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Nikhil Banerjee

Nikhil Banerjee has been played on NTS shows including Raga Vibrations, with Raga Misra Mand first played on 26 March 2016.

Nikhil Banerjee (Bangla: নিখিল ব্যানার্জী) (14 October 1931–27 January 1986) was one of India's most prominent sitar players of the second half of the 20th Century. He never achieved the glamour of Vilayat Khan or his gurubhai Ravi Shankar, but Nikhil Banerjee did win great critical acclaim and the hearts of many music lovers. He is remembered as a musician's musician.

Along with Ravi Shankar, Vasant Rai, and Ali Akbar Khan, he was trained by "Baba" Ustad Allauddin Khan of the Maihar gharana (school).

Beginnings

Nikhil Banerjee…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Raga Misra Mand
Ali Akbar Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Mahapurush Misra
Connoisseur Society1973
Raga Misra Mand
Ali Akbar Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Mahapurush MisraConnoisseur Society1973
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Raga: Soheni - Teental
Nikhil Banerjee
His Master's Voice1972
Raga: Soheni - Teental
Nikhil BanerjeeHis Master's Voice1972
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Dhun: Baul
Nikhil Banerjee
EMI1990
Dhun: Baul
Nikhil BanerjeeEMI1990
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Raag Hemant - Alap and Jor
Nikhil Banerjee
Chhanda Dhara1999
Raag Hemant - Alap and Jor
Nikhil BanerjeeChhanda Dhara1999
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Raga: Malkauns
Nikhil Banerjee
His Master's Voice1967
Raga: Malkauns
Nikhil BanerjeeHis Master's Voice1967
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