Sitar Samrat Nikhil Banerjee: Raga Ahiri & Bhairavi Dhun: Ustad Zakir Hussain: Hyderabad 1982

The Dhun in Bhairavi begins at 43:00 Raga Ahiri is close to Ahir Bhairav. The former has a base in Carnatic music. Ahiri (pronounced āhiri) is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is a janya rāgam (derived scale), and associated with the 14th melakarta scale Vakulabharanam.] It has also been associated with the 8th melakarta scale Hanumatodi. Though it has all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending and descending scale, the presence of zig-zag notes (vakra swaras) makes it a janya rāgam. It is a morning Raga. Despite its complicated struction Sitar Samrat-The Emperor of Sitar, Shri Nikhil Banerjee nakes it a gift for the audience world wide, sharing the divine alaps and the rest with magnifiecent fluidity and content. Nikhil Banerjee does not need any introduction. His performace that touch the heart of the listener IS the introduction. Famous song of Lataji- Kaise Javoon Jamna Ke Teer is based on the Bhairavi that follows.