Label: Old Heaven Books

中国の本土と香港を結ぶ近代的な都市"深セン"を拠点とする書店/カフェ/レコードレーベルOld Heaven Booksの出版物!!ヒンドゥスターニーの伝統であるシタールの著名なマスターであり、ババ・アラウディン・カーンとアリ・アクバル・カーンの弟子としても知られるニクヒル・バナルジー。1967年7月9日、カリフォルニア州バークレーのKPFAラジオで披露された貴重なパフォーマンス録音をOld Heaven Booksが復刻!!オリジナルは米レーベルRaga Recordsが1988 年にリリースしたものですが、今回新たな木版画のアートワークにて新装リイシュー。多くの説明は不要、ひたすら身を委ねて頂きた崇高な名演。このレーベルはジャケットデザインにも非常に力を入れており、かなりカッチリとした激シブな8パネル紙ジャケ仕様となっています。



These are live recordings of Nikhil Banerjee at KPFA Radio in Berkeley, California, on the 9th of July, 1967. It is for the first time they are made into vinyl record and published in China. The original recordings were on two reel-to-reel tapes. In 1988, American record label Raga Records released the recordings on both CD and cassette.
Until a few years ago, it was by chance that producer Tu Fei got hold of these reel-to-reel tapes and decided to release this vinyl version, hoping to present the contents to the audience as authentic as they are and pay tribute to the great musician Nikhil Banerjee.

The woodcut artwork on the cover was by our long-term partner, artist Liu Qingyuan. Liu Ying's studio handled the mastering work.

Special thanks to Chen Yun, professor Tejaswini Nirajana and her friends Deepak Raja and Meena Bannerji, for it would not be possible for us to contact with Nikhil Banerjee's daughter Mita Tagore and get her authorization without their kind introduction. Mita has been very supportive of this release in China and has given us important suggestions during the process. We would also like to thank our friend from Morocco, Habi (Habib Rkha). He is an enthusiast and expert of Indian classical music who cleared up much confusion for us.