I have in my possession a good number of Darbaris sung by the great maestro and I have heard him live many a time.But this one is decidedly the best.When I hear this one-- and I have heard it several times-- I cannot hold by tears. The drut teental Bandish, a very rare one, ("meri palkh na ..") is simply superb ! There are good artistes galore, but Ustad Amir Khan was a true 'saadhak' As an 83-year old.music lover, I salute Subratababu for uploading this gem of gems. Forgive or ignore those who, because of their different wave-length, cannot appreciate. Might be, one day, they will .
शानदार गायकी जिसे मैं अपने दोस्त सुरेश को समर्पित करता हूं जिनकी 2023 के अंत में मृत्यु हो गई, जिन्होंने मुझे सब कुछ सिखाया और भारतीय शास्त्रीय संगीत की सराहना करने के लिए बहुत कुछ दिया! धन्यवाद
We had cassettes of Ustad Amir Khan, Bade Gulam Ali Khan, which I used to listen. I was born in 1990 and so did not get a chance to listen live. But I cherish to even this day that my childhood has been spent around the bliss of such great personalities. Cassettes do not work nowadays, so I sneak into YouTube. Thank you for uploading.
I agree with Kalyan Bhattacharya Ji. I started listening this raga since 2012 when I was 74 years of age. The raga makes me feel tranquilized and helps me focus directly on the issue on hand and the solution appears in a matter of minutes. Now at the age of 82, the memory appears to be better than what it was in 2012. I started with two discs Taskeen Vol 1 and Vol 2 in 2012 and now collection has increased to several hours of Ustad Amir Khan melodious classical music. Thanks Ustad Amir Khan and Subrata Chowdhury. Gurbir Singh
Its very late that I opened this video. Amir khan was the best Darbari singer I have ever hears.. Unfortunately I could not pay my homage personally at the time of his death by accident I was at Delhi for quite a time during 1973-74..
The heaviness of atmosphere created by Khansahib's Darbari Kanada always takes me to a place of bittersweet/melancholic endings...listening in our current times, it reminds me of the ending of old world orders, endings of plants/animals, endings of the old ways traditions, connections...sad, yet profound
This is so similar to the Darbari Kannada played by Ustad Munir Khan, my favourite sarangi player! No wonder he was known to regularly accompany Ustad Amir Khan!
Ustaji belonged to Indore Gharana,a creation of Gharana of his own style almost similar to that of Kirana Gharana..His melodious and barritone voice had made almost all his renditions of Khyal ,mesmerizing..