Sitar Samrat Nikhil Banerjee: Raga Miyan Ki Malhar: 2 Performances

2 performances here of the phenomenal Raga Miyan Ki Malhar of Sitar Samrat Nikhil Banerjee. The sound has been improved. This raga has a profound calming effect on the listener. One of the most popular rag-s of the malhar family, Miyan ki malhar or Miya malhar is supposedly a creation of the legendary Miyan Tansen and patronised by the great Emperor Akbar. Many interesting anecdotes are woven around this rag because of its association with the rainy season, and the texts of vocal compositions include descriptions of rain, thunder, clouds, lightning, etc). This rag as a mixture of Malhar and Kanada Besides the basic Shuddha Malhar, which was the original Malhar, there are several Malhar-related ragas that use the Malhar signature phrase m (m)R (m)R P, including Miyan Malhar, Ramdasi Malhar, Gaud Malhar, Sur Malhar, Des Malhar, Nat Malhar, Dhulia Malhar and Meera ki Malhar.