Enchanting Raag Lalit | Darbar Festival 2012 | Indian Classical Music

Indian classical music at its best...Pandit Rajendra Prasanna plays Raag Lalit on the Bansuri

Rajendra Prasanna was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He learnt music from his father Raghunath Prasanna and from his uncles Bholanath Prasanna and Vishnu Prasanna. His family moved to Delhi in the early seventies, and he later became the disciple of Hafeez Ahmed Khan and Sarfaraz Hussain Khan. He also took lessons from singer Mahadev Mishra of Banaras Gharana.

Pandit Rajendra Prasanna Bansuri flute

Rishab Prasanna Bansuri Flute

Shubh Maharaj Tabla

Jeanne Miramon Tanpura

Ranjana Ghatak Tanpura

Filmed on location at Darbar Festival 2012

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