    • @karanmhta
      @karanmhta 4 года назад

      It's an Indian Classical Raga

  • @ethandorsett4895
    @ethandorsett4895 2 года назад

    Didn’t know Lou reed played tabla

  • @shnootch
    @shnootch 6 лет назад +1

    so the tamburaish drone is a recording, correct?

    • @57tele
      @57tele 6 лет назад +1

      It's either or a an electronic sruti box or more likely nowadays, a phone/tablet app. The occasional twangy harp sound is from the sympathetic strings on the guitar.

    • @shnootch
      @shnootch 6 лет назад +1

      57tele sure, was clear about those sympathetic strings. What is a snuff box, exactly?

    • @57tele
      @57tele 6 лет назад +1

      sruti box (assume you got autocorrected to "snuff"). Don't really know how they operate, but they're just an electronic device that plays the drone tones more traditionally played by the acoustic instrument called a tambura/tanpuri. Some players still seem to prefer them over the phone apps when not using traditional tambura.

    • @shnootch
      @shnootch 6 лет назад

      57tele actually I misread (That's kinda funny). Thanks... think I've seen one of these, from a distance. Curious about how that drone sound is generated. A product of India, I suppose...

    • @57tele
      @57tele 6 лет назад

      I honestly wasn't sure myself, so looked it up --apparently the early ones generated the sounds using transistors, then were replaced by digital samples. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_tanpura As I said, phone apps are really more common now.

  • @raysaikat
    @raysaikat 6 лет назад +1

    khamaj.

  • @mohammedyawar3016
    @mohammedyawar3016 10 лет назад +2

    The guy with the glasses on looks funny:@

  • @MrSeeds-xj8lb
    @MrSeeds-xj8lb 8 лет назад +1

    The question I ask you, Bob Boilen is why this over other Indian bands? I feel like you just heard of these people and chose this to add color to the mostly American NPR stuff. Try to look deeper; there are better indian bands.

    • @McLainCausey
      @McLainCausey 8 лет назад +5

      +Mr. Seeds This is the finest living Hindustani slide guitarist.

    • @robford3211
      @robford3211 6 лет назад +1

      If you can find a better Jimi Hendrix of slide guitar , you will not....

    • @vncstudio
      @vncstudio 4 года назад +1

      @@robford3211 He has no idea about what he is talking...There have been three major innovators for North Indian classical slide guitar: Brij Bhushan Kabra, Debashish Bhattacharya, and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Playing with John McLaughlin and Jerry Douglas...

    • @JoelVeena
      @JoelVeena 4 года назад +1

      @@vncstudio Also not to forget Pt Barun Kumar Pal - there are also a few more good contemporary players ;)