Raga Malkauns: Vilambit Gat in Teen Taal

Nikhil Banerjee performed Raga Malkauns: Vilambit Gat in Teen Taal as the second track on the 1998 live album India’s Maestro of Melody – Live Concert Vol. 1. The recording captures a 26-minute-30-second rendition of the raga in a slow-paced (vilambit) composition set to the 16-beat Teen Taal rhythmic cycle. The album features Banerjee on sitar without additional accompanying artists listed in available documentation.

The release appeared under the Chhanda Dhara label and circulated in digital media formats. The concert recording highlights Banerjee’s interpretation of Raga Malkauns, a pentatonic raga associated with the late evening or early night raag tradition. The track exemplifies his approach to alap-based development and gat execution, though specific venue or performance date details remain undocumented in public sources.

India’s Maestro of Melody – Live Concert Vol. 1 compiles selections from Banerjee’s live repertoire, with this track serving as a representative example of his mature style in the 1990s. The album title reflects his recognition as a leading exponent of the Etah-Bahar and Maihar gharanas, though the liner notes or original recording context do not specify further technical or historical annotations.