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Jan 29, 2022 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
With Sangeet Team (Dave, Jayashri, Ramaprasad, Rungun & Padma)
Classical and Folk Music from the Indian Subcontinent, on WPRB since 1986 with a rotating cast of DJs
| 9:00 AM |
| AIR Signature Tune Shivaranjani Walter Kaufmann N/A Private Collection
Walter Kaufmann composed thisas the opening signature for All India Radio in 1936 in ragam Shivaranjai. |
| 9:02 AM |
| M S Subbulakshmi & Radha Vishwanathan (Vocal) Raghupathi Raghava Raja Ram - Vishnu Digambar Paluska N/A Private Collection
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 Sept 1916 - 11 Dec 2004) - popularly known as MS was an exacting purist and a leading exponent of classical music of all times. |
| 9:10 AM |
| Bismillah Khan (Shehnai) Raghupathi Raghava Raja Ram - Vishnu Digambar Paluska N/A Private Collection
Ustad (master) Bismillah Khan Sahib (March 21, 1916 in Dumraon, India – August 21, 2006 in Varanasi, India) was an Indian Shehnai maestro. |
| 9:17 AM |
| Geetha Ramanathan (Veena) Viribhoni - Bhairavi Pachimirium Adiyappaiya N/A Private Collection
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| 9:29 AM |
| Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Vocal) Mei Kehi Samjhaun Kabirdas N/A Private Collection
Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande (Oct 7 1960) belongs to Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Born in Mumbai, she has a PhD in Biochemistry. She started her music career after her PhD |
| 9:48 AM |
| Aruna Sairam (Vocal) Allah - Keervani Subramania Bharathiyar N/A Private Collection
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| 10:00 AM |
| Irshad Khan (Sitar) Farsi Dhun - Bhairavi N/A N/A Private Collection
Irshad Khan a surbahar and sitar exponent is a Canadian based Indian Classical artist. He is the second son of Imrat Khan and nephew of Vilayat Khan |
| 10:15 AM |
| P Unnikrishnan (Vocal) Annaiye en Annaiye Abdul Kalam Oriental Records Private Collection
Unni as he is popularly known is both a Carnatic and playback singer. With a law degree behind him, he worked for Parry's Confectionery before quitting and pursuing a music career. |
| 10:28 AM |
| Purbayan Chatterjee (Vocal & Sitar) Dayo Karo He Giridhar Gopal - Multani N/A N/A Private Collection
Sitar player who resides in Mumbai is known for amalgamating traditional Hindustani music with contemporary world music genres. Here he is playing a traditional hindustani piece |
| 10:42 AM |
| Abhishek Raghuram (Vocal) Eti Janmamidhi - Varali Thyagaraja N/A Private Collection
Abhishek (1985) comes from a family of notable musicians. Grandson of Palghat Raghu, he started by learning Mrudangam with his grandfather. His grandmother guided him to vocal and he has not looked back from then. |
| 10:55 AM |
| Veena Sahasrabuddhe Hey Durge Daya Karo - Durga N/A N/A Private Collection
Veena (Sept 14, 1948 - June 29, 2016) was from Kanpur singing in the Gwalior gharana. She also borrowed from Jaipur and Kirana gharana. Sahasrabuddhe was known as a singer of khyal and bhajan. |
| 11:25 AM |
| T M Krishna (Vocal) Yarukkagilum Bhayam - Begada Subbrama Iyer N/A Private Collection
Thodur Madabusi Krishna (Jan 22, 1976) popularly known as TMK is a vocalist, that has made a large number of innovations in both the
style and substance of his concerts, thereby inviting controversy from
some quarters. He is also a writer and activist and has "stirred many a pot" in the Indian culture in many walks of life. His grandfather TT Krishnamachari was a freedom fighter. |
| 11:46 AM |
| O S Arun (Vocal) Romu Mujumdhar (Flute) Vaishnava Janato - Khamaj Narhsin Mehta N/A Private Collection
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