Happy Independence day India :-)

4 Comments 14 August 2012

On the occasion of Indian Independence day, 15th August 2012, I share with you all two of my tracks, which are really close to my heart. 1. Vande Mataram I had done this track about a month ago and it was one that I really loved doing. I had always loved the Vande Mataram [...]

My Music

Thirteenth Step

4 Comments 04 April 2012

Hi all, Here is my recent composition. I have called it the ‘Thirteenth Step’. It is more or less based on natabhairavi scale with a hint of saramathi. The rhythm cycle is quite a complex one of 13 beats. The normal compositions that one encounters are mostly based on 3/4/5/7/8 beat. This has come out [...]

My Music

My Music : Flute Cover of En Kadhale and Lukka Chuppi

7 Comments 29 February 2012

Hi all, After quite some time, I am updating this section of the site. Here is my flute cover of the ARR songs, en kAdhalE from the film ‘Duet’ followed by lukka chuppi from the film ‘Rang De Basanti’. This track I recorded using my new Audio Technica AT2020 USB microphone. The mix and [...]

Featured, Indian Music, My Music, Ragas

Raga Charukesi Part-1

9 Comments 29 November 2011

The next raga we will see is one of my very favourite, chArukEsi and thankfully for me it has the same name in both Carnatic and Hindustani . It is also a sampoorna raga without vakra swaras. So, first what is a sampoorna raga? And what are vakra swaras? Sampoorna Ragas sampoorna in sanskrit means [...]

My Music

Indian Music meets Western: Mokshamu Galada

4 Comments 24 November 2011

This was inspired by the string quartet composition by Sri VS Narasimhan Sir. I have played the song Mokshamu Galada, by Sri Thyagaraja set in the raga Saramathi, in Adi Tala(8 beat cycle). I arranged the strings and cello parts. The pitch of this song is D# and the scale of the raga [...]

My Music

Dhruva Natchathiram: A Short Film

No Comments 24 November 2011

In this short film, Dhruva Natchathiram, the music was again composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar and I played the flute in the song ‘singatthin kotai kulle..’. This film has been nominated and also won awards in many film festivals and it talks about the relationship that a grandson establishes with his grandpa when he comes [...]

My Music

Dipam Oil Advertisement

No Comments 24 November 2011

Advertisement for lamp oil, Dipam oil. The music was composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar and I played the Flute in this ad. The tune is set in the raga Kalyani (of Carnatic) or equivalently Yaman (of Hindustani) and to a rhythm cycle of 7/8. This rhythm cycle is called Misra chapu in carnatic music and [...]