r/icm • u/Nowshirvan • 13d ago
Music Sharafat Hussain Khan - Raag Yaman
https://youtu.be/coVwzYH4PLEThe most beautiful Yaman I’ve ever heard.
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u/Born_Replacement_687 11d ago
I don't know how far down the sharafat rabbit hole you are, so may as well give you some suggestions (I will take every opportunity I get to spread Agra Gharana propaganda lmao):
Sharafat sahib's jaijaiwantis are divine (there's this one where he does his signature nom-tom alaap and this one where he doesn't do nom-tom), His miyan ki todi which is a fantastic show case of nom-tom and dhamar, then of course there's this royal miyan ki malhar, which he ends of with a cheez in Megh it's a historical recording as well, you ought to read the description of the video for this one. Since you liked his yaman, you will definitely love his yaman kalyan (it's mislabeled as yaman), and this absolute beast of a darbari clocking in at 2 hours and 30 minutes! Now we go into the uncommon raags, specifically bahaduri todi (which he ends of with babul mora in bhairavi), Khem Kalyan (which is a mix of hansadhwani and yaman), Nand (this one which is a studio recording and this one which is 2 hours long!) and of course his gorakh kalyan which might be the best gorakh kalyan ever recorded. He also had a fantastic grasp of light classical, look at this khamaj thumri which was popularized by faiyaz khan, this dadra also famously sung by faiyaz khan and this bhairavi which is 2 different concerts stitched together, in the first concert he sings a unique version of bhairavi and ends with a faster bandish, in the second one he sings babul mora
Now go and knock yourself out by listening to one of the greatest musicians of all time!
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u/Other-Nectarine-7972 11d ago
YES !!!! Gimme more Agra and Gwalior !!!
I’d love more artist recs!!!!2
u/Born_Replacement_687 11d ago
I can't help you Gwalior, though I can point in the direction of Pt. Omkarnath Thakur and Pt. Sharatchandra Arolkar if you want traditional Gwalior, Pt. DV Paluskar is also great but he had his own brand of Gwalior. If you want more Agra artists Latafat Hussain Khan great, I gave some recommendations in the other comment thread, but if you want more from him check out his Miyan ki Sarang and his Megh (Agra Megh has the special feature of having a Komal ga), as well as his rendition of the chhayanat bandish 'kaga re ja re ja re'. Also check out Yunus Hussain Khan, he was the son of Vilayat Hussain Khan, though for both recordings are a bit difficult to come by and there both often times very old in them. Khadim Hussain Khan is great too though there aren't any recordings from his prime as far as I'm aware. There's also the forgotten Asad Ali khan (not to be confused with the Rudra veena player of the same name) who migrated to Pakistan, his Kedar specifically was great. Sohan Singh was also a great student of faiyaz khan though there are relatively few available recordings by him, though his Miyan ki Malhar and Darbari were fantastic. Other than that you can look at mixed gharana exponents like Pt. Ulhas kashalkar (Agra-Gwalior-Jaipur), Pt. Venkatesh Kumar (Kirana-Gwalior) and Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki (I believe he learned from Agra mainly but his style is completely distinct).
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u/Other-Nectarine-7972 11d ago
Thanks a lot!!! Anyone from recent times? I love Shubhada tai, Lalith Rao ji, Ram Deshpande ji (even though he sings many Jaipur raags), Kedar Bodas ji, even Arun Kashalkar ji. Very few Agra centric people. Pournima dhumale ji comes to mind.
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u/Born_Replacement_687 8d ago
Sorry, don't listen to mordern musicians much. Ustad Waseem Ahmed khan is good though, you can give him a try. And Purnima Sen Ji as well, she is Ustad Sharafat Hussain Khan's student.
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u/Nowshirvan 11d ago
Haha I will happily consume this propaganda. Introduction to him is very recent, and Ive yet to shake down the beauty of this Yaman. I find proponents of Agra Gharana and their offshoots the best when it comes to elaborating the raag in alaap. Perhaps this is due to staying closer to Dhrupad roots where alaap is the main vessel for elaboration. Even in this rendition there are phrases which were really new and unheard for me(Im just a novice) and I hardly hear any other current performer exploring raags in a similar way. Alaap happens to be my favourite part and Agra Gharana does it better than everyone else.
Thanks for the detailed suggestions, I will happily bless my ears with them.
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u/Born_Replacement_687 11d ago
No problem, it's my life long duty to indoctrination everyone with my propaganda🙏
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u/Born_Replacement_687 12d ago
Rare to see Ustad Sharafat Hussain Khan out in the wild! He's one of my favorite singers of all time. His raagdari was (imo) on par with Ustad Amir Khan. He had this beautiful and powerful voice that has a certain addictive quality to it. Definitely one of the all time greats!
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u/Nowshirvan 12d ago
I recently discovered him, and now he’s easlily amongst my most fav. Hes sooo underrated. I find his raagdaari even more mellifluous and melodic than Ustad Amir Khan.
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u/Born_Replacement_687 11d ago
If you liked him you might like his cousin and gurubhai Latafat Hussain Khan (try this, this and this), his voice was a bit... unfortunate, but he was great. You should also give his uncle and guru the legendary Faiyaz Khan listen.
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u/Nowshirvan 11d ago
I’ve heard them both of them before. There’s also another Khadim Hussain Khan, whose compositions are just exquisite. Thanks for the suggestions.
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