Manilal Nag

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Manilal Nag - born in the Bankura District of West Bengal - is recognized in serious music circles as one of the most talented and serious exponents of classical sitar. He comes from a family of musicians who have evolved the Vishnupur Gharana, a style of music that originated nearly 300 years ago. His grandfather, Govinda Nag, and his great-great-grandfather, Bauridas Nag, were both distinguished sitarists in their times. At the age of four, Manilal was initiated in the art of sitar playing by his father, the famous sitar master Sangeetacharya Gokul Nag. After 10 years of strict musical studies and practice, Manilal made his stage debut in the All-India Music Conference, accompanied by Pandit Shanta Prasad on tabla. Since then he has become one of the most popular and sought-after concert sitarists, performing regularly in music conferences held throughout India. Manilal's style retains the depth, resonance and sensitivity of the Dhrupad Ang in the alap, followed by an extensive range of taans, gamaks and tihais in the jor, and the use of subtle and lilting phrasing in the jhala. Through this combination, he brings to perfection the delicacy and sentiment of every raga. He is a master of improvisation and possesses the rare ability to breathe life and originality into a classical theme, thereby molding it into a living and captivating form. Manilal has also had the unique opportunity of maintaining close proximity to such great musicians as Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Majid Khan

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Jog, Bhairavi 1994

Dawn Raga - Lalit

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Romancing at the Crossroads (Indian Classical Sitar)

Raga Nat Bhairav

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Ragas of Dawn

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Musing Surbahar (Raga Miyan Ki Todi)

Classical Music of North India: Sitar & Tabla I

Live in Woodstock

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THE WORLD ROOTS MUSIC LIBRARY:シタールの芸術～モニラル・ナグ、マハプルシュ・ミシュラ

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The Best Of Aim Records: Instrumental Vol. 1

Lalit

THE WORLD ROOTS MUSIC LIBRARY:シタールの芸術~モニラル・ナグ、マハプルシュ・ミシュラ

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