निर्गुण गीत | A beautiful body burning in fire | Nirgun folk song
Pt. Choubey from Varanasi presents a beautiful Nirgun folk song. One day at the river bank, I was walking leisurely I saw with my eyes, a beautiful body burning in fire O Ram! I saw with my eyes, a beautiful body burning in fire O Ram! I saw with my eyes, One day at the […]
निर्गुण गीत | Nirgun song | My lover is taking me, To his second wife’s village
In this song, this soul is a bride. And her lover or husband is taking her away. She says to her husband, ‘I know you have so many wives. Like me, many other souls are there as your bride’. For a bride, it is a matter of pain. So, she’s requesting ‘Please don’t take me’. […]
Sh. Hardwar Yadav | Biraha Folk Poetry | U.P
A video documentation of 25 live poem recitals by Sh. Hardwar Yadav, an 80 year old Biraha poet from Sahajaur Village in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Biraha folk songs are associated with the Ahir castes. The Ahiri castes include the Yaduvanshi, the Nandvanshi and the Gwalvanshi, who trace their ancestry back to the […]
Folk Tune | Holi Khele Raghubeera | Vijay Choubey | Holi & Myth
On this occasion of Holi, we bring to you a fresh new tune by Dr. Vijay Choubey (Violinist, Banaras Gharana). Here’s a piece from This is Utkarsh Speaking Blog about Holi and it’s myth. Holi, plainly put, is a festival of colours. It is a Spring festival which heralds the advent of the lovely romantic […]
“Love for Banaras” – Poetry Session
A few lines about Benaras from | Espírito Kashi | on Vimeo.
Twisted Kathak
‘erbalist culturalist spiritualist head to music ashram in da gali to experience a classical gig. Tabla, Harmonium & Kathak. All the artists seemed to have a twisted knack at what they do. The harmonium player is from the paan-hood of banaras.
Espírito Kashi 