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Raga Charukesi Part-1
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 [...]
Continue ReadingIndian Music meets Western: Mokshamu Galada
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 [...]
Continue ReadingDhruva Natchathiram: A Short Film
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 [...]
Continue ReadingDipam Oil Advertisement
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 [...]
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Indian Instruments : Nadaswaram
The next in the series of Indian Instruments after the Indian Flute that we will see is the Nadaswaram[1] or Nagaswaram. The Name: Nadaswaram or Nagaswaram? Firstly the name of the instrument. This instrument has been called by different names which includes popularly Nadaswaram, Nagaswaram, Nayanam, Nagachinnam. The fact that this instrument resembles a snake in its [...]
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Indian Instruments : Flute
The first Indian Music Instrument is the Indian Bamboo Flute. The flute is a wind instrument, in the sense that sound is produced when wind is forced through a tube with holes. The sound is varied by varying the effective length of the pipe when the holes are closed and opened. The sound is produced [...]
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The Trinity of Carnatic Music
Carnatic Music is considered to be a divine music form. Almost entirely, all the compositions are devotional or in praise of God or anecdotal descriptions from hindu mythologies. It is a vocal oriented music form with emphasis on lyrics. Hence, when an instrumental concert is performed, the artiste tries to play with the lyrics in [...]
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Learn About Classical Indian Music : The baby steps
So, today we start our journey, a journey in which I hope I will also learn to understand and appreciate Indian Music more.Music as I had mentioned before is a collection of sounds and silences. But it is not as random as it seems. Sound is, as our friend wikipedia says, a mechanical wave that [...]
Continue ReadingMy idea about Music and Appreciating music
Following this entry, we will look through the basics of the language called music and in particular about Indian Music from subsequent posts. Music can be appreciated without knowing many intricacies at a very superficial level. Still, I have always believed that the appreciation of music, the ability to identify the similarity of two given [...]
Continue ReadingAbout Indian Music
This blog is to cater to those who want to know more about Indian Music; especially the classical genre. What is Music? Music, as defined in our wikipedia, is an art form based on sound and silence. There is music in everything; from a baby wailing to the sound of rain drops, from a train [...]
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Learn About Classical Indian Music : The baby steps
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Vaatapi Ganapatim Bhajeham
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Happy Independence day India :-)
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Ragas of Sri Krishna
- Expert’s Corner
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Thirteenth Step
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Raga Nalinakanthi Part 2
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My Music : Flute Cover of En Kadhale and Lukka Chuppi
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Raga Nalinakanthi Part 1
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Musical Musings: Sankarabharanam and Sarasangi
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Raga Ranjani Part-2
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