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Raga Shree - Manju Mehta (Sitar)
Professional female instrumentalists are rare in 'Hindustani Classical Music. There were Annapurna Devi, Jaya Bose and Sharan Rani only that one remembers - so this album is kind of rare-from sitarist Manju Mehta. She is the sister of Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, disciple of Damodarlal Kabra and Ravi Shankar, and runs the famed Saptak school and music festival.
Here, she performs the early evening Raga Shree, a serious, but radiant introspective Raga. There’s enough gayaki ang in her playing giving it a lyrical effect. Her playing is never extravagant, but adequately ornamented to keep it interesting.
Professional female instrumentalists are rare in 'Hindustani Classical Music. There were Annapurna Devi, Jaya Bose and Sharan Rani only that one remembers - so this album is kind of rare-from sitarist Manju Mehta. She is the sister of Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, disciple of Damodarlal Kabra and Ravi Shankar, and runs the famed Saptak school and music festival.
Here, she performs the early evening Raga Shree, a serious, but radiant introspective Raga. There’s enough gayaki ang in her playing giving it a lyrical effect. Her playing is never extravagant, but adequately ornamented to keep it interesting.
Bhaskar Jyoti Talapatra
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Yes, female instrumentalists are less in number. I can name another female instrumentalist. She is none other than Zarin Daruwala who used to play sarod. In this cd one can listen to two lesser known Raga, namely Raga Janasanmohini and Raga Ragsagar. Both the Ragas are nice and the recital is impeccable.
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Dev.R
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Dr.N.Rajam is another female violinist I would love to hear any day.
Dev.R
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Another favourite of mine.
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Thanks Dev. I see there are quite a few female violinists in Carnatic classical (just like in western classical). N. Rajam is perhaps the only one in Hindustani classical. She being in the same town (Thane), have had opportunity to listen to her a few times.
Do listen to Jaya Bose (Biswas) - a disciple of Ravi Shankar from the 60s. Her playing is quite exquisite too.
Dev.R
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I do not have the Cd of Jaya Bose , will try either with Tidal or Spotify. Thanks for the suggestion Sachin.
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Bhaskar, thanks for introducing to Zarin ji. I listened to her performance (Raga Abhogi) today afternoon... which is quite a common raga. I couldn't find any recordings in esoteric ragas - need to look up Youtube.
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Saturday evening starts just right!
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Time to shift to overdrive!
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Sometimes mornings require tranquillity..
some nothingness..
An old classic...
some nothingness..
An old classic...
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Rock ain’t dead in India
The debutant band Mukt scores a home run with its lyrically bold, yet musical rich album ‘Jogi’.
With poignant poetry selections from Kabir to Ibn-e-Insha and from Dharamvir Bharti to Kaifi Azmi, the group delicately balances angst with sensibility, impact with sensitivity.
Their musical compositions are a fusion of folk and rock, conceived with both head and heart in place, while their execution combines flair with competence. There’s some brilliant bass and drum work to go with the singing and guitarIng that seldom gets tiring or boring.
The band from Ahmedabad have come the hard way up spending two years raising funds for the album through crowd-funding and gigs. These guys have the potential to rise up to Indian Ocean, Advaita, Mrigya standards. I look forward to their sophomore effort.
YouTube link:
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Track highlights: Garaj Baras, Doosra Banwaas, Nadi ka Behna, Andhayug
The debutant band Mukt scores a home run with its lyrically bold, yet musical rich album ‘Jogi’.
With poignant poetry selections from Kabir to Ibn-e-Insha and from Dharamvir Bharti to Kaifi Azmi, the group delicately balances angst with sensibility, impact with sensitivity.
Their musical compositions are a fusion of folk and rock, conceived with both head and heart in place, while their execution combines flair with competence. There’s some brilliant bass and drum work to go with the singing and guitarIng that seldom gets tiring or boring.
The band from Ahmedabad have come the hard way up spending two years raising funds for the album through crowd-funding and gigs. These guys have the potential to rise up to Indian Ocean, Advaita, Mrigya standards. I look forward to their sophomore effort.
YouTube link:
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Track highlights: Garaj Baras, Doosra Banwaas, Nadi ka Behna, Andhayug
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Their website lists various streaming platforms, but doesn’t indicate CD purchase. So probably not. I listened to it on Apple Music (in their New Artist Spotlight section)
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