Dear Friends, Music Lovers & Musicians,

We continue the lineup of Khansahibs concert recordings with another afternoon Raga he really loved to play.

It is the first half of one of the very few concerts he played on the European Tour 2003 in Germany. Changing times, lesser and lesser funds for nonwestern culture programs became evident also in Germany. Having played bigger concerts on the 1999 tour, it was now time for smaller venues. Good chance to get some programs with an almost Baithak setup or as the west calls the close encounter of musician and audience, chamber music - the preferable setup for a Veena concert.

As you might hear the instrument again needed a bit settling in the beginning -- typical travel/ climate problem. Bear it with Ustadji and you will be rewarded with a magnificent Bhimpalasi.

Enjoy the pure energy of Khansahib's playing, firing his tans like arrows (a picture with which he liked to describe the precision and accuracy executed in the fast ang/ part) specially in the Jhala part of the Bandish (composition).

Looking forward for the second half of the concert with a marvelous Puriya and Sohini, which will be the next release.

Enjoy!