Amritavarshini: Post you favorite Carnatic Audio/Videos here

[gobble]

This one is haunting me since today afternoon. I purchased 8 AudioCDs yesterday and havent finished listening to them. Yet, I am running out now to purchase the CDs of this artiste ...

YouTube - Carnatic flute - GS RAJAN - amritavarshini

Enjoy! And make sure your speakers are on and you don't miss a single note of this video!

Regards

 

[srramanujam]

Quite nice. The violin is a bit more pronounced though.

What are the other CDs that you bought?

 

[Asit]

Great piece of music, gobble. Thanks. I also liked the posture of the artiste while playing the flute. The contemplative and meditative nature of his aalaap (raga exposition) is reflected well in his posture. This is what I personally like the most and look for in Indian classical music.

I agree with Ramanujam about the accompanying violin and feel that the violinist lacks a bit of sense because he is playing along exactly at the same time and slightly different combinations and to the ear is a little disturbing to the melody. Accompaniment is an art by itself and the main performer cannot be disturbed. Hence the recording level of the violin should have been a bit lower.

In the North Indian system, as far as I know, we do not have this raga Amritavarshini. I looked up in the net for the equivalent, and some people are naming Malashree and some other people are saying Hindol (not the Carnatic Hindolam = Hindustani Malkauns or Malkosh). While Malashree uses the scale SGPN (believe it or not, mainly only 4 notes, with a touch of m), and Hindol uses the scale SGmDN, Carnatic raga Amritavarshini (as I hear from the above youtube flute version) uses SGmPN (with a touch of D). After hearing 3 times the youtube video, I have now learned this Carnatic raga. Thanks for expanding my horizon, gobble; and I agree the flute was really good, very very much in tune and melodic.

Regards.

Note: S-Sadja, G-Gandhara, m-Teevra Madhyama, P-Panchama, D-Dhaivata, N-Nishada

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Seemed well-balanced to me. Pity we didn't get to hear the violin return!

 

[Hiten]

Feels good listening to this...

 

[gobble]

Quite nice. The violin is a bit more pronounced though.

What are the other CDs that you bought?

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Regards

 

[gobble]

Feels good listening to this... How do you search for such things gobble?
By the way if you like to explore new artists may I suggest.... (Or probably you may already know about them)

1) Kaivalya Kumar Gurav
2) Aarti Anklekar Tikekar

I like both artist's voice, though I don't understand classical at all I do listen to them.

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[gobble]

Great piece of music, gobble. Thanks. I also liked the posture of the artiste while playing the flute. The contemplative and meditative nature of his aalaap (raga exposition) is reflected well in his posture. This is what I personally like the most and look for in Indian classical music.

I agree with Ramanujam about the accompanying violin and feel that the violinist lacks a bit of sense because he is playing along exactly at the same time and slightly different combinations and to the ear is a little disturbing to the melody. Accompaniment is an art by itself and the main performer cannot be disturbed. Hence the recording level of the violin should have been a bit lower.

In the North Indian system, as far as I know, we do not have this raga Amritavarshini. I looked up in the net for the equivalent, and some people are naming Malashree and some other people are saying Hindol (not the Carnatic Hindolam = Hindustani Malkauns or Malkosh). While Malashree uses the scale SGPN (believe it or not, mainly only 4 notes, with a touch of m), and Hindol uses the scale SGmDN, Carnatic raga Amritavarshini (as I hear from the above youtube flute version) uses SGmPN (with a touch of D). After hearing 3 times the youtube video, I have now learned this Carnatic raga. Thanks for expanding my horizon, gobble; and I agree the flute was really good, very very much in tune and melodic.

Regards.

Note: S-Sadja, G-Gandhara, m-Teevra Madhyama, P-Panchama, D-Dhaivata, N-Nishada

My I wouldn't know if the accompanist was good or not. I enjoy the music and melody thats it!! Maybe someday my understanding will improve.

Glad you liked it and also taught something in return to us.

Regards

 

[gobble]

Seemed well-balanced to me. Pity we didn't get to hear the violin return!

I was sorry it ended in 9 mins too! I really wanted to settle down cross legged for a half hour experience!!

Regards

 

[Asit]

Glad you liked it and also taught something in return to us.

I do not know what you found worth learning in my earlier post, but I learned the raga Amritavarshini from the link in your original post. Thanks again.

I was quite deep into Carnatic classical music till 1988. I knew names of even a few upcoming artistes. But unfortunately I have not been able to keep up and as a result do not know the good modern artistes. Can you or somebody suggest good CDs I can buy (both from older and new generation) so that my collection in Carnatic classical music (both vocals and instrumental) gets a well-needed boost.

Regards.

 

[gobble]

I do not know what you found worth learning in my earlier post, but I learned the raga Amritavarshini from the link in your original post. Thanks again.

I was quite deep into Carnatic classical music till 1988. I knew names of even a few upcoming artistes. But unfortunately I have not been able to keep up and as a result do not know the good modern artistes. Can you or somebody suggest good CDs I can buy (both from older and new generation) so that my collection in Carnatic classical music (both vocals and instrumental) gets a well-needed boost.

Regards.

Its not the learning of a practicing musician, but a little more mental familiarity with the Raaga, for what its worth.

You can look for the Oriental Records CD series titled Sangeeta Kalanidhi's.
The series runs into 100s by number. This will give you a vast sampling from which you can narrow down to your taste.

Regards

 

[gobble]

Great piece of music, gobble. Thanks. I also liked the posture of the artiste while playing the flute. The contemplative and meditative nature of his aalaap (raga exposition) is reflected well in his posture. This is what I personally like the most and look for in Indian classical music.

I agree with Ramanujam about the accompanying violin and feel that the violinist lacks a bit of sense because he is playing along exactly at the same time and slightly different combinations and to the ear is a little disturbing to the melody. Accompaniment is an art by itself and the main performer cannot be disturbed. Hence the recording level of the violin should have been a bit lower.

In the North Indian system, as far as I know, we do not have this raga Amritavarshini. I looked up in the net for the equivalent, and some people are naming Malashree and some other people are saying Hindol (not the Carnatic Hindolam = Hindustani Malkauns or Malkosh). While Malashree uses the scale SGPN (believe it or not, mainly only 4 notes, with a touch of m), and Hindol uses the scale SGmDN, Carnatic raga Amritavarshini (as I hear from the above youtube flute version) uses SGmPN (with a touch of D). After hearing 3 times the youtube video, I have now learned this Carnatic raga. Thanks for expanding my horizon, gobble; and I agree the flute was really good, very very much in tune and melodic.

Regards.

Note: S-Sadja, G-Gandhara, m-Teevra Madhyama, P-Panchama, D-Dhaivata, N-Nishada

Found a blog on this Raaga so thought I had post think loud: Amrithavarshini

Cheers

 

[svenkateshsmart]

Hi,

YouTube - Prasanna's guitar solo on 'Dharma becomes Alibama'

I love this guy and have seen him once in laksham sruthi!

 

[murali_n]

Hai asit,

I recommend Sikkil Gurucharan, awesome voice and expression. You can start with "Maaya" - available online at Charsur Digital workstation, all the songs are good and the song "Sarvam Brahma mayam" is the pick of the album.

N.Murali